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Summary: The Best College Book Out There
Review: I bought this book for my son and he never put it down. He's not a reader, but he couldn't stop. He was anxious about going away to school, but after reading this book he seems completely at ease. The author writes a syndicated column that runs in college newspapers everywhere and uses letters from current college students and some personal stories. His writing style is smart, honest, and funny.When my son put the book down, I picked it up. It was fun to think back to college and see how things have changed. The sex, STD, and drug chapters were a little shocking, but it's happening and I'm glad there's finally a book out there. I'm getting a few more copies to give to my friends kids as going away gifts! thanks Harlan
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Summary: The Best College Book Out There
Review: I bought this book for my son and he never put it down. He's not a reader, but he couldn't stop. He was anxious about going away to school, but after reading this book he seems completely at ease. The author writes a syndicated column that runs in college newspapers everywhere and uses letters from current college students and some personal stories. His writing style is smart, honest, and funny. When my son put the book down, I picked it up. It was fun to think back to college and see how things have changed. The sex, STD, and drug chapters were a little shocking, but it's happening and I'm glad there's finally a book out there. I'm getting a few more copies to give to my friends kids as going away gifts! thanks Harlan
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Summary: Leaving for College
Review: I just finished reading this book and it's awesome! There is so much information. It's the only book I've seen out there that honestly deals with college life outside the classroom. Most of the other books are kind of stupid or talk down to readers. I had so many questions about roommates, dating, parties, and the pressure of so many new things. This made me feel so much better! I'm so relieved. The letters from readers of Harlan's column (my sister reads his Help Me, Harlan! column at college), his personal stories, and the resources are so good to have. I'm going to take it to school with me this fall. It's really a book I recommend everyone look at before heading off to college. I also like his Help Me, Harlan! website. I'm totally going to share this with my friends.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: I love this book. My Aunt got it for me because she knew I was going away to college. I used to read Harlan's advice column in the "New York Daily News" and always loved his sense of humor and advice. This book made me laugh and really made me feel much more confident and reassured about going to college. There is some GREAT advice about dealing with a whole new life away from home. Harlan shares a lot of his own personal experiences, which made the book a lot more personal and real. Anyone going to college will DEFINITELY love this book.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: I love this book. My Aunt got it for me because she knew I was going away to college. I used to read Harlan's advice column in the "New York Daily News" and always loved his sense of humor and advice. This book made me laugh and really made me feel much more confident and reassured about going to college. There is some GREAT advice about dealing with a whole new life away from home. Harlan shares a lot of his own personal experiences, which made the book a lot more personal and real. Anyone going to college will DEFINITELY love this book.
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Summary: Funny and truthful answers for college freshman
Review: The most anxious time for a teen is the weeks leading up to college. The teen has a million questions with no one to answer them honestly. Part of the reason is that no matter one's experience in college, within one week exposed to the real world, college seems to be a utopian universe that will never be again. "Campus Life Exposed" gives college freshman the answers they need. The author's quirky sense of humor and excerpts from his nationally syndicated column "Help Me Harlan," provides unprecedented insights into the beauty and horror of the first year away from home. The book isn't just about school, sex, drugs and drinking. Harlan addresses how to deal with annoying roommates and how to overcome loneliness. He gives useful tools to help a depressed or abusive friend. Cohen's writing style is straightforward. He uses comical antedotes from his own college experiences peppered by a sarcastic wit that has made Help Me Harlan a hit on college campuses. Be sure that although the soon-to-be freshman will learn from Cohen, he/she will also be entertained by chapters titled "Sex Souvenirs On Campus" (the STD chapter) and "My Disgusting, Angry, Irresponsible, Alcoholic, Pot-Smoking Roommate." Give this book to a friend before school starts and reduce the chances that his/her first semester will result in poor grades, date rape, an STD, alchohol poisoning and/or a drug overdose. Also, give it to someone who could use a good laugh before starting school.
