<p>Can anyone reccomend a good book for kids entering college next year? I looked at "College for Dummie", "The Naked Roomate" and a few others at the bookstore, but thought I would come back here and get some advice first. I'm just looking for a practical guide to college for my common sense challenged son.</p>
<p>Try "How to Win at College" by Cal Newport. The best I have seen. Provides very concrete suggestions about what to do and what not to do.</p>
<p>There is a book I recommend every student should own. Its called What Smart Students Know by Adam Robinson, written by one of the founders of the test prep service Princeton Review. I have never seen a better explanation of the steps you need to follow to really <em>learn</em> the material for all types of classes (sciences, liberal arts, etc), and if you've learned it well the grades take care of themselves.</p>
<p>One more general book I like is The Everything College Survival Book</p>
<p>Agree with NJdad. I picked up that book recently to show freshman S when he gets home. I looked at the "Naked Roommate" but it's too "busy" and it's trying too hard to be cool. I liked "How to Win" because it's very simple and straightforward. This is the kind of advice I'd like him to have now, not look back as a junior or senior and say, "wish I realized that stuff two years ago."</p>