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Major Decisions: Taking Charge of Your College Education

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ISBN
  
978-1-60641-636-5

LC Class
  
LB2343.3.E97 2010

Author
  
Henry J. Eyring

Publisher
  
Deseret Book


Publication date
  
2010

Dewey Decimal
  
378.1/98 22

Originally published
  
2010

Genre
  
Non-fiction

Subject
  
Self-help

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Major Decisions: Taking Charge of Your College Education, published in 2010, is a self-help book written by Henry J. Eyring. The intended purpose of the book is to help both current and prospective college students get the most out of their college experience. “Probably the most important thing I’ve learned about higher education is this: you can get everything you hope for—and more—if you take personal responsibility for the design and construction of your education. The key is to be your own ‘general contractor,’ the one who puts all of the pieces of a higher education together according to a careful personal plan.”

Contents

Henry J. Eyring is the grandson of scientist Henry Eyring and son of Henry B. Eyring.

General Contractor's Rules

The second half of the book features seven rules that each student/prospective student should follow as they seek to become the general contractor of their own education.

  • Rule #1: Always Have a Career Dream
  • Rule #2: Always Have a Major
  • Rule #3: Customize Your Degree
  • Rule #4: Find the Best Teachers
  • Rule #5: Do Your Best Work
  • Rule #6: Connect Your Degree to What Comes Next
  • Rule #7: Get All the HSJ Skills You Can
  • Royalties

    Eyring donates all the royalties from his books to the Perpetual Education Fund.

    References

    Major Decisions: Taking Charge of Your College Education Wikipedia