Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
The Complete Student
Alan Gelb · 2007
54/100
👎 Skip It
The Complete Student is an unusually broad college success guide that covers academics, time management, money, and career planning in one volume, which is genuinely useful for an incoming freshman who wants a single orientation resource. But 2007 is a long time ago in practical terms, the digital research and career advice has not aged well, and no single topic gets deep enough treatment to justify choosing it over more current focused alternatives.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety73
Substance / usefulness52
Craft & writing55
Originality50
Evidence & accuracy68
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit62
👁 Human-eye gut-check55
Penny’s verdict54
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