Throughout the past nine editions of Becoming a Master Student, students have been provided with a framework for examining their lives from a self-discovery perspective. The Tenth Edition continues this self-created, values-based approach to life and learning. Students are inspired and motivated to acquire and develop the skills needed for success in college and throughout life. The Tenth Edition focuses on the student, helping to prepare him or her right from the start to planning by setting goals, staying motivated, and avoiding procrastination in order to be successful in their studies and beyond. Two new features have students actively involved in the learning process:

• Student Voices show by example, using success stories from real college students who have used strategies learned in the textbook;
  
  
• Workplace Applications translate the application of school related strategies from the textbook to related issues in the workplace.
  
  

In the Tenth Edition you will also find:

• Reorganized chapter structure including a Communicating chapter that combines different methods of communication, a Resources chapter that explores using the library, managing money, and making use of technology and a separate Health chapter focusing on maintaining a sound mind and body.
  
  
• Improved reading coverage.
  
  
• New article on overcoming procrastination.
  
  
• New article on managing money.
  
  
• Updated technology with more application on our web site (http://collegesurvival.college.hmco.com)
  
  
• Five New Master Student Profiles.
  
  

Instructor's Resources
A revised Course Manual and a HM ClassPrep CD-ROM provide detailed support for each topic related to the student text. Content related to planning and structuring your course, integrating technology, addressing diversity, monitoring retention, and evaluating your students is available in the Course Manual in a reorganized format for easier accessibility. Chapter by Chapter materials including teaching tips, exercises, quizzes, general articles, PowerPoint slides and a video about using the Learning Styles Inventory are available on the accompanying CD-ROM.

College Survival Consulting Services
Your College Survival consultant is happy to assist instructors and administrators with establishing or expanding student success courses on your campus. Consultants are available to help you design and implement course material, achieve course objectives and train your faculty. Contact your Consultant at 1-800-528-8323 or via e-mail at csweb.collegesurvival@cengage.com or visit our web site at collegesurvival.hmco.com/instructors.

First Step
Once you receive your new copy of the Tenth Edition of Becoming a Master Student, review the Table of Contents. The following chart provides a quick comparison of the chapters in the Ninth Edition and the chapters in the Tenth Edition.

Chapter 9e Title 10e Title 1 First Steps First Steps 2 Time Time 3 Memory Memory 4 Reading Reading 5 Notes Notes 6 Tests Tests 7 Diversity Thinking 8 Thinking Communicating 9 Writing Diversity 10 Relationships Resources 11 Money & Health Health 12 What’s Next What’s Next

At first glance you will notice that Thinking has been moved to Chapter 7 and Diversity has been moved to Chapter 9. A new chapter, Communicating, encompass both oral and written communication strategies. The newly organized Resources chapter incorporates information about using campus and community resources, managing money, using technology, and making use of the library for research. This provides a separate chapter for issues regarding Health.

Learning Styles Inventory
The material surrounding the Learning Styles Inventory (LSI) has been revised to help students complete the inventory more easily. The word "stage" has been replaced with the word "mode" to help students understand that while they may have one learning style preference, they can work towards utilizing the different modes to become more well-rounded learners. The Learning Styles Application at the end of each chapter has been updated to incorporate these changes as well. Interpreting Your Learning Style Graph has been updated to more clearly explain the four modes of learning, using key question words to help students understand the different modes. A Student Voice and Workplace Applications feature were added to this section to show students an example of how to apply this information to their studies and in their careers.

Design
The design for the chapter openers has been revised to help guide students to start off by reading the text prior to completing the Journal Entry. Each Journal Entry, Exercise, and Practicing Critical Thinking exercise has a shaded box behind it to help students differentiate between articles and activities. A new Internet Icon indicates opportunities for students to explore the Internet for further information or to access Houghton Mifflin's College Survival/Becoming a Master Student web site (http://collegesurvival.college.hmco.com/students).

Master Student Profiles
There are 5 new Master Student Profiles in the Tenth Edition, including Suny Urritia Moore (a winner of the College Survival Scholarship Essay Contest), Isabel Allende, Greg Louganis, Ron Brown, and Cesar Chavez. Use the following chart to locate the new Master Student Profiles.

Overview of Master Student Profiles
Chapter	9e Title	9e MSP	10e Title	10e MSP
1	First Steps	Veronica Espinoza (scholarship winner)	First Steps	Suny Urritia Moore (scholarship winner)
2	Time	Malcolm X	Time	Malcolm X
3	Memory	Helen Keller	Memory	Fred Smith
4	Reading	Barbara Jordan	Reading	Helen Keller
5	Notes	Clarissa Pinkola Estés	Notes	Raul Julia
6	Tests	Fred Smith	Tests	Barbara Jordan
7	Diversity	Jaime Escalante	Thinking	Isabel Allende
8	Thinking	Margaret Mead	Communicating	Greg Louganis
9	Writing	Jerry Yang & David Filo	Diversity	Ron Brown
10	Relationships	Golda Meir	Resources	Cesar Chavez
11	Money & Health	Christopher Reeve	Health	Christopher Reeve
12	What’s Next	Raul Julia	What’s Next	Golda Meir

Power Processes The Power Process articles have all been relocated to appear at the end of the chapter, just before the Master Student Profile. Use the chart below to find each Power Process.

Guide to Power Process Layout
Chapter	9e Title	9e Power Process	10e Title	10e Power Process
1	First Steps	Ideas are tools	First Steps	Ideas are tools
2	Time	Be here now	Time	Be here now
3	Memory	Love your problems	Memory	Love your problems
4	Reading	Notice your pictures and let them go	Reading	Notice your pictures and let them go
5	Notes	I create it all	Notes	I create it all
6	Tests	Detach	Tests	Detach
7	Diversity	Choose your conversations and your community	Thinking	Find a bigger problem
8	Thinking	Find a bigger problem	Communicating	Employ your word
9	Writing	Risk being a fool	Diversity	Choose your conversations and your community
10	Relationships	Employ your word	Resources	Risk being a fool
11	Money & Health	Surrender	Health	Surrender
12	What’s Next	Be it	What’s Next	Be it