Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: College [Paperback]

Jennifer Worick (Author), Joshua Piven (Author)

Book Description

Series: Worst Case Scenario | Publication Date: April 1, 2004

The college years are a time of noble pursuit of knowledge, self-betterment—and unending peril! Students are at risk from the moment they receive their acceptance letters. Fortunately, the authors of the phenomenally best-selling Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series have come to the rescue, offering all-new, hands-on, step-by-step instructions for surviving the worst that higher education has to offer, on campus and off. Learn how to identify a party school, engineer a hookup, survive "the spins," and escape a stadium riot. Discover the best way to sleep in class, pass a test you haven't studied for, avoid the "freshman fifteen," and pull an all-nighter. With practical advice for avoiding laundry and identifying unsafe institutional food, along with an appendix of excuses for missed deadlines and a back-up diploma, this is truly required reading for all college students—and a perfect high school graduation present.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Filled with cheeky but practical solutions to just about any problem a college student could face, this slender volume opens with an ominous warning: "when a life is imperiled or a dire situation is at hand, safe alternatives may not exist." Nonetheless, many of the situations it tackles are far from life threatening; how to avoid doing laundry, how to pull an all-nighter and how to identify bad cafeteria food are among them. Its advice on choosing a school and surviving dorm bathrooms ("never touch the floor with your bare feet") clearly suggests that it was produced by a team who knows that of which they write. And the detailed primer on making it through the travails of college partying—with tips on how to avoid a nightmare hookup—isn’t there just for effect: it includes serious counsel like "Do not let a stranger get a drink for you" and "Clear the potential hook-up with a trusted friend." All in all, this is a handy reference to have while at college, and would make useful required reading for first-year students.
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About the Author

Jennifer Worick graduated from a kick-ass Big 10 school, surviving numerous pints of peach schnapps and countless walks of shame. Co-author of the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Dating & Sex, she lives in Philadelphia. Go Blue!

Joshua Piven graduated from a large Ivy League university in underr five years. He owes everything to his English professors, who choose to remain anonymous. Co-author, with David Borgenicht, of the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series, he lives in Philadelphia.

David Borgenicht has survived dozens of collegiate nightmares, including the one where you wake up naked in the middle of an Art History exam that you haven't studied for. He now lives a stable, adult life in Philadelphia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811842304
• ISBN-13: 978-0811842303
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,904 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #38 in Books > Education & Reference > Education > College Guides

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26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What teachers' don't tell you., April 26, 2004

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Latia Johnson (Horsham, Pa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: College (Paperback)

I felt this book was a fairly quick read. I read it in one night.
Its funny, and gives you many good tips from how to choose the perfect mattress to how to avoid the walk of shame.
A lot of it were some good points how to know if your school is right for you, when are the best days for visiting.
If you were to read this book I would reccommend spending an hour at Barnes and Nobles and reading. I mean its good, but that $14 could have been spent somewhere else.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Worst-Case Scenario Book for Your College Student, August 23, 2005

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Derek White (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: College (Paperback)

If you've never read a Worst-Case Scenario book before, read one. Each one is highly irreverent in its own way. This one has practical advice like "How to Ask Your Parents for Money" and "How to Avoid Going to the Wrong College", but also has goofy sections like "How to Put Out a Microwave Fire".

Even the goofy sections have practical advice, although hopefully your college student will never have to use it.

These books are a lot of fun. Check out the others, also.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: College, July 13, 2010

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Frank Wells "LC Biker" (LaCanada, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: College (Paperback)

Purchased 3 copies to give as graduation presents. I could not personally verify the applicability of the information contained due to 50 years since MY college experiences. Gave all 3 copies at the same family function. The rest of the evening was spent by the kids and others going thru chapter by chapter. Simply stated, the book was a great hit.