In chapter six, Nathan explores "the art of college management" (107). She starts the chapter by giving an overview regarding the history of college cultural archetypes (rebels, greek organizations, outsiders developing into subcultures). She goes on to explore time management in a college student's schedule such as shaping semesters for a perfect schedule to accomodate extra curriculars, choosing professors by taking advice from previous students and establishing an appropriate relationship with them, limiting the workload by learning to do only what is necessary for class, the risk of cheating on homework and the statistics of how many college students actually cheat, and she profiles a successful student who has made it from being a college freshman to being a college senior ready to graduate.
In chapter six, Nathan's tone is mainly informative. She admits to relying "heavily on Helen Horowitz's historical text Campus Life to introduce the cultural traditions of the college campus" (107). Her opinion is not in this chapter as much as it is present in previous chapters. However, she continues with the trend that is present in all other chapters of the book: she uses interviews and direct quotations from college students in order to show readers direct examples. She includes many direct quotes of advice that was given to her as an incognito student: "Sit in the front, so profs can see you. The won't know you if they can never see you. And they won't help you if they don't know you" (Nathan 117). Quotes such as these are seen thoughout the chapter in all the topics that are listed in the previous paragraph pertaining to college time management.
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