How to Make It in College, Now That You're Here

How to Make It in College, Now That You're Here?'How to make it in college, now that you're here' is a novel. The plot line is set to the backdrop of one of America's most dysfunctional states.Brian Okeeney is a native son of Kansas. His father was a school teacher and taught Brian that you are only as good as the next student to come into your class. Brian also learned from his mother that a class or two can be fun and he may even learn something while doing so. Brian loves his father and mother and is lucky enough to have them both.Brian's father worked long hours as a part-time teacher but had the 'courage' to teach at night before quitting for the day. There was always work on the weekends and Brian's father made sure that he was working when Brian was not. The stress of this forced Brian to become the best student possible and Brian excelled academically, but the lack of sleep and stress of being in such a demanding environment caused an already troubled adolescent to grow up.Brian is still a bright kid with dreams of becoming a teacher or some other kind of socially desirable profession. But then one day he gets an email from his dad saying that he wants him to take a leave of absence from his job. It was the start of the hardest school year of Brian's life. Brian was homesick for the classroom, he dreaded the drill sergeant approach to class attendance, and he was angry at his father for forcing him to take off of work to go back to school and earn a degree.The hardest part of making it in college, now that you're here, was keeping his grades up and playing along with his grades as well. This student continued to excel in his classes and he earned a B average. This is the rare story where the most difficult student in the class works hard but still made it to the top of his class.'How to make it in college, now that you're here' is a story about making it in life. Brian was able to make it through his first year of school and now comes to college fresh out of high school to continue his education.Brian's story is the greatest success story of anyone who has ever walked into the college freshman class and was selected for freshman year. The same goes for any other student who decides to make it in college, now that you're here. As students strive to earn their degree, Brian is making it to college. And the book, written by a Pulitzer prize winning author, 'How to make it in college, now that you're here' is filled with stories of students who are making it their way.