If you're a college student--or planning to become one--you need this book. Written by award-winning professors Lynn Jacobs and Jeremy Hyman, it's loaded with insider information that only professors know--but few are willing to reveal. The over 600 tips in this book will show you:

• How to pick good courses and avoid bad professors
• How to pick a major you'll really like--and be good at
• How to get the edge for graduate school--or the inside track to a really good job
• How to develop "college-level" skills and habits that'll put you ahead of the pack
• How to get through the freshman comp, math, language, and lab science requirements--in one try
• and much more!

The tips are quick and easy-to-use, the advice friendly and supportive. It's as if you had your own personal professor guiding you on the path to college success.

Professors' Guide in the News

Read the Ten Best Tips from the Washington Post

Featured in the New York Times

Featured in Maclean's Magazine

A Parade Pick, August 6

Featured on local NPR radio affiliate KUAF (.mp3)

A Dr. Laura Reading Corner pick

Read the Inside Higher Ed article

Advance Praise for Professors' Guide: The Secrets of College Success

"It will make your college experience a spectacular success."
Chuck Snowden, director of honors program, U. of Wisconsin

"It would be impossible not to learn something important from this book."
J Steven Reznick, professor/associate dean, first-year seminars and academic experiences, U. of North Carolina

"It is 'the Missing Manual' for college. I laughed, I took notes, I loved every page."
Richard Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute?

"With bite-sized and digestible tips, this book provides substantial advice applicable to any college student."
Kamil Dada, editor-in-chief, The Stanford Daily, student Stanford University

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