Kick Ass in College: A Guerrilla
Guide to College Success
Gunnar Fox
Reviewed by Barb Radmore
As college becomes an option for more and more students it has become
increasingly important for them to be properly prepared for college
life. But by the time they are seniors they have generally stopped
listening to too much the adults around them are saying! This is where
Kick Ass In College comes it. Gunnar Fox has found the way to write an
invaluable, step by step guide to the whole process that will grab
students' (and their parents') interest and keep them reading until the
last page.
In an easy to follow, engaging format Fox relates the success in
college as the cornerstone for success in life. By addressing each
aspect from why good grades really are important, to getting to know
your professors to study habits and dealing with love, he covers all
the nitty gritty of college life. Its emphasis on grades as a means to
success in life after school give meaning and motivation to the
structured study habits he describes in this book. The bold faced
section headings and the Key Points as the chapter summaries give the
readers the sign posts through out the book to follow and refer back to
for information. The book manages to be extremely entertaining while
giving seriously good suggestions and information.
Kick Ass in College's excellent advice should be read by all college
bound students and their parents. It will give our students the extra
edge they need to be prepared both for life at college and a pathway to
their future success. As college becomes an expectation for most
students, schools are overwhelmed by No Child Left Behind requirements
and parents themselves may never have a post secondary education,
Gunnar Fox's book is a well needed dose of reality and information.
This book should be the number one graduation gift for all graduating
seniors. It is like giving each student a gift of his own
personal, enjoyable academic coach with a great sense of humor to
accompany him to college. What could be a better, more useful gift?
Personal Note:
I have never stepped outside of my role as a reviewer on line before
but think I should now. As the mother of a high school senior and a
junior, this book really struck a chord with me. I have given my copy
to my senior who is finding it to be a fantastic view of her future
with concrete, understandable advise she can follow. As a successful
high school student it is very familiar to her. She is also enjoying
the read! When she is done it will go immediately to her sister who has
this all to look forward to in another year!
Sometimes a reviewers role runs right into reality. Lucky for my family
and me this is one of those cases! Thank you Gunnar for sharing this
book with us!