The College Dorm Survival Guide: How to Survive and Thrive in Your New Home Away from Home [Paperback]

Julia DeVillers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 23, 2006

The Ultimate Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Dorm

Dorm life offers you a great chance to meet new people and try new things. But leaving the comforts of home for the first time to enter the roommate-having, small-room-sharing, possibly-coed-bathroom-using world of the dorms can be overwhelming and intimidating.

The College Dorm Survival Guide offers expert advice and the inside scoop on:

• Choosing the right residence hall for you

• Getting along with your roommate (and handling conflict)

• Bathroom, laundry, and dining hall survival

• Dealing with stress, depression, and safety issues

From avoiding the dreaded Freshman 15 to decorating your space, this informative and funny guide gives experts' advice on everything you need to know to enjoy dorm living to the fullest.

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“As soon as your college acceptance is in hand, rush out to get a copy of this book, which answers all your questions, even some you haven’t thought about yet.” —Harriet S. Mosatche, Ph.D., author of Where Should I Sit at Lunch?

About the Author

Julia DeVillers is the author of several books, including Girlwise: How to Be Confident, Capable, Cool, and In Control and How My Private, Personal Journal Became a Bestseller. She lives in Columbus, Ohio.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (May 23, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761526749
• ISBN-13: 978-0761526742
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #436,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I write books for tweens and teens and I love it. My books have been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, People.com and most magazines for girls.You can get all the scoop on my website: www.girlwise.com.

I co-author the "Twins" series with my identical twin sister, Jennifer Roy. The series is about identical twins who switch places and includes TRADING FACES, TAKE TWO, TIMES SQUARED and DOUBLE FEATURE.

My novel, HOW MY PRIVATE PERSONAL JOURNAL BECAME A BESTSELLER, was turned into a Disney Channel Original Movie called READ IT AND WEEP. It starred the so-talented Panabaker sisters, Danielle and Kay. I have a quick cameo in the movie.

My LIBERTY PORTER, FIRST DAUGHTER series is an illustrated book series about a 9-year-old girl whose father is elected president. I also co-authored PRINCESS OF GOSSIP with Cheetah Girl Sabrina Bryan and wrote the girlpower book GIRLWISE: How to Be Confident, Capable, Cool and In Control.

I grew up in Albany, New York. My dad was a Holocaust survivor as a child and emigrated to America when he was nine. And my mom's family came over to America about two boats after the Mayflower. I grew up loving to read, write, and hang with friends and family.And I still love to read, write, and hang with family and friends. I now live in New Albany, Ohio and Saratoga Springs, NY. (And spent last year in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia!) I got my master's in journalism from Ohio State and a B.A. from SUNY Oswego.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a perfect high school graduation gift, August 31, 2011

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This review is from: The College Dorm Survival Guide: How to Survive and Thrive in Your New Home Away from Home (Paperback)

I first saw this book at a book store, and I bought all the copies they had to give as graduation gifts for kids going away to college. Most of the parents also said they read the book, too, and wished they had had something similar when they went off to school. It has all kinds of information that most people have no idea about.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Clear, Concise. Very Helpful., June 14, 2011

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This review is from: The College Dorm Survival Guide: How to Survive and Thrive in Your New Home Away from Home (Paperback)

I'm sure that any college student to-be experiences a range of emotions about their upcoming shove into the "real world" away from their parents. I am a recent high school graduate who will be starting college this Fall, and my emotions ran the scale from excitement to downright fear. Most particularly, I'm afraid of living in a new environment, with a stranger I don't know, more than 500 miles away from home. I grew up essentially an only child, so I've never really had to share anything of mine, let alone my room and life. That's why I picked up this book, and reading it calmed me down because it gave me many, many tips and tricks on how to keep a good relationship with your roommate, how to deal with various situations, and what my "rights" are when it comes to sharing a space. It covers safety, guidelines, being "sexiled", and even the accuracy of college roommate match-making (in placing together people who will get along tolerably well or better). This book will be an indispensable guide to my future life, and I highly recommend it to any college student out there.