JAMES SCOTT PARKER
Author
James S. Parker was born in Hixson, Tennessee. His family moved to Phoenix, Arizona when he was 5. James graduated from Westview High School in 1995, and he attended three colleges in three years before moving back to Hixson in August 1998. James then enrolled at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and changed his major. After eight straight years of college, James finally graduated in May of 2003 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and a Minor in Entrepreneurship.
Today, James is married to his beautiful wife, Kalee, and he works full time at Tennessee Valley Authority as a Data Analyst. James plans on returning to college to get his masters degree in business. He is very creative by nature and is usually working on some entrepreneurial project. Please feel free to visit his personal website at www.JSParker.com to get more information about his current and/or past projects.
Published Books
My College Tips: Written by a College Student, for College Students! by James S. Parker Edition: Paperback Pages: 112 Publisher: Waldenhouse; (September 2004)
ISBN: 0970521456 
A book of tips written by a college student for college students. It contains 50 different categories of tips with over 450 actual suggestions. The book covers tips for graduating high school students to those college students just before they get their degree.
e-Book Version This is a self executing file that is sent by email that can be viewed on your monitor.
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Reviews:
This book gives a new college student easy to follow advice for navigating college life. The author creates a format that is easy to follow and can be used as a reference tool. It is a perfect gift for a graduating high school senior ready to take their next step in their education and life learning. -Dr. Ellen J. Neufeldt, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Development & Dean of Student Life University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
James Parker's guide for new college students provides realistic answers to many of the challenges that confront freshman. Parker's straight-talk approach is readable and practical. I believe the guide makes an excellent gift for any young person on his or her way to the life-changing experience of the freshman year. Parker is to be commended for his insightful guide. - Kittrell Rushing Professor of Mass Communication and long-time academic advisor University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
This book is a must-have for every college freshman! -Aaron Duffy, B.S. Computer Science Class 2002
Adjusting to college life is difficult and can either expose an individual's dependencies or validate their maturity. Drawing from his own experiences, James Parker explains in simple form the pitfalls and challenges of college life and how to keep a new student both focused and informed. My College Tips should be a pre-entry requirement for any student who wants to know how to reduce college expenses, strengthen relationships with classmates, and overcome the hurdles standing between you and your degree. The book really delivers the goods, and is an excellent source of information to arm a freshman with the knowledge of a senior. Properly applied, My College Tips will do more than get you through the rigors of the college lifestyle, it will lead you into adulthood. -H.S. Dean, Management Professional and father of 3 pre-college students
Presentations
The author is available for presentations to any school that would like to get the inside experience of an 8 year college student.
Presentations include:
- Succeeding in College - This presentation is for college bound students to get helpful advice for how to study, prepare for exams, pick the right class, manage your time, and more.
- College Survival 101 - This presentation is great for college bound students to help with everyday survival activities in college, such as top meals to prepare in college, jobs, money, paper work, car buying, and more.
- Getting Ready For College - This presentation is perfect for all high school students interested in going to college. Students will learn what they need to do before their senior year, during their senior year, what to pack to take to college, how to choose the best college, and more.
- Social Life in the College Years - This presentation is geared towards the fun aspect of college. Topics include, Greek Life, dating do's and don'ts, best places for spring break, meeting new people, and more.
- Becoming a Self-Published Author - This presentation is about my own experiences and lessons learned from writing, publishing, marketing, and distributing the book "My College Tips". Learn what I learned and see how easy and hard it is to become a self-published author.
- Being a Young Entrepreneur - This presentation is geared to inspire young students to become creative in business and not be afraid to take a risk. My own personal experiences with Entrepreneurship. is also shared.
- Website Design and e-Marketing - This presentation is to learn how to setup, design, and create your own website. I will also teach you how to market your website so it will appear in search engine results such as Google.
- The 8 year College Student with Q/A Session - My own personal story of what I did during 8 years of college. This presentation is a general overall view of college and lessons learned. Most of the time will be spent for the students in a question and answer session.
Fees: $500 per day plus expenses
Contact
James Scott Parker
1627 Roberson Rd.
Hixon, TN 37343
Phone (423)432-0387
mailto:Jim@mycollegetips.com
Website http://www.mycollegetips.com
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