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College In Four Years: Making Every Semester Count<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\n by\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Granville M. Sawyer, Jr., Ph.D.<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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About College in Four\u00a0Years<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
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College in Four Years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Every student imagines striding confidently across the commencement stage in just four years with diploma in hand and multiple job offers or letters of acceptance to graduate schools awaiting their response.\u00a0<\/em>College in Four Years: Making Every Semester Count<\/em> is the Essential Guide to Graduating on Time with Better Grades and Less Stress for a Lot Less Money<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This\u00a0practical, easy to read guide\u00a0takes students from freshman dreams to graduation reality by helping them make the most of their college experience. With the right preparation, information and motivation any student can successfully earn an undergraduate degree in four years.\u00a0While appropriate for undergraduate students in all disciplines, College in Four Years<\/em>, provides critical support for students who are the first in their families to attend college. The book is supportive of students who may arrive at an institution of higher learning without the tools that students who come from families with a college tradition have. College in Four Years<\/em> is an excellent resource for preparing high school students for college, providing them with tools and techniques to internalize as they prepare for higher education.
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College in Four Years Has Resources You Won\u2019t Find Anywhere Else
\n<\/em><\/strong>Dr. Granville M. Sawyer, Jr, draws from his 30-plus years in higher education as an administrator and\u00a0college professor for more than 10,000 students. He\u00a0gives students extraordinary insider information that empowers and encourages them to graduate in four years with better grades and excellent job prospects.\u00a0College In Four Years: Making Every Semester Count<\/em> offers valuable lessons and insights that encourage students to master active learning strategies and techniques that enable and empower them to successfully navigate college. Written from the student\u2019s perspective in short and focused chapters, ending with quick \u201cTakeaways,\u201d Dr. Sawyer employs narrative learning, similar to the way Aesop shared fables, to impart timely, practical advice that is critical to student success.<\/p>\n

Less Stress Equals More Success
\n<\/em><\/strong>When a student falls behind in their classes, grades or credits \u2013 the stress of catching up, then keeping up, can derail a college career.College in Four Years<\/em> offers resources to help students take control of their college experience by working smarter, not just harder.<\/p>\n

Graduating in Four Years Saves Time and Money
\n<\/em><\/strong>Taking more than four years to graduate wastes time and financial resources and, increases the risk that a student will never<\/em> graduate. Only 26 percent of students who started college this year will earn a degree in four years. Fifty-six percent will earn a degree after six years, costing 150 percent of four-year degree or $60,000 \u2013 $120,000 more in private school tuition or, $18,000 \u2013 $44,000 at a public institution. Add to that, two years of lost income and missed professional opportunities. College in Four Years<\/em> equips students with essential tools to \u00a0help them avoid wasting resources by taking six years to graduate.<\/p>\n

College in Four Years is:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For Students Preparing to Go to College<\/em><\/strong>
\nLearn how to tap the wealth of resources and opportunities to get the most out of college. Arrive on campus knowing what to do now, and later, to ensure success.<\/p>\n

For Current College Students<\/em>
\n<\/strong>Access unique tools and tactics that help students, at any stage in their academic career, stay on top of degree requirements and make progress towards graduation.<\/p>\n

For Parents and Stakeholders<\/strong><\/em>
\nHelps you prepare your student for the rigors of college and serves as a resource to help you help them succeed once they\u2019re there.<\/p>\n

Praise for College in Four Years<\/em><\/h4>\n

\u201cIn his thoughtful book, Dr. Sawyer addresses one of the most important issues in higher education today \u2013 keeping students in college and graduating them on time. It\u2019s a must read for\u00a0students preparing for college as well as those\u00a0currently in college. It also gives parents\/guardians, educators and other stakeholders a better understanding of how to help students make the most of their educational experience.\u201d
\n<\/strong>-Dr. Rod Paige, United States Secretary of Education (2001 \u2013 2005)<\/em><\/p>\n

About the Author<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n
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Dr. Granville M. Sawyer, Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For over three decades, at public and private colleges and universities, on campuses large and small,
\nDr. Granville M. Sawyer, Jr, has helped more than 10,000 students successfully navigate college and beyond. He continues to enjoy every opportunity to teach, counsel, cajole and guide students as a professor of finance and director of the MBA Program at Bowie State University in Maryland.<\/p>\n

Dr. Sawyer\u2019s passion as an educator, mentor and motivator, is to ensure that any student who has the will to earn a college degree finds the support they need along the way.\u00a0\u00a0Learn More About Dr. Sawyer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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College in Four Years: Making Every Semester Count is available in:<\/h3>\n

