College Survival

by Gottesman, Greg; Baer, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9780768909265
• ISBN10: 0768909260
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-15
• Publisher: Peterson's Guides

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. Illustrations.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Preface	ix
Clothing: What to Bring	1	(6)
Your Room: What to Bring	7	(8)
Packing and Sending	15	(8)
Planes: Flying the Collegiate Skies	23	(8)
Cars: Driving To and Around Campus	31	(8)
Orientation	39	(6)
Roommates	45	(12)
Choosing Classes	57	(8)
Time Management and Study Tactics	65	(12)
Setting Goals for Success	77	(6)
Getting Involved	83	(6)
Computers at College	89	(10)
The Internet	99	(18)
The Minority Experience	117	(8)
Greek versus Dorm Life	125	(12)
Laundry and Ironing	137	(12)
Athletics and Exercise: Varsity to Intramural	149	(8)
Dating	157	(8)
Partying and Alcohol	165	(6)
Get Ready to Be Sick: Medical, Dental, and Psychological Care	171	(12)
Nutrition: You Are What You Eat	183	(6)
Campus Safety	189	(10)
Banking at College	199	(10)
Community Colleges	209	(6)
Working at School	215	(14)
Commuting	229	(5)
Epilogue	234	(1)
College Survival Tear-Out Checklist	235	(10)
List of Contributors	245