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| Been There, Should've Done That: 995 Tips for Making the Most of College
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Edition: 3
Author: Suzette Tyler
Publisher: Front Porch Press
Release Date: 2008-03-15
ISBN-10: 0965608654
ISBN-13: 9780965608657
List Price: $10.95
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Good graduation gift for college-bound kids
| Customer Rating:  | The book covers a lot of territory from roommates to study habits to gaining weight (aka "the freshman 15"). On the whole, the advice was spot on and could only help incoming freshmen. Scared and clueless, they would get some insight on what lies ahead in a wide variety of college settings, academic as well as social. The Top Ten Ways to Make Your Roommate Happy (page 37) is hilarious as well as helpful, and includes: "Remember, it's a dorm room, not a romantic hideaway" and "Flush!"
There are pros and cons though to quoting former students' experiences. While they relate their experiences on a variety of subjects, the for/against quotes might send mixed messages. Some say rooming with their best friend was a fantastic experience, while others say it was a huge mistake. On the postive side, knowing others opinions might at least make these incoming freshmen think twice on these issues before making their own decisions.
There is much to be learned from reading this book and it truly has the best intentions for its readers. The humorous slant and less-than-wordy style will appeal to its intended audience. It would make a great gift for graduation or even sooner. 50 Ways to Leave Your Mother |
An absolute must-read for anyone preparing for their first (or second, or third, or fourth!) year of college
| Customer Rating: | | Been There Should've Done That: 995 Tips for Making the Most of College is a collection of wisdom and insight garnered from the real-life experiences of college graduates across America. The tips offer invaluable information that most guidance counselors don't cover on everything from boosting one's GPA, to the pros and cons of joining a fraternity/sorority, dealing with roommates, staying safe, managing one's time, and much more. "If you can't get into a class, talk directly to the instructor. Say something to set yourself apart from the other 20 people who are trying to add it - mention a colleague who 'suggested the class,' talk about your 'special interest' in his area... whatever it takes." An absolute must-read for anyone preparing for their first (or second, or third, or fourth!) year of college. |
been there should've done that hits the mark
| Customer Rating: | | After looking through several like books, my son--who is a college junior--selected this book to give to his soon-to-be freshman sister because "it's a quick, fun read and covers about everything she needs to know and a lot of stuff I didn't." She loved it and it actually initiated some good discussion between them. I ended up giving one to each of her close friends for graduation instead of greeting cards. |
reads like a text book, not a fun book about college
| Customer Rating: | | I'm a recent college graduate who enjoys reading about the college experiences of others. I did not like this book, I knew it was a "guide," but I hoped it would include more firsthand experience stories about the mistakes college students made that they regretted and learned from. This book is really just a bunch of commonsense advice for High School students and the advice isn't even that good. It doesn't provide any raw footage of real college life and it reads more like a text book than a fun book about college. Some better books about college life are COLLEGE LIFE EXTREME: Lies, Sex, Drugs and Violence, Goat: A Memoir and Epsilon Zeta. These books are the real deal--stories about the dark side of college life. |
My BEST Books for College Students...
| Customer Rating: | This certainly ranks up there. My other choices for 2007, hands down:
1) How To Ace Your Way Through College & Still Have a Life
2) The MLA Handbook
3) Fiske Guide to Colleges
Dr. Vernon M
Cambridge, MA
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