Best college guides according to redditors

Read books on how to study. Nobody ever bothers to do this.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Straight-A-Study-Skills-Essential-Strategies/dp/1440552460/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cutting-Corners-Complete-College-Handbook/dp/0984723900/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Unwritten-Rules-Research-Study-Skills/dp/0335237029/

I don't know what to tell you.

At the University that has an ALA-MLS, could you talk about what would be needed to get the B.A. in the fastest way possible by testing out of things, getting credit for whatever they can give you credit for from Full Sail, etc.

And if they don't have good answers, go to your local state-supported college and ask them what they can do for you.

The pre-Internet classic book about this was Bear's Guide to Non-Traditional Degrees, but I'm not sure how recently it has been updated https://www.amazon.com/Non-Traditional-College-Degrees-Distance-Learning/dp/089815149X

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• Every college's website has a section for "prospective students" or "incoming freshmen." Also read the FAQs, check out that school's subreddit, and look into whatever presence they have on social media. I went insane the summer before I started college and joined all sorts of freshman groups and sent friend requests to anyone who had anything remotely in common with me. I don't recommend it.
  
• You will need a copy of or access to your high school transcripts to send your grades with your college application.
  
• I'm kind of old-school in this regard, but I would also suggest reading hard copies of books that discuss college admissions, such as The Essential College Admissions Handbook: Your Stress-Free Path to College Acceptances I have not read this particular one myself, but it would be something I'd look into if I were in your shoes.
  
• Also, keep in mind that you may not need to get a four-year college degree to do what you want. Everyone these days has at least one degree and because it's so prevalent, it has weakened in value and it's actually harder to find jobs without work experience. (Source: I have a Master's in a hard science, unemployed, and basically screwed)

>Or were you personally, thoroughly, manually evaluated on your skills?

Yes, as close to this as you could realistically get. I went to a a small private college with class sizes of as little as 2-3 people in some departments.

Even teachers teaching the same class had different tests and assignments tailored to the needs of the students. So if you want to stick to your standardized comment, it was standardized at the specific class (not even course) level.

The average class size for the entire college was 13 students.

Edit:

I'll also add that because of the very small class sizes, students were for the most part personally, manually evaluated. Sure, they got grades on tests, but often, usually if in the student's benefit, grades were adjusted based on personal evaluation. When you have 5 students, you can do things like that.

On an off-topic note: Small class sizes also allowed some classes to just be listed as TBD on the schedule when signing up, so the professor could just pick a time that worked for everyone afterwards. And you get to do things live have class in a garden on campus, or even the cafeteria. It was an all-around amazing experience, but unfortunately not one that I will likely be able to afford for my own kids.

If anyone is interested in a college with an environment like this, check out Colleges That Change Lives. Luckily, my dad read it before we started looking at colleges, which got me looking in that direction.

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Hi, FA:

So I've lived in China for five years and I recently wrote a book for Chinese students studying abroad in America. As it turns out, many of them are Forever Alone, too.

I was discussing this topic in another thread when someone suggested that my ideas may be helpful to Americans as well. In the book, I break down the American social tango in a way a foreigner can understand, so in other words it is stripped down to a science - something I think Redditors can appreciate.

Right now my book is available for free on Kindle if anyone here is interested in reading the whole thing.

If you are a college student, now you know that there is an entire new world of students from across the ocean that would be more than happy to explore friendship with you.

I'll be here for a few hours (and I'll check back tomorrow) to answer any questions about my flowchart, book, and/or thoughts and experiences. Think of this as an AMA of sorts. I think my flowchart is pretty airtight and I'd like to know what everyone thinks.

Online Resources:

Big Future from The College Board

College Stats.org

My U Search.com

CollegeData.com

As far as books The College Board is still the best:

College Handbook 2013

Get It Together for College, 2nd Edition: A Planner to Help You Get Organized and Get In

Book of Majors 2012

Scholarship Handbook 2013: All-New 16th Edition

If you know what you are interested in, look for schools that offer that major. Talk with a teacher or coach who you're close to, or your guidance counselor. They can give you some specific options because they know you and your academic record better.

There are plenty of guidebooks out there. My school is in this one. All the schools in there are great and you might find something that clicks. Your guidance counselor or library will probably have a bunch of books like these for you to browse.

Think about what kind of school you want: big/small, urban/rural, east/west/midwest, strong on-campus community/most people live off-campus. Is cost a concern? Try going to a community college first.

What kind of clubs are available to join? Sports? Greek life? Does overall student support seem nice?

Have the dorms been recently renovated or do most people live off-campus? Is it in a safe area?

How easy is it to declare/change a major and minor?

Do students have good relationships with professors? Is there a career center, a tutoring and learning disability center? Are there people that can help you find internships and funding, set up job-shadowing?

Are you ok with Teaching Assistants running most of your classes? Does being in a room with 200 students terrify you? How about a room with 4 students?

Make a list of your likes and dislikes of the colleges you've already visited. Did school A have too much of a "party" atmosphere for you? Was B too big or too small? Was school C too far away or too close? Find what you like, and look for colleges that have a few or more of those qualities. Not everyone has an "a-ha!" moment when they find the perfect college for them. You might have to transfer to find a good place for you. Good luck!