Softcover:<\/strong>
\n180 pages Creative Cache \u00a92014
\nISBN-978-0-9916143-0-1
\nRetail Price: $14.99
\nBookstore orders\u00a0available through Ingram Content Group \u00a0or contact the publisher <\/a><\/strong>with your request.
\nEBook:<\/strong>
\nISBN-978-0-9916143-1-8
\nRetail\u00a0Price: $5.99: Discount available for academic downloads. Please contact the publisher <\/a>for more information.<\/p>\n

For\u00a0bulk orders of College in Four Years please click here to contact the publisher<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>Curriculum based materials for college orientation, tracking and college prep programs are available.<\/p>\n

More About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Granville M. Sawyer Jr. is a tenured Professor of Finance and Director of the Bowie State University MBA program. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, With Honors, from the University of Tennessee; a Master of Science in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University and, a Ph.D. in Finance also from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Sawyer has held academic and administrative positions at University of Tennessee, Drexel University and Seton Hall University and at Historically Black Colleges and Universities including Norfolk State University, Johnson C. Smith and now Bowie State University. He has served as a chair of management departments and as a college dean, responsible for six departments representing eight different academic disciplines. He also taught a variety of courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels, from freshman seminar to advanced research classes, in several disciplines including finance, management and economics.<\/p>\n

Dr. Sawyer was awarded a Nissan fellowship to the University of Chicago, and has consulted in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Caribbean in the area of entrepreneurship. He has participated in international trade missions for the State of Maryland. He has participated on several performance and compensation review boards for the U.S. Department of State and USAID.<\/p>\n

Dr. Sawyer is a former President of the South Orange-Maplewood, New Jersey Board of Education. He is a second generation educator, his father, Dr. Granville M. Sawyer, Sr., was president of Texas Southern University in Houston and a renowned innovator in the area of Urban Education.<\/p>\n

College in Four Years Table of Contents<\/strong>
\nPart I: First Things First – Start With the Right Attitude<\/span>
\nChapter 1: Run With the Big Dogs
\nChapter 2: Try Out a Major Before You Choose It
\nChapter 3: Make Sure They Know You
\nChapter 4: Know That Success Is Not Automatic
\nChapter 5: Don\u2019t Pay to Fail
\nChapter 6: If They Ask You to Lie, Cheat or Steal – Don\u2019t!
\nChapter 7: Make Your Own Luck, Then Make Your Lifestyle<\/p>\n

Part II: The Right Advice at the Right Time<\/span>
\nChapter 8: The Right Class at the Right Time
\nChapter 9: It\u2019s All Up to Your Advisor, Right?
\nChapter 10: What to Do Today and Tomorrow<\/p>\n

Part III: How to Use the Resources You Have<\/span>
\nChapter 11: Use You Textbook the Right Way
\nChapter 12: Read the Textbook before Class
\nChapter 13: You Can\u2019t Study with a Study Group
\nChapter 14: Know How to a Good Player and a Good Coach
\nChapter 15: Good Players Talk to the Coach
\nChapter 16: Know Your Grade before You Get It
\nChapter 17: I Can Bring My Grade Point Average Up Later<\/p>\n

Part IV: Knowing How to Learn<\/span>
\nChapter 18: See It Four Times
\nChapter 19: How to Know When Your Answer Just Doesn\u2019t Look Right
\nChapter 20: Ask the Smartest Question You Can: \u201cHow Did I Know?\u201d
\nChapter 21: This is Why You Hate Word Problems
\nChapter 22: You Need Your Own Outline
\nChapter 23: PowerPoint Me in the Right Direction
\nChapter 24: Use the Gut Check: It Will Always Tell You the Truth<\/p>\n

Part V: There\u2019s More To College Than a Degree<\/span>
\nChapter 25: You Have Time to Be Happy
\nChapter 26: Be Liberal But Be Smart
\nChapter 27: Know Why Wanting Can Be Better Than Having
\nChapter 28: Money Comes Last
\nChapter 29: College Is Just the Beginning<\/p>\n

A Final Take on Takeaways<\/span><\/p>\n

Appendix:<\/span>
\nAsk the Professionals:
\nWhat Wash Your Post-College Plan for Success?
\nWhat is My Plan to Succeed in College?
\nHow Am I Doing Worksheet
\nGrade Point Average Estimator
\nHow to Outline Quantitative Material
\nHow to Outline Non-Quantitative Material
\nFind Your Fit
\nWhat I\u2019m Good At and What I Do Well<\/p>\n

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