School is a ticket.  A sign that you can work hard and finish something.  An extraordinary life, career or business isn’t made through school.  The posts and books below will give you new ways to think about school and how to get more out of it, if you are still attending.

BOOKS

How to Win at College – Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country’s Top Students

How to Be a High School Superstar – A Revolutionary Plan to Get into College by Standing Out (Without Burning Out)

BLOG POSTS

Going to College: Worst Decision I Ever Made

I am grateful to what I learned by going to college, but I’m beginning to wonder if the best option for the next generation isn’t just to skip college until they can afford it without getting a loan.

Do Grades Matter?

Me: “What’s the difference between a student graduating with a 3.2 GPA and a 3.8 GPA?”

AE: “Someone who puts their GPA on their résumé and someone who uses that space to tell us what they’ve actually accomplished.”

Eight Things I Wish I Would Have Know Eight Years Ago

If I had to do it all again, I wish someone had told me these things before I started college

Is College Worth It?

The rising costs of tuition and the tough job market are inevitably casting those seeds of doubt among this traditionally optimistic and pro-education group.

Your Degree Doesn’t Matter

Themes: not being defined by your major

Still Waiting for that Promotion? Learn How to Put Your Career & Life Back Into Your Own Hands, Once & For All

It didn’t take me long to figure out that what I had spent my entire life working for–my entire life obeying others commands, doing what I was told because I was told to do it, and generally following some pre-defined generic plan–didn’t mean $%*!.

Five Things I Wish I Learned in School

I’ve always been told by teachers that I had the potential to easily grasp any subject if I simply wanted to, but that was not enough for me to follow the traditional path they were trying to guide me toward. The fact is that school was not for me because I considered it to be boring and impractical.

We Know The Answers, But Do We Have The Questions?

It was instilled in my classmates and me that we would only be rewarded if we knew the right answer on our tests and if we regurgitated that which our teachers told us was true.