What Students Are Saying About Us

"I thought College Smarts^® was excellent. I certainly could have used this in my eleventh grade of high school through to the end of first year university (and I know my peers could have benefited from this too). It provides great anecdotal information on what to expect. This is important because this stage in people's lives is so unknown. There are so many choices to make when choosing schools and careers. College Smarts^® provides a framework to make these choices."

"I thoroughly enjoyed College Smarts,^® especially the section on High School. It provided me with an insight into what to expect during High School and what to do to become recognized as an academic student. The various check lists and planners helped me to organize my ideas for the next few years of school. I don't have a job, at present, but suggestions about where I can go to get job training, as well as the listings of specific occupations, really opened my eyes to the possibilities. The little hints and notes in the margin are very useful; they not only apply to students, but to people of all ages. There is so much informtion in College Smarts^® that I could plan my whole life with this one book. It is easy to read and the check lists are fun to use."

"It's about time there was an exclusively Canadian guide to university. College Smarts^® is a resource I really would have valued when I was planning my higher education. In fact, I recall searching fruitlessly for something just like it to help ease my anxiety as the day I was to leave home approached."

"College Smarts^® is more than just a guide to university ^_ it is a guide to life! Many of Ron and Catherine Dougan's suggestions would be helpful to anyone at any stage of their educational path. I found the sections on dealing with conflict and time management particularly useful."

"College Smarts^® provides many useful tips on coping at school, which have taken me seven years to learn on my own. A good example is getting to know your professors. This was something that I did not think much about during my undergraduate degree, until it came time to apply to graduate and law schools. Post-graduate school was not something I had considered, until I had almost graduated. I did not realize how critical it is to have several professors who are able to provide a good letter of reference. This is the type of thing one needs to be told!"

What Parents Are Saying About Us

College Smarts^® offers a treasure chest of useful information to anyone looking for a practical and user-friendly tool when considering further education. Being a parent and a student, I am delighted that the Dougans have taken this opportunity to share their wealth of experience and expertise by compiling such a wonderful and important book. I wish College Smarts^® had been available years ago!

College Smarts^® outlines career and schooling alternatives I want my son to be aware of. Without this guide, I was far less informed about the choice of international schools, careers and courses of study available to Canadian students, than my son can afford to be. The authors have greatly simplified the task of guiding our children as they make decisions passing through the maze of pitfalls and opportunities that will constitute post-secondary education in the coming century. College Smarts^® covers everything, from the impact of selecting appropriate living space and companions in the first year, to the nature of the actual work one may expect in various kinds of careers after graduation. There are a lot of things that an experienced parent might wish to caution a child against, but those same points may be more digestible when presented in the form of a book, and College Smarts^® does that job admirably.

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