Survival Secrets of College Students - Softcover

Johnston, Julia; Shanley, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764135724 ISBN 13: 9780764135729

Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S., 2007

Synopsis

College students will welcome this book's light, conversational approach and its need-to-know advice that could spell the difference between success and failure in their academic and social lives. The authors have integrated practical input from currently enrolled college students across the country in their discussion of virtually every facet of college life. Incoming freshmen, for whom the college experience is entirely new, will find this book required reading--but sophomores, juniors, and seniors will also find good advice about study abroad, money management, choosing a major, and more. For starters, incoming freshmen should know what to bring with them from home and--just as important-- what not to bring. Confusion often runs amok during that first semester, whether on a nearby or a far-from-home campus, and for some students, the situation is further complicated by bouts of homesickness. Here are commonsense tips, lists, and stories for dealing with that problem, as well as advice on coping with troublesome roommates, balancing study, work, and play hours, maintaining a healthful diet, hooking up and hanging out, avoiding excessive alcohol, shunning all contact with illicit drugs, finding the best professors, and handling heavy course loads. Every chapter in this book rings with authenticity and includes direct quotations from students who have already been there, done that, and have come through with flying colors. This must-read title is enhanced with amusing cartoon-style line art.

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Review

"Note to parents: Slip this helpful book into your kid's dorm room and hope he or she doesn't realize you put it there." --The Hartford Courant, Carole Goldberg, Sunday, August 26, 2007

From the Inside Flap

(back cover):
Parties, sex, drugs, roommates who never sleep, reading assignments—
Welcome to college. How will you survive?

READ THIS BOOK FIRST!

YouÂ’ll learn how to

Cope with that less-than-perfect roommate

Balance between study, work, and down time

Handle a culture of alcohol and drugs

Face up to the Freshman 15

Deal with homesickness and new friends

Beat deadlines and study smart

Handle heavy course loads

Tips, lists, and stories to help you deal with every challenge, such as . . .

“Your roommate doesn’t always end up being your bridesmaid.”

“Don’t think of college as a party place away from home; think of it as the place where you get ready for the rest of your life.”

. . . and dozens more secrets that will help you survive and flourish in college

About this edition

• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0764135724
• ISBN 13: 9780764135729
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224