How to Survive Your Freshman Year: By Hundreds of College Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Who Did (Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides)
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Author: Hundreds of Heads BooksCreator: Mark W. Bernstein
Creator: Yadin Kaufmann
Editor: Frances Northcutt
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-03-10
ISBN: 1933512148
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Hundreds of Heads Books
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Book Review: RAs, this is the book for you to read!
Summary: 5 Stars
Last year, one of my co-workers and I picked up this book in a trash-to-treasure program we did for our first year students in the residence halls: either someone hated it and didn't want to pass it on to anyone they knew, or had their fill and wanted to pass it on to someone else to read. I read it as a Senior RA and got a LOT out of it.
Why is this a great book for RAs? I read it the summer before I became the Senior RA of our complex after a year in a very stereotypical freshman residence hall thinking "I have to know how to get inside these kids' heads and see where they are coming from!" This is the perfect book to do that. I came back to this job after one and a half years completely refreshed and ready to tackle anything because I had put myself in a vulnerable position, the first year student mindset. It helped me be a lot more sensitive to the issues they are dealing with, or avoiding, and some of the stupid stuff they think and silly reasoning they give for different things they do. I know, that is a terribly vague description, but if I name all of the stuff I've seen and dealt with we'd be here all day.
Bottom line: I agree with other reviewers who said the book should not be taken seriously as a be-all, end-all of freshmen advice booklets. If you want that, you should look elsewhere. But if you want an HONEST glimpse into the minds of a lot of the freshmen that live in our halls, this is definitely the book for you. As a parent, a student, a past freshman or a soon to be freshman, there is certainly a great deal of humor and light-heartedness here for you. As an RA: be prepared to accept this text as a reality of what you will deal with. I HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend it to first and second year RAs! Happy reading!
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Summary of How to Survive Your Freshman Year: By Hundreds of College Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Who Did (Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides)
The perennial bestseller, How to Survive Your Freshman Year has become known as the college freshman's "bible.? The Third Edition offers college freshmen 30 per cent new material: more real-life advice and experiences from interviews with college students and graduates across the country, plus tips from the book?s new special editor, Frances Northcutt, an academic advisor and instructor. New entries reflect today?s world of new freshman lifestyle and experiences, including all wireless digital devices, social networking, global and political awareness, and the importance of volunteerism.
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