How to Survive Your Freshman Year: By Hundreds of College Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Who Did (Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides),   ISBN:9781933512143

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I have never written a negative review for any book before, but this is one awful, unhelpful book, and it's not just me that thinks so. I bought it for my soon-to-be college freshman and she told her high school sister; "Don't read that book, it's just stupid."

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This book is hilarious. Its definitely the funniest book ive read all year. hella funny. good avdice too. i wanna read it right now. bye

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Former college students share their suggestions and advice for surviving the first year of college. I do not suggest that all the "advice" is taken seriously. The chapter on food is ridiculous. A person cannot and should not survive on coffee.

Some the advice was tongue and cheek...I hope. One night stands and on flirting with your professor is not why I sent my children to college. There is plenty of good advice in this book. I realize that a lot of the advice is meant to be humorous but I think it detracted from this book.

Going to college right out of high school is a tough transition. Suddenly you are responsible for yourself. You no longer have parents standing over you reminding you to pick up your clothes and do your homework. This is not the book your parents want you to read. However, it does cover a broad range of topics that you will face at college.

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I gave this book to 2 graduates as part of their gifts. They really enjoyed the suggestions and are a little more relaxed going away to school. Their parents also read the book and loved some of the ideas to prepare. Great read

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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.