A guide to support student success in extended orientation courses, freshman seminars, and study skills classes is presented, using exercises such as journal-keeping, stories of 12 people who have mastered specific skills, practical suggestions, and forms and charts. The major topics are: time management, memory, reading, note-taking, test-taking, creativity, health, relationships, money management, and use of resources. A quiz and answers on each of these topics are included. Introductory exercises focus on helping students recognize where they are and where they want to be. In addition to a goal-setting exercise and 21 suggestions for improving time management, charts to help students record and plan time use are provided. Information is included on how memory works, mnemonic devices, and 12 techniques to develop a better memory. Attention is also directed to: cutting reading time in half; improving observation, note-taking, and review; text anxiety, test preparation, and test-taking; keywords for essay test questions; creativity techniques for writing papers and speeches and solving math and science problems; listening and communication skills; interpersonal success; physical and emotional health; smoking, drugs, and alcohol; budgeting money and student employment; campus and community resources; and careers. (SW)