Arco College Survival

by Gottesman, Greg; Baer, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9780028630922
• ISBN10: 0028630920
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Arco Pub

Summary

Totally updated by a fresh new team of student authors at colleges from Boston to Berkeley, here is a hip new guide to the joys and pitfalls of campus life. Illustrated.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii	(2)
Preface	ix
1. Clothing: What to Bring	1	(6)
2. Your Room: What to Bring	7	(10)
3. Packing and Sending	17	(6)
4. Planes: Flying the Collegiate Skies	23	(8)
5. Cars: Driving to and Around Campus	31	(8)
6. Orientation	39	(6)
7. Roommates	45	(12)
8. Choosing Classes	57	(10)
9. Time Management and Study Tactics	67	(12)
10. Setting Goals for Success	79	(6)
11. Getting Involved	85	(6)
12. Computers at College	91	(12)
13. The Internet	103	(16)
14. The Minority Experience	119	(10)
15. Greek Versus Dorm Life	129	(12)
16. Laundry and Ironing	141	(12)
17. Athletics and Exercise: Varsity to Intramural	153	(8)
18. Dating	161	(8)
19. Partying and Alcohol	169	(8)
20. Get Ready to Be Sick: Medical, Dental, and Psychological Care	177	(12)
21. Nutrition: You Are What You Eat	189	(8)
22. Campus Safety	197	(10)
23. Banking at College	207	(12)
24. Community Colleges	219	(6)
25. Working at School	225	(14)
26. Commuting	239	(5)
Epilogue	244	(1)
College Survival Tear-Out Checklist	245	(9)
List of Contributors	254