By Sharon Jones-Scaife
It’s that time of year… graduation season. As a graduate, you customarily received cards and gifts to celebrate your achievement and wish you well in your future endeavors. Normally, you get cash or a check. This year, with your monetary gifts, invest in a personal gift, like a book. There are many books that are filled with helpful advice and wise life lessons to help you tackle whatever comes after the cap and gown.
Here are two books that we know you will love on your bookshelves that will guide and inspire you on the next stage of your exciting journeys.
The High School Survival Guide: Your Roadmap to Studying, Socializing & Succeeding — By Jessica Holsman
Jessica Holsman of YouTube’s Study With Jess and Nickelodeon’s AwesomenessTV is changing the way teens feel about school. In her book, The High School Survival Guide, Holsman shares exclusive study tips and tricks to help you with how to get better grades! Beyond the classroom, Jessica, who has a degree in Psychology, helps you understand your social skills as you grow from a Freshman to a Senior. From your first year orientation to applying for college and graduation, Jessica provides the best study tips and tricks to help you stay organized, write assignments, complete exams, manage stress and live a well-balanced life. Maximize your full potential, ace your next test, and become an A+ student!
The College Bound Organizer: The Ultimate Guide to Successful College Applications — By Anna Costaras & Gail Liss
The College Bound Organizer is your step-by-step comprehensive guide to organize every step of the college application process from college search through college admission. The challenge is to be well informed, prepared, focused and organized throughout the multi-step college search and admission process. Your solution is The College Bound Organizer, the ultimate guide to help students effectively navigate this very complicated and stressful process. The College Bound Organizer helps students understand what admission officers are looking for in an applicant, prevent common mistakes students make on their applications, build a personal profile, plan an individualized testing schedule, research colleges to identify schools that are a good fit, develop a balanced list of schools, secure letters of recommendation, complete and submit applications accurately and on time, develop the college application essay, apply for financial aid and scholarships, ace interviews, sort through and manage application results, and make a final decision.
