How to Survive Your Freshman Year: By Hundreds of College Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Who Did (Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides) [Paperback]

Hundreds of Heads (Editor), Mark W. Bernstein (Editor), Yadin Kaufmann (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides | Publication Date: April 1, 2006

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.

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How to Survive Your Freshman Year sits at the top of its class: * #1 Bestselling College Guide Book * Book of the Year Award finalist, Foreword Magazine * Voted among the Top 40 Young Adult books by the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association * Recommended Reading by Positive Teens magazine, June 2005

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"The Hundreds of Heads Survival Guide series will help everyone deal successfully with life’s major challenges – college, marriage, parenthood, etc – by arming them with real-world advice and wisdom from hundreds of others who have ‘been there, done that’."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: Hundreds of Heads Books; 2nd edition (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933512040
• ISBN-13: 978-1933512044
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,109,964 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Informative but..., July 9, 2008

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This review is from: How to Survive Your Freshman Year: By Hundreds of College Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Who Did (Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides) (Paperback)

First of all, I would like to point out that I just graduated from high school and will be a freshmen next year. I bought this book in hopes that it would help with the anxiousness I was feeling regarding the transition to college. I'm glad to say that after reading this book, I felt far more prepared for college than I did before I read this book.
What I liked most about this book is that the authors found and interviewed students from all types of colleges across the US. Students from small colleges, large colleges, public colleges, private colleges, and anything else in between. Many of the students gave the same or similar recommendations/suggestions. Some people may find that repetitive or redundant but I found it reassuring. It was reassuring to know that students from completely different colleges agree on certain aspects of college life. There were some opinions that were opposite and some people may find that it is strange for authors to give contradicting information. I, however, found that each person who gave their opinion also explained their reasoning behind their opinions. This made it easier to pick sides and pick who you really agree with.
The reason I gave this book a 4/5 instead of a perfect score was because it lacks the authors' opinions. The authors of the book were the ones who interviewed the thousands of students and I'm sure that not everything that was said by the students made it into the book. If the authors had given their opinion as well, and maybe summarized or pointed out specific things they noticed in what the students said, then that would've left me with more of a satisfying feeling after reading the book. When I finished the book, I was unsure as to what exactly it was the authors wanted me to get from the book.
Overall, in found this book extremely insightful. It help me calm so of the nerves I was feeling about going to college. If you or someone you know is about to head off to college, I would definitely recommend this book. Everyones says that you're supposed to hope for the best, prepare for the worst, and expect the unexpected. This book definitely helps you prepare for the worst and allows you to expected some of the things that would've been unexpected.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Freshman Bible!, April 11, 2006

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Dave J. P. (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Survive Your Freshman Year: By Hundreds of College Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Who Did (Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides) (Paperback)

This book makes me feel like I have a thousand friends to call for advice. One person suggests that Freshmen should check out ratemyprofessor.com I had no idea that that existed. There's also advice on how to study, where to meet new friends, partying etc. The book's pretty funny, too.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift!, April 13, 2006

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Liz (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Survive Your Freshman Year: By Hundreds of College Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Who Did (Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides) (Paperback)

This is the best gift for a high school senior. The new one is even better than the last edition....