How to Survive Your Freshman Year By Hundreds of College Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Who Did

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781933512044
• ISBN10: 1933512040
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-08
• Publisher: Hundreds of Heads Books

Summary

Containing more than 1,000 pieces of advice gleaned from interviews with students at more than 100 colleges, this handy guide helps see to it that one of life's more challenging rites of passage is a positive one. The revised and expanded second edition covers age-old dilemmas, including what to take, where to live, how to get a good roommate, how to choose classes, when and where to study, how to fill leisure time, the dating and party scene, choosing a major, vacation and road trips, and much more. This revised edition includes useful checklists, facts, and resources to help students from orientation to summer vacation.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Get Ready: What to Take to College	1	(12)
Get Set: Leaving Home	13	(6)
Go: Starting Out	19	(10)
On Campus or Off: Where to Live	29	(8)
Dorms: The Good Life?	37	(12)
Talking to Strangers: Your Roommate and You	49	(18)
Filling the Daytime Hours: Choosing Classes	67	(16)
Studying: Why, When, and How	83	(18)
A Minor Crisis? Choosing a Major	101	(8)
Food for Thought: Pop-Tarts, Beer, and Other Essential Nutrients	109	(6)
Money for Your Life: Working and Finances	115	(6)
Ready to Wear: Fashion and (Eventually) Laundry	121	(12)
Free Time: How to Spend It	133	(16)
Road Trip! Vacations and Studying Abroad	149	(8)
Friends: Good, Better, Best, or Former	157	(6)
Family Ties: Keeping in Touch and Setting Boundaries	163	(10)
Going Out, Hooking Up: Dating and Sex	173	(20)
Parties 101: How to Have Fun and Be Safe	193	(22)
Animal House: Fraternities and Sororities	215	(10)
More Wisdom: Good Stuff that Doesn't Fit Anywhere Else	225