Chapter 1. Get Ready: What to Take to College Chapter 2. Get Set: Leaving Home Chapter 3. Go: Starting Out Chapter 4. Expectations: College Dreams & Campus Reality Chapter 5. Dorm Life: Social Experiment? Chapter 6. Talking to Strangers: Your Roommate & You Chapter 7. My Face, Our Space: Online Communities and College Life Chapter 8. Filling Daytime Hours: Choosing (and Attending) Classes Chapter 9. Hitting the Books: Why, When & How to Study Chapter 10. Extracurriculars: Making the Most of Free Time Chapter 11. Money for Your Life: Working & Finances Chapter 12. Food for Thought: Pop-Tarts, Beer & Other Essential Nutrients Chapter 13. Ready to Wear: Fashion & (Eventually) Laundry Chapter 14. Friends: Good, Better, Best, or Former Chapter 15. Going Out, Getting Serious: Dating & Sex Chapter 16. Parties 101: How to Have Fun & Be Safe Chapter 17. Animal House: Fraternities & Sororities Chapter 18. Road Trip! Vacations & Studying Abroad Chapter 19. Family Ties: Keeping in Touch & Setting Boundaries Chapter 20. More Wisdom: Good Stuff That Doesn't Fit Anywhere Else Appendix The Essential Freshman Fill-In List Useful Websites.
Summary:
How to Survive Your Freshman Yearoffers incoming college freshmen the experience, advice, and wisdom of their peers: hundreds of other students who have survived their first year of college and have something interesting to say about it. Based on interviews with hundreds of college students at every type of higher-learning institution across the country, this book has insights on every aspect of college life, including, what to take to the dorm, living with roommates, Facebook and other social networks, extracurricular activities, choosing classes, studying, going abroad, finances, food, the social scene, doing laundry, staying in touch with friends and family, and much more. Highly readable, much of the book consists of short snippets with some interesting insight and advice from the college students interviewed. The book also includes expert input from college advisors and officers.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.