Thinking Ahead for College Success: A First Year Student's Guide helps start your undergraduate career on the right track. Working through the book's chapters, you'll gain a useful understanding of the educated person ideal, liberal/general education requirements, and the importance of study in the humanities. You'll know what makes for good teaching and how to be a good student. Finally, you'll develop the ability to measure the substance of what you've learned over the course of a college education and appreciate the value of learning for a lifetime. If you are a first-year student, a high school senior, or an adult returning to college study, take the opportunity this book offers to consider the core purposes and key issues of college study. Don't miss out on building a rewarding experience in higher education that has lasting significance.