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Summary: Fantastic Book with great advice!
Review: All how-to books have a cheesey element to them...and while this is no exception, the information is up to date, useful and easy to access. What's really great about this book is that you can use it as you need to-- no need to read it in one sitting, just wait until you're in a bind and then read whatever section is pertinent. It's well done, comprehensive, and fun. The perfect gift for a senior in high school or college student.
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Summary: The Perfect Gift: Useful and Down to Earth
Review: All how-to books have a cheesey element to them...and while this is no exception, the information is up to date, useful and easy to access. What's really great about this book is that you can use it as you need to-- no need to read it in one sitting, just wait until you're in a bind and then read whatever section is pertinent. It's well done, comprehensive, and fun. The perfect gift for a senior in high school or college student.
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Summary: This book makes me psyched for college
Review: As an avid user of Amazon and a senior in high school, I bought several college survival books. This one was one of the best. It is clealy written and to the point, yet fun to read. The student quotes add humor and force you to realize that everybody makes mistakes in college. The book covers every topic imaginable for the college-bound student. It explains what to bring, how to pack, how to get airline tickets, choose classes, use a computer, surf the net, and much more. Furthermore, it covers much more than what is common sense. Due to this fabulous book, I am psyched to be going to college in the fall.
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Summary: Not a bad book
Review: As college survival books go, this one ain't half bad. The information is solid, as is the advice. The only flaw it really has is that you don't get a complete picture of the college experience. There is no "personal" slant or definitive point-of-view. I recommend purchasing the following two books in addition to Arco as part of a 3 book set for your soon-to-be college freshman: Confessions of a College Freshman: A Survival Guide for Dorm Life, Biology Lab, the Cafeteria, and Other First-Year Adventures
(ISBN: 1589196600) This is a good solid first person account of the college experience, and a decent read. College 101 : The Book Your College Does Not Want You To Read
(ISBN: 0966412206) The section on computing is dated, but the advice in this book definitely hits home. Guy Stevens holