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.
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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.
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.
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26 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
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
Format: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.
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
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
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.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Not so useful
It's not really a useful book. Really no good information in it. It is mostly a lame attempt at snarky humor. Should be filed under humor rather than college guidance.
Published 4 months ago by Marty
Just...mostly dumb
I read the reviews for this before I purchased it for my Kindle. I was excited to start reading some of this advice, but once I started, I wondered why I even bothered buying this. Read more
Published 10 months ago by cagzgirl
A mix of good advice and funny suggestions
You've got a bottle of Corona and no opener. What do you do. What DO you do?
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook gives you multiple suggestions for averting this... Read more
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook gives you multiple suggestions for averting this... Read more
Published on April 30, 2010 by R Schmidt
Cute graduation present
This a good graduation present, with money, of course. It is lighthearted, and may have some helpful tips.
Published on August 24, 2009 by Catherine M. Brooks-fava
Great Book
This is a great high school graduation gift for anyone that's sure to be a hit.
Published on June 3, 2009 by K. Reeves
good/funny read
I got this for my nephew who just went to college and he has found it very funny. He likes all the survival books and he said that him and his friends at college like this one
Published on November 24, 2007 by S. Vos
Same Satire, new topic
It is a pretty good little book in the same line of other "Worst Case Scenario Guide of...." Nothing spectacular, but if you like the other books, you will enjoy this one.
Published on October 27, 2007 by Randy Nelson
Not much help
I read through this book within a half hour, largely because many of the topics were nonapplicable to me. Read more
Published on August 20, 2006 by Zoe Cordillian
pretty good
very true to life, points out the humor while still giving tactful advice
Published on September 11, 2005 by D
Most useful; Most enoyable
Hysterical and practical! The book was easy to read and actually has come in handy in the crazy years of college
Published on June 17, 2004
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Visiting during holidays, homecoming, or other times when students are away or not in their normal routine will not give you an accurate picture of everyday life at the school. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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