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Kick Ass In College: A Guerrilla Guide To College Success
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All the best in College and in Life,
Gunnar Fox
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While Kick Ass in College is laugh-out-loud funny, Gunnar Fox is out for more than his readers' he wants their full attention and commitment to his study techniques and life strategies.
In addition to providing a blueprint for classroom success and preparing students for the highly competitive job market that awaits them, this instant college classic tackles relationships, substance abuse and many other real-world issues.
Best of all, Kick Ass in College won't bore the pants off of you because it reads like a great conversation with a life-changing mentor -- not like an uptight lecture.
What will students take away from Kick Ass in College?
1. A unique success toolbox bursting with underground secrets and guerrilla study tactics
2. The techniques for relating to faculty and staff they must learn to get the edge in the ultra-competitive, sink-or-swim college environment
3. The know-how and deep motivation to make every day in the classroom a steppingstone to the career of their dreams.
And much, much more!
Look for the brand-spanking-new 2013 edition of kick ass in college -- now available in both Kindle and paperback versions! (Pre-launching November 2012.)
Now with 100 pages of extra content and bonus chapters.
(This Amazon listing is for the classic first edition of Kick Ass in College.)
All the best in College and in Life,
Gunnar Fox
●●●●●●●●●●
While Kick Ass in College is laugh-out-loud funny, Gunnar Fox is out for more than his readers' he wants their full attention and commitment to his study techniques and life strategies.
In addition to providing a blueprint for classroom success and preparing students for the highly competitive job market that awaits them, this instant college classic tackles relationships, substance abuse and many other real-world issues.
Best of all, Kick Ass in College won't bore the pants off of you because it reads like a great conversation with a life-changing mentor -- not like an uptight lecture.
What will students take away from Kick Ass in College?
1. A unique success toolbox bursting with underground secrets and guerrilla study tactics
2. The techniques for relating to faculty and staff they must learn to get the edge in the ultra-competitive, sink-or-swim college environment
3. The know-how and deep motivation to make every day in the classroom a steppingstone to the career of their dreams.
And much, much more!
221 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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About the author
Gunnar Fox
8 books1 followerGunnar Fox has a track record of teaching students how to earn top grades -- while still having a life in college. He also teaches his students how to develop skill sets in the classroom that will allow them to achieve success and financial freedom in the real world.
Gunnar graduated from Phillips Academy Andover and the Plan II Honors Program at the University of Texas. In college he was elected President of the Student Council, named Dean's Distinguished Graduate and received the Outstanding University Student award. Gunnar later enrolled at Stanford Law School, where he served as Associate Editor of the Stanford Law Review.
KICK ASS IN COLLEGE: NO FEAR/NO STRESS/MORE A'S/MORE FUN
As a student development specialist at the University of Texas, Gunnar was assigned responsibility for the "at risk" student population. Let's be honest: nobody wanted this job. These were students who had been written off and were expected to crash and burn after a year or so. History suggested that few of them would ever graduate. These were capable, clever kids with big dreams. And yet they had been defeated by college. Many of them were just hanging around like demotivated zombies, just waiting to receive their failing grades so they could go home in shame. (Think "The Walking Dead" with backpacks.)
But Gunnar had other plans for them. To the amazement of most everyone, his easy-to-use toolbox of study hacks and life strategies energized these students, decreasing their failure rate by a whopping 65 percent. Not just a few of them graduated -- busloads did. Pretty soon their failure rate was no higher than the rest of the student population!
People said, "Holy cow, Gunnar! You oughtta write a book!" ...After a couple more years of testing and tweaking the first edition of "Kick Ass in College" was born. The new expanded second edition is now better than ever.
When reasonably motivated students apply Gunnar's methods their potential for success in college and beyond is unlimited. But as Gunnar says, "Don't worry if your confidence is shaky or you feel a bit underprepared. Just bring an open mind and trust the tips. They will work for you."
In addition to "Kick Ass in College" Gunnar Fox has also written the "University Success Plan" series for international students.
Look for "Kick Ass at Work" to be released in 2013.
