Recommended by Katie Hodgkinson, a medical student at University College London. It's a really different view on the typical fiction about university being all drinking and new friends, but is still really optimistic – a must-read for anyone who doesn’t feel like they fit the stereotypical loud, partying university mould!” “It’s one of the only Young Adult books that covers university life instead of just before or just after! It follows family issues, anxiety and new friendships all throughout the narrator’s first year, and it’s a really easy and fun read. Recommended by Noorin Malik, a law student at the University of Leeds, originally from Germany. It’s an entertaining read as the language is adapted to a young adult reader, and it departs from otherwise fancy vocabulary associated with adult advice.”
Responses are revealed at the end of the book with detailed explanations as to why the answer is X, not Y. “The author challenges independent thinking, the reader’s current problem-solving skills and an eye for detail by not just throwing a whole load of theory at him/her, but demonstrating the challenges through exercises at the back of almost each letter. It’s a great book it taught me organisational skills that are essential to being an independent learner and researcher, taking ‘independent’ to a whole new level of self-motivation. “Much advice is general and so helps aspiring university-goers who will be non-law students. The title of this book is somewhat misleading as he not only answers hard-core law questions but deals with issues prior to the first year at university and explains the transition from A level. “In this book, the author sets out the various stages in the career path of an aspiring lawyer in the form of answering the letters of a law student. Recommended by Felix Simon, who is studying for his BA in film and media studies and English studies at Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany. “Written in 1952, it is as relevant today as it was in the ’50s and makes you understand how the (Western) film industry really works.” This collection of personal essays by a recent Yale graduate, published after she died in a car crash, became a best-seller, provoking young people to reflect on what they really want from life. “I wish I would have read this before embarking on the exciting journey that is studying.” The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan
Recommended by Melisa Junata, a biomedical engineering student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, originally from Indonesia.Ģ.
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The executive director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Teena Seelig, provides personal stories of people going beyond expectations and challenging the status quo, adding her own advice about how to reach your potential when you transition to a new stage in life. What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 by Teena Seelig
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella.Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? by Michael Sandel.How to Become a Straight-A Student by Cal Newport.I Am NOT Going to School Today by Robie H.Letters to a Law Student by Nicholas J.The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan.What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 by Teena Seelig.
17 Books You Should Read Before (or at) University Covering family issues, new friends, mental health, sexuality, study strategies, independence and intellectual inspiration, these are the motivational, provocative and also comforting reads you need on your bookshelf.ĭo you agree with this list? Share your opinions or add recommendations in the comments.