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Summary: Funny and truthful answers for college freshman
Review: The most anxious time for a teen is the weeks leading up to college. The teen has a million questions with no one to answer them honestly. Part of the reason is that no matter one's experience in college, within one week exposed to the real world, college seems to be a utopian universe that will never be again. "Campus Life Exposed" gives college freshman the answers they need. The author's quirky sense of humor and excerpts from his nationally syndicated column "Help Me Harlan," provides unprecedented insights into the beauty and horror of the first year away from home. The book isn't just about school, sex, drugs and drinking. Harlan addresses how to deal with annoying roommates and how to overcome loneliness. He gives useful tools to help a depressed or abusive friend. Cohen's writing style is straightforward. He uses comical antedotes from his own college experiences peppered by a sarcastic wit that has made Help Me Harlan a hit on college campuses. Be sure that although the soon-to-be freshman will learn from Cohen, he/she will also be entertained by chapters titled "Sex Souvenirs On Campus" (the STD chapter) and "My Disgusting, Angry, Irresponsible, Alcoholic, Pot-Smoking Roommate." Give this book to a friend before school starts and reduce the chances that his/her first semester will result in poor grades, date rape, an STD, alchohol poisoning and/or a drug overdose. Also, give it to someone who could use a good laugh before starting school.
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Summary: Hilarious, yet very informative!
Review: This book is very hard to grade. It has excellent aspects, such as its candid descriptions of the very real dangers of campus life (STDs, drugs, alcohol, date rape, depression-driven actions, and theft). The cover photograph is brilliantly funny. Some of the letters and advice from those who wrote to him are very good. On the other hand, the book's style is very repetitive (you will hear Mr. Cohen's story about his girl friend in high school, his loneliness at Wisconsin, and so forth ad nauseum). Mr. Cohen has little training for his calling of providing advice, and primarily encourages people to communicate and to seek professional help. The biggest weakness is that Mr. Cohen almost totally ignores issues related to academics. He basically encourages you not to get so drunk or over-drugged that you don't make it to class. Most students leave college with overwhelming debt burdens. The book fails to provide any financial advice for dealing with that issue. While this book will prepare you for surviving the worst that could happen to you in college, it fails to prepare you to capture the best. The book primarily focuses on the topics of coping with loneliness, making friends, getting dates, handling roommate problems, sexual relations, avoiding sexual relations, avoiding and handling STDs, drinking, drugs, sexual assault, and a tiny smidgeon about academics. Most students will find these issues relevant, because their lives will touch in these areas. I would encourage people to read this book, because it will probably help prepare them for a situation or two that they will run into. The book will be most valuable if read during the summer before starting college. On the other hand, the opportunity to write the definitive guide to attending college remains. I hope Mr. Cohen will use the good foundation he has here to create that guide. I will be glad to read it, and give it five stars when it is ready. After you read this book, I suggest that you start by setting some written goals for what you want to accomplish by going to college. Then review your progress once a month to see how you are doing. And review your goals once a year to see if they still are the right ones for you. Seek the best!
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Summary: Getting Through College Without Too Much Damage
Review: This book is very hard to grade. It has excellent aspects, such as its candid descriptions of the very real dangers of campus life (STDs, drugs, alcohol, date rape, depression-driven actions, and theft). The cover photograph is brilliantly funny. Some of the letters and advice from those who wrote to him are very good. On the other hand, the book's style is very repetitive (you will hear Mr. Cohen's story about his girl friend in high school, his loneliness at Wisconsin, and so forth ad nauseum). Mr. Cohen has little training for his calling of providing advice, and primarily encourages people to communicate and to seek professional help. The biggest weakness is that Mr. Cohen almost totally ignores issues related to academics. He basically encourages you not to get so drunk or over-drugged that you don't make it to class. Most students leave college with overwhelming debt burdens. The book fails to provide any financial advice for dealing with that issue. While this book will prepare you for surviving the worst that could happen to you in college, it fails to prepare you to capture the best. The book primarily focuses on the topics of coping with loneliness, making friends, getting dates, handling roommate problems, sexual relations, avoiding sexual relations, avoiding and handling STDs, drinking, drugs, sexual assault, and a tiny smidgeon about academics. Most students will find these issues relevant, because their lives will touch in these areas. I would encourage people to read this book, because it will probably help prepare them for a situation or two that they will run into. The book will be most valuable if read during the summer before starting college. On the other hand, the opportunity to write the definitive guide to attending college remains. I hope Mr. Cohen will use the good foundation he has here to create that guide. I will be glad to read it, and give it five stars when it is ready. After you read this book, I suggest that you start by setting some written goals for what you want to accomplish by going to college. Then review your progress once a month to see how you are doing. And review your goals once a year to see if they still are the right ones for you. Seek the best!
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Summary: Hilarious, yet very informative!
Review: This book was awesome! I read it shortly after finishing college and it was hard to put down! Harlan has a great sense of humor and really captured the college experience. WOW!
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