For courses in College Orientation, College Study Skills, and College Success found in two-and four-year colleges and universities. The Concise Edition of the popular Cornerstone: Building On Your Best is designed to help unprepared first-year students become more academically prepared and to help all first-year students adjust to college life. Material and activities in the text empower students to make responsible choices in college and in life. It shows, rather than tells—its real-life vignettes and self-reflective exercises both engage students and help them look at themselves and their lives through different eyes. The text promotes student growth, change, and responsible decision-making—whether the student is looking at his/her own study habits or making difficult decisions about career goals. It maintains a sharp focus on motivation, values , and diversity; provides thorough coverage of “nuts and bolts” issues near and dear to students (studying, test-taking, and succeeding in college and in life); and discusses important new ideas about critical thinking skills, learning styles, and cooperative learning. The Concise Edition, 2/E consists of 12 of the 16 chapters in the full version of Cornerstone—focusing on core study, presentation, and goal-setting skills. (The full version includes 4 additional chapters on relationships, wellness, stress, and responsibility).Table of Contents: 1. Nothing Stays the Same: Preparing for and Dealing with Change. 2. Planning Your Dreams: Motivation, Goal-Setting, and Self-Esteem Development. 3. How Are You Smart? A Personal Journey into Multiple Intelligences, Learning Styles and Personality Typing. 4. Think Before You Leap: Using Critical Thinking in College and in Life. 5. So Much to Do, So Little Time to Do It: Priority Management. 6. I Heard You! I Heard You! What Did You Say?: The Art of Active Listening. 7. Will This Be on the Test?: The Essentials of Note Taking. 8. Avoiding the “All-Nighter”: Studying for Success. 9. The Proving Ground: Strategies for Test-Taking. 10. Strategies for Success: A Guide to Writing and Public Speaking. 11. Understanding Differences: A Celebration of Diversity. 12. What Are You Doing for the Rest of Your Life? Career Planning. References. Appendix. Glossary. Index.