/u/tuckermalc and /u/pizzzahero both have great comments. I'll add a bit. Go to /r/stoicism, read [William Irvine's book] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195374614?keywords=william%20irvine&qid=1456992251&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1), then read [Epictetus's Enchiridion] (http://www.amazon.com/Enchiridion-Dover-Thrift-Editions-Epictetus/dp/0486433595/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456992275&sr=8-1&keywords=enchiridion). follow their guidelines. Also check out /r/theXeffect. The most important thing is controlling your habits. If you're in the habit of eating healthy, getting enough sleep, going to the gym, etc. then you're set.

Now for stuff that's harder to do. Go see a therapist. Or a psychiatrist. Try to find a [therapist who can do EMDR] (http://www.emdr.com/find-a-clinician/) with you, it's a very effective technique (I saw a clinician who uses EMDR for two years, and it changed my life-- and, importantly, it's supported by strong scientific evidence, it's not quackery stuff like homeopathy or acupuncture). If you decide to go to a psychiatrist, tell them you don't want SSRIs. Look at other drugs: Wellbutrin, tricyclics, SNRIs, etc (check out selegiline in patch form, called EMSAM, as well). Seriously, go see a professional and talk to them. I have no doubt that you're wrestling with mental illness. I have been there. For me, it just felt normal. I didn't understand that other people didn't feel like I did...so it took me a long time to go get help. But it's so important to just start working through these things and getting support. That's really the most important thing you can do. It will make your life so much better. If you aren't able to get to a therapist, do Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) on yourself! [This is a brilliant program] (https://moodgym.anu.edu.au) that's widely respected. Do it over and over. Also read [Feeling Good by David Burns] (http://www.amazon.com/Feeling-Good-New-Mood-Therapy/dp/0380810336/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456992639&sr=8-1&keywords=feeling+good+david+burns). It's a book on CBT, and can help you get started. There are lots of other resources out there, but you have to begin by realizing that something is wrong.

Finally, I'll talk about college. Don't try to go to fricking Harvard or MIT. You won't get in, and those aren't even the right schools for you. There are many excellent schools out there that aren't the super super famous Ivies. Look at reputable state schools, like UMich, UMinnesota, the UC system, etc. get ["Colleges that Change Lives"] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143122304?keywords=colleges%20that%20change%20lives&qid=1456992746&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1), the [Fiske Guide to Colleges] (http://www.amazon.com/Fiske-Guide-Colleges-2016-Edward/dp/1402260660/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456992768&sr=8-1&keywords=fiske+guide), and [Debt-Free U] (http://www.amazon.com/Debt-Free-Outstanding-Education-Scholarships-Mooching/dp/1591842980/ref=pd_sim_14_15?ie=UTF8&dpID=515MwKBIpzL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR104%2C160_&refRID=1VC3C23RJP6ZMXGG5QBA). One thing I realized after college was that I would've been happy at any of the school I looked at. People are fed such a line of BS about school, like you have to go to the top Ivies or something. No way. Find a good place at which you can function, learn as much as possible, and have a good social life. Like another person said, also look at going to a community college for a year and then transferring-- my relative did this and ended up at Harvard for grad school in the end.

My friend wrote this book to help kids prepare for college. Here's the Amazon Link. Buy a copy and make her day.

Your google is broken... They want you to believe it was US News and World report, but it's really from this guy:

http://www.amazon.com/Review-Public-University-Honors-Programs/dp/0615642462

It appears he's kinda like the Who's Who people.

If money is key for you, this website has a handy sorting tool for finding jobs based on income, education requirements, and expected job growth:

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/

If you're gonna go to school and want to set yourself up to make money afterwards, study science. Studying business might give you tools to navigate the business world right after college, but you can gain those tools from experience more readily than the tools you'd gain from studying science.

When you're exploring colleges, be sure to check out the resources they have on campus for you to practice science (do grad students primarily get research opportunities?), the academic advising resources they have (how much help will you have making sure you stay on track?), and what percentage of demonstrated need they typically meet (the College Handbook, 2015 can help with this)

http://www.amazon.com/College-Handbook-2015-52nd-Edition/dp/1457303167

Does this help?

Book of Majors 2018 (College Board Book of Majors) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1457309238/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_B2p-BbY8B8QEM

I read it all.

The answer is, stop looking for a job in CS. The energy you put it is of misery and I'm sure that's why you haven't received job offers. I don't know anyone who wouldn't want to hire someone who went to an Ivy League.

Next step is for you to go to your local library and pull out the majors book.
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Majors-2018-College-Board/dp/1457309238/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521721322&sr=8-1&keywords=book+of+majors&dpID=51Rq1I5wMGL&preST=_SX218_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch

Think about what class you have enjoyed in middle school, high school, or even college. Go to that section of the book and I'm sure you'll find something. That's how I found my major.

Don't give up.

Buy this for yourself


Or read the rice university guide on the sidebar.

No, it looks the same.

The hashes format the heading. Because you've deleted the word 'blurb' and pasted your actual blurb, it's put it all in the heading format.

Copy and paste the following:

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I've deleted the 'Note from the author' part. That section is not the place to be salesy, it's your opportunity to talk directly to your potential readers. Don't say "Devon did this... devon did that", say "I wrote this book over the course of a couple of years, because I genuinely believe I can help students..." It's a note from the author, from you. Personalise it and you'll get a better response.