Focusing on the issues most relevant to the understanding of succeeding in college, this reader includes several essays and articles on each topic, giving students the chance to consider a number of different perspectives. Gordon and Minnick include personal essays, research-based articles, and other insightful ways of looking at the total college experience. Questions and journal activities accompany the readings to encourage class discussion and personal reflection.
Maybe this would've been more helpful for a reader with no prior knowledge of college. Still, I thought the advice it laid out was worthwhile. I had to buy this book for a class, but wen ever cracked it open. For a $12 buy that otherwise would've sat at the bottom of my packing totes, it was alright.