Check out www.KickAssInCollege.com
Feeling social? Follow Gunnar on Twitter @kickassadvice and visit Kick Ass in College on Facebook
Gunnar graduated from Phillips Academy Andover and the Plan II Honors Program at the University of Texas. In college he was elected President of the Student Council, named Dean's Distinguished Graduate and received the Outstanding University Student award. Gunnar later enrolled at Stanford Law School, where he served as Associate Editor of the Stanford Law Review.
KICK ASS IN COLLEGE: NO FEAR/NO STRESS/MORE A'S/MORE FUN
As a student development specialist at the University of Texas, Gunnar was assigned responsibility for the "at risk" student population. Let's be honest: nobody wanted this job. These were students who had been written off and were expected to crash and burn after a year or so. History suggested that few of them would ever graduate. These were capable, clever kids with big dreams. And yet they had been defeated by college. Many of them were just hanging around like demotivated zombies, just waiting to receive their failing grades so they could go home in shame. (Think "The Walking Dead" with backpacks.)
But Gunnar had other plans for them. To the amazement of most everyone, his easy-to-use toolbox of study hacks and life strategies energized these students, decreasing their failure rate by a whopping 65 percent. Not just a few of them graduated -- busloads did. Pretty soon their failure rate was no higher than the rest of the student population!
People said, "Holy cow, Gunnar! You oughtta write a book!" ...After a couple more years of testing and tweaking the first edition of "Kick Ass in College" was born. The new expanded second edition is now better than ever.
When reasonably motivated students apply Gunnar's methods their potential for success in college and beyond is unlimited. But as Gunnar says, "Don't worry if your confidence is shaky or you feel a bit underprepared. Just bring an open mind and trust the tips. They will work for you."
In addition to "Kick Ass in College" Gunnar Fox has also written the "University Success Plan" series for international students.
Look for "Kick Ass at Work" to be released in 2013.
Check out www.KickAssInCollege.com
Feeling social? Follow Gunnar on Twitter @kickassadvice and visit Kick Ass in College on Facebook
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May 19, 2008
As college becomes an option for more and more students it has become increasingly important for them to be properly prepared for college life. But by the time they are seniors they have generally stopped listening to too much the adults around them are saying! This is where Kick Ass In College comes it. Gunnar Fox has found the way to write an invaluable, step by step guide to the whole process that will grab students' (and their parents') interest and keep them reading until the last page.
In an easy to follow, engaging format Fox relates the success in college as the cornerstone for success in life. By addressing each aspect from why good grades really are important, to getting to know your professors to study habits and dealing with love, he covers all the nitty gritty of college life. Its emphasis on grades as a means to success in life after school give meaning and motivation to the structured study habits he describes in this book. The bold faced section headings and the Key Points as the chapter summaries give the readers the sign posts through out the book to follow and refer back to for information. The book manages to be extremely entertaining while giving seriously good suggestions and information.
Kick Ass in College's excellent advice should be read by all college bound students and their parents. It will give our students the extra edge they need to be prepared both for life at college and a pathway to their future success. As college becomes an expectation for most students, schools are overwhelmed by No Child Left Behind requirements and parents themselves may never have a post secondary education, Gunnar Fox's book is a well needed dose of reality and information.
This book should be the number one graduation gift for all graduating seniors. It is like giving each student a gift of his own personal, enjoyable academic coach with a great sense of humor to accompany him to college. What could be a better, more useful gift?
Personal Note:
I have never stepped outside of my role as a reviewer on line before but think I should now. As the mother of a high school senior and a junior, this book really struck a chord with me. I have given my copy to my senior who is finding it to be a fantastic view of her future with concrete, understandable advise she can follow. As a successful high school student it is very familiar to her. She is also enjoying the read! When she is done it will go immediately to her sister who has this all to look forward to in another year!
Sometimes a reviewers role runs right into reality. Lucky for my family and me this is one of those cases! Thank you Gunnar for sharing this book with us!
In an easy to follow, engaging format Fox relates the success in college as the cornerstone for success in life. By addressing each aspect from why good grades really are important, to getting to know your professors to study habits and dealing with love, he covers all the nitty gritty of college life. Its emphasis on grades as a means to success in life after school give meaning and motivation to the structured study habits he describes in this book. The bold faced section headings and the Key Points as the chapter summaries give the readers the sign posts through out the book to follow and refer back to for information. The book manages to be extremely entertaining while giving seriously good suggestions and information.
Kick Ass in College's excellent advice should be read by all college bound students and their parents. It will give our students the extra edge they need to be prepared both for life at college and a pathway to their future success. As college becomes an expectation for most students, schools are overwhelmed by No Child Left Behind requirements and parents themselves may never have a post secondary education, Gunnar Fox's book is a well needed dose of reality and information.
This book should be the number one graduation gift for all graduating seniors. It is like giving each student a gift of his own personal, enjoyable academic coach with a great sense of humor to accompany him to college. What could be a better, more useful gift?
Personal Note:
I have never stepped outside of my role as a reviewer on line before but think I should now. As the mother of a high school senior and a junior, this book really struck a chord with me. I have given my copy to my senior who is finding it to be a fantastic view of her future with concrete, understandable advise she can follow. As a successful high school student it is very familiar to her. She is also enjoying the read! When she is done it will go immediately to her sister who has this all to look forward to in another year!
Sometimes a reviewers role runs right into reality. Lucky for my family and me this is one of those cases! Thank you Gunnar for sharing this book with us!
November 12, 2012
NOTE: Original review written in May 2008; revised in November 2012.
*****
KickAss in College: A Guerrilla Guide to College Success by Gunnar Fox is a laugh-out-loud guide to doing well in college. I picked it up on a whim at the library because the name caught my eye - there aren’t many self-help books that have swear words in the title. ;-)
I’m glad I did though - it was an absolutely fantastic book, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. My only real quibble with it was (would you guess it!) there were quite a few swear words on it. I know, I know, crazy but true. I have a hard time recommending it to the general public because of those swear words, but I also figure that anyone who picks up a book with “Ass” in the title probably knows what’s coming.
The tips in the book are fantastic - he’s direct, he’s easy to read, he’s realistic, and he’s fun. I read the book through quickly the first time, and then decided to go back through a second time to take notes. There was enough in there that I knew I wouldn’t remember everything by fall (when I start back to school myself), and I didn’t want to risk that.
If I had read this book before starting college as a freshman in 1999, I would have done so much better than I did. I highly recommend it to anyone who attending either college or high school, and wants to learn how to succeed in the classroom. He doesn’t have a crazy system for studying where you have to highlight every sentence with a different color, or one of the other bizarre systems that are out there. His system does require you to work hard, yes, but at least you’ll do it knowing that you’re going to actually get the good grades in the end.
If you’re in the market for a great study guide, make sure to pick this one up!
Havs
*****
KickAss in College: A Guerrilla Guide to College Success by Gunnar Fox is a laugh-out-loud guide to doing well in college. I picked it up on a whim at the library because the name caught my eye - there aren’t many self-help books that have swear words in the title. ;-)
I’m glad I did though - it was an absolutely fantastic book, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. My only real quibble with it was (would you guess it!) there were quite a few swear words on it. I know, I know, crazy but true. I have a hard time recommending it to the general public because of those swear words, but I also figure that anyone who picks up a book with “Ass” in the title probably knows what’s coming.
The tips in the book are fantastic - he’s direct, he’s easy to read, he’s realistic, and he’s fun. I read the book through quickly the first time, and then decided to go back through a second time to take notes. There was enough in there that I knew I wouldn’t remember everything by fall (when I start back to school myself), and I didn’t want to risk that.
If I had read this book before starting college as a freshman in 1999, I would have done so much better than I did. I highly recommend it to anyone who attending either college or high school, and wants to learn how to succeed in the classroom. He doesn’t have a crazy system for studying where you have to highlight every sentence with a different color, or one of the other bizarre systems that are out there. His system does require you to work hard, yes, but at least you’ll do it knowing that you’re going to actually get the good grades in the end.
If you’re in the market for a great study guide, make sure to pick this one up!
Havs
February 7, 2017
Gave me motivation to keep going through college and reinforcing what I was learning but told the opposite to do
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