Both user-friendly and authoritatively research-based, "Step by Step to College and Career Success "balances theory with hands-on learning and offers students proven information and straightforward strategies that they can apply toward their success. The briefest title in the Gardner family of books, "Step by Step "is an accessible text that can be useful to all students whatever their background or college goals. The authors have pared away extras and have focused on the most crucial skills and the most important choices students have to make in order to succeed in college.