Date Published: April 1, 2026
Publisher: Manhattan Book Group
Finally, a book that actually prepares you for college! Nearly every
first-year college student discovers that college courses are more
academically challenging than high school. Professors expect you not just to
absorb material but to analyze and synthesize it, to consider multiple
perspectives, to evaluate conflicting evidence, and then to apply what you’ve
learned in new contexts.
Drawing on a lifetime of experience teaching and advising students, former
dean of Academic Advising and associate vice provost at Stanford University
Louis E. Newman explains how to do all this, and more. Whatever your background
or academic interest, this book will prepare you for college-level learning.
Thinking Critically in College is the definitive guide, not only for those in
college, but for everyone who needs a refresher on thinking clearly.
between high school and college. Students who read this book before coming to
college will have an advantage over those who don’t.” –LEE CUBA, professor
emeritus of sociology, Wellesley College, and author of Practice for Life:
Making Decisions in College
“Even students who have taken college-prep and AP courses are unprepared for
the type of learning that will take place in college. Thinking Critically in
College is poised to help all students at all types of institutions develop
the dispositions and skills necessary for success in college.” -LYNN
PASQUERELLA, president of Association of American Colleges and Universities
(AAC&U)
