Stella Cottrell is an international bestselling author, with over a million sales worldwide. Her other titles include The Study Skills Handbook, Critical Thinking Skills, Skills for Success, The Macmillan Student Planner, The Exam Skills Handbook and Mindfulness for Students. Stella was formerly Director of Lifelong Learning at the University of Leeds, and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Learning and Teaching at the University of East London.

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• AcknowledgementsIntroductionGetting StartedIs Uni for Me?You2UniQuizPART A: CHOICES AND DECISIONS When is the Best Time?Be Fully InformedEmployability and Life ChancesChoosing Your UniChoosing Your Subject and ProgrammeTeaching and AssessmentMoney Decisions and Choice of UniMaking Your DecisionsMaking Your ApplicationA Picture of UniPART B: ACADEMIC SKILLS FOR UNI Reading: the Need for SpeedDeveloping Reading Strategies for UniBuild Your Word PowerMaking Effective NotesWriting Essays at UniCritical Analysis at UniTime Management at UniWhat's Different about Study at Uni?Uni-FactsPART C: UNI-LIFE Fantasy and Reality of Life at UniManaging Your MoneyShopping for FoodFood at Uni: Famine or Feast?Get on the MoveFinding the Real YouLooking AfterYourselfAppendix 1: Timeline for ApplicationsAppendix 2: Countdown to Uni: Action PlanAppendix 3: Costs, Financial Support and RepaymentsAppendix 4: Where to Get More InformationAnswers and FeedbackGlossary of Terms and AcronymsReferencesIndex.

Stella Cottrell is an international bestselling author, with over a million sales worldwide. Her other titles include The Study Skills Handbook, Critical Thinking Skills, Skills for Success, The Macmillan Student Planner, The Exam Skills Handbook and Mindfulness for Students. Stella was formerly Director of Lifelong Learning at the University of Leeds, and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Learning and Teaching at the University of East London.

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• AcknowledgementsIntroductionGetting StartedIs Uni for Me?You2UniQuizPART A: CHOICES AND DECISIONS When is the Best Time?Be Fully InformedEmployability and Life ChancesChoosing Your UniChoosing Your Subject and ProgrammeTeaching and AssessmentMoney Decisions and Choice of UniMaking Your DecisionsMaking Your ApplicationA Picture of UniPART B: ACADEMIC SKILLS FOR UNI Reading: the Need for SpeedDeveloping Reading Strategies for UniBuild Your Word PowerMaking Effective NotesWriting Essays at UniCritical Analysis at UniTime Management at UniWhat's Different about Study at Uni?Uni-FactsPART C: UNI-LIFE Fantasy and Reality of Life at UniManaging Your MoneyShopping for FoodFood at Uni: Famine or Feast?Get on the MoveFinding the Real YouLooking AfterYourselfAppendix 1: Timeline for ApplicationsAppendix 2: Countdown to Uni: Action PlanAppendix 3: Costs, Financial Support and RepaymentsAppendix 4: Where to Get More InformationAnswers and FeedbackGlossary of Terms and AcronymsReferencesIndex.