Preparing for College Success

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Preparing for College Success — Amy Baldwin et al. By Amy Baldwin; Lisa August; James Bennett; Larry Buland; Jill Kaar; Sabrina Mathues; Susan Monroe; MJ O’Leary; Ann Pearson; Joshua Troesh; Margit Misangyi Watts; Julia Byrd. OpenStax publishes this book free of charge under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (4.0). OpenStax’s Preparing for College Success is a comprehensive resource that provides secondary students critical information to prepare for their “to and through” college journey. The book addresses the evolving challenges and opportunities of today’s diverse students. College match, preparing for transition, time management and study skills, building relationships, financial literacy, and career planning are all reflected throughout the material. Preparing for College Success also includes an array of student-centered features including scenarios and advice from current college students that can support robust classroom conversation or individual learning. Based on OpenStax’s open (CC-BY) license and its wide array of formats, educators may remix and reuse these elements according to their approach. OpenStax textbooks are always free online and as a PDF. Robust instructor ancillaries will include lecture slides, an instructor resource manual, a test bank, and other resources. FreeDropNow links to the official OpenStax book page and the official PDF.