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    How to Survive University: Feet First
    How to Survive University: Feet First
    How to Survive University: Feet First
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    How to Survive University: Feet First

    By Matthew D. Jones

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    How to Survive University: Feet First, is a high level guide to college life and all things university. I am a software engineer, martial artist, and lifelong learner with experience as both an University of Alabama in Huntsville graduate and an on-campus clerical worker in a research center for five years. Life and college are both bumpy roads with lots of detours and derailments. I wrote this based on both mine and others successes and failures. How to Survive University is designed to be a high-level perspective of multiple facets of the college experience and enable a smoother ride to success.

    I, along with many peers, got thrown into the college life head first with very little preparation other than an orientation. The ultimate goal of this text is not to land a potential graduate on their face, but feet first and ready to face the world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMatthew D. Jones
    Release dateJan 2, 2015
    ISBN9781311687234
    How to Survive University: Feet First
    Author

    Matthew D. Jones

    I'm a software engineer and lifelong martial artist. I firmly believe in higher education and the continued pursuit of bettering oneself. I don't have much on my bio at the time. However, I am very approachable and always welcome comments and criticisms. I thank all of you for your support. Matthew D. Jones

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      How to Survive University - Matthew D. Jones

      How to Survive University: Feet First

      By Matthew D. Jones

      Published by Matthew D. Jones @ Smashwords

      Copyright 2015 Matthew D. Jones

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com or your favorite retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      How to Survive University (feet first)

      Matthew D. Jones

      Contents

      Author’s Preface: ~~====~~ 1

      Time Management ~~====~~ 2

      Your personal quiet place ~~====~~ 3

      Office hours ~~====~~ 4

      Syllabus ~~====~~ 4

      Skipping class ~~====~~ 5

      Meet and greets – Networking 101 ~~====~~ 6

      The attire of the hour ~~====~~ 7

      Coffee and things that get you going ~~====~~ 8

      Academic Advisor ~~====~~ 8

      Choose your destiny (Choose your instructor) ~~====~~ 9

      Creating a schedule ~~====~~ 10

      Living space ~~====~~ 11

      The power of people – Networking 201 ~~====~~ 12

      Money management – Money 101 ~~====~~ 13

      Meal plans ~~====~~ 14

      Textbooks ~~====~~ 14

      Career paths ~~====~~ 15

      Getting a job ~~====~~ 16

      Final Note: ~~====~~ 17

      Author’s Preface:

      Thank you for taking the time to open up this e-book. I have created this book to give personal insights to the many facets of university life. I, like many others, were unprepared with it came time to venture on our own. What are we doing? What’s expected of us? I designed this text to hit a majority of the high points in a higher education student’s life. If I have benefited one individual, then this will have been a success.

      I am Matthew D. Jones, a software engineer and martial artist. I believe that learning does not stop once you leave academia. It is a life long journey filled with many bumps, bruises, and detours. I graduated from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2011 with a

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