Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides: How to Survive Your Freshman Year (2010, Pape

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9781933512310
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
The Hundreds of Heads Books, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1933512318
ISBN-13
9781933512310
eBay Product ID (ePID)
78361495

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
382 Pages
Publication Name
How to Survive Your Freshman Year
Language
English
Subject
Student Life & Student Affairs, Higher, Counseling / Academic Development
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Author
Mark W. Bernstein
Subject Area
Education
Series
Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
21.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
4
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-004592
Reviews
Unbelievably honest ... I highly recommend this book. -THE BUFFALO NEWS Explains college to the clueless ... This quick read is jam-packed with tidbits. -COLLEGE-BOUND TEEN Book of the Year Award finalist. -FOREWORD MAGAZINE Recommended Reading. -POSITIVE TEENS MAGAZINE Included in "Ten Good Books for Grads." -DETROIT FREE PRESS A Top 40 Young Adult book. -PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL LIBRARIAN ASSOCIATION "Hidden gem." -INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICE "A guide full of fantastic advice from hundreds of young scholars who've been there… a quick and fun read." -BOSTON HERALD "The perfect send-off present for the student who is college bound. The book manages to be hilarious and helpful. As an added bonus, it's refreshingly free of sanctimony." -THE POST AND COURIER, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA "The advice dispensed is handy, useful, and practical. This book will make great light reading for an incoming freshman." -VOYA "A great tool for young people beginning an important and often daunting new challenge, with short and funny, real-world tips." -WASHINGTON PARENT, Unbelievably honest ... I highly recommend this book. --THE BUFFALO NEWS Explains college to the clueless ... This quick read is jam-packed with tidbits. --COLLEGE-BOUND TEEN Book of the Year Award finalist. --FOREWORD MAGAZINE Recommended Reading. --POSITIVE TEENS MAGAZINE Included in "Ten Good Books for Grads." --DETROIT FREE PRESS A Top 40 Young Adult book. --PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL LIBRARIAN ASSOCIATION "Hidden gem." --INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICE "A guide full of fantastic advice from hundreds of young scholars who've been there... a quick and fun read." --BOSTON HERALD "The perfect send-off present for the student who is college bound. The book manages to be hilarious and helpful. As an added bonus, it's refreshingly free of sanctimony." --THE POST AND COURIER, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA "The advice dispensed is handy, useful, and practical. This book will make great light reading for an incoming freshman." --VOYA "A great tool for young people beginning an important and often daunting new challenge, with short and funny, real-world tips." --WASHINGTON PARENT "...not just any book, but a book that can help that college bound freshman get through that tough first year...Who better to try to help that nervous freshman endure the first year than people who have just recently done it. Laced with different hints and stories, it can be a real help for a student." --HELLUM 8 Money Must-Reads for Students "Hundreds of Heads' annual guide advises students on more than just financial planning so readers looking for a more comprehensive view of college life should purchase the 2010 version and get reading. The book contains more than 1,000 pieces of real-life knowledge from hundreds of students who attended more than 100 colleges across the country. (There are words of wisdom from college counselors as well.)" --MAINSTREET, powered by the STREET.COM "a detailed, portable resource for freshmen . . . a relevant and aware--and sometimes, quite funny--resource for incoming freshmen . . . inclusive, honest portrayal of freshman life. The college-prep section of the bookstore now offers hundreds of self-help books, many of them written by adults whose freshman years are decades past. How To Survive Your Freshman Year offers a holistic alternative: a book chock- full of humorous, contemporary student-derived insights grounded with the educated wisdom of higher-ed professional adults. Somewhere among the dirty laundry and open boxes of Pop-Tarts, this book should find a home in college dorms across the country. --ForeWord Reviews Both of my teens give this a "thumbs-up" and love this book. We all agree that this should be something that everyone entering college should read. Highly recommended! --Just One More Paragraph How to Survive Your Freshman Year -- the perennial best seller -- is brand new this year in a new 4th edition. Packed with over 1,000 pieces of real-life advice from hundreds of students who survived their freshman year at more than 100 colleges across the country, the book has become a must have and perfect high school graduation gift. How to Survive Your Freshman Year offers great advice on how to find friends and enjoy roommates, choose the best courses and majors, ace classes and exams, live on a budget, master the social scene, deal with college food and laundry - and much more. --Between the Pages
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
378.198
Synopsis
How to Survive Your Freshman Year offers incoming college freshmen the experience, advice, and wisdom of their peers: hundreds of other students who have survived their first year of college and have something interesting to say about it. Based on interviews with hundreds of college students at every type of higher-learning institution across the country, this book has insights on every aspect of college life, including, what to take to the dorm, living with roommates, Facebook and other social networks, extracurricular activities, choosing classes, studying, going abroad, finances, food, the social scene, doing laundry, staying in touch with friends and family, and much more. Highly readable, much of the book consists of short snippets with some interesting insight and advice from the college students interviewed. The book also includes expert input from college advisors and officers.
LC Classification Number
LB2343.32.H68 2010

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