The Canadian Campus Companion offers down-to-earth, practical advice to Canadian university and college students, on everything from choosing your major to surviving residence, from acing exams to partying safely. A book can't tell you how to live your life, but it can point out the pitfalls, alert you to opportunities and give you the information you need to make the best decisions for your situation and goals.
We know this is a sales pitch, but let's be honest for a moment here: you don´t really need to buy this book. You could always go and interview the professors, counsellors, university administrators, assorted experts and the hundreds of students we talked to and get their excellent advice − but it´s really a lot of work. Trust us, we speak from experience.
Instead, take our first piece of advice and buy The Canadian Campus Companion, where you'll find the following thoughtful, informative, even thrilling chapters:
- CHAPTER 1
- Before Classes Start. Choose your school, figure out what you’re going to study there, and come up with a plan that will begin with registering for your first courses and end with graduation.
- CHAPTER 2
- A Roof Over Your Head. Find an apartment that isn’t a total dive or choose the residence that’s right for you. Get along with your roommate and learn to deal with a landlord.
- CHAPTER 3
- Making the Grade. Academic standards are going to be higher, so you’ll need to sharpen your academic skills, from note taking to exam writing to working with groups.
- CHAPTER 4
- Student Life. There’s more to life than academics and the most useful thing you'll learn at school might have nothing to do with the classes you take.
- CHAPTER 5
- Finance. Maximize your haul of scholarships, manage your student loans and stick to your budget to make this investment in your education as inexpensive and stress-free as possible.
- CHAPTER 6
- Health and Safety. Your adult life begins now, and it’s time to develop mature relationships with drugs, alcohol, food, exercise and your mental health.
- CHAPTER 7
- The Future Is Coming. Graduation is a long time away, but there are things you can do now that will help you succeed at whatever you move on to after graduation.
- Click here to read more about the book and view sample pages.
- BLOG
- 10.25.2011
- Tips for graduating debt free in the Globe and Mail
Check out this year's Canadian University Report, published by the Globe and Mail today Read more - 10.05.2011
- The Canadian Campus Companion, now available in ebook
"The Canadian Campus Companion" has been released in ebook, both for Kobo and Kindle. Read more - 06.03.2011
- You're finally finished! So now, about that job...
After four (or more) long years of all-nighters, dry textbooks and verbose lectures, students have their degrees. Now it’s time to relax - right? Check out Erin and Ben's latest article in SunMedia newspapers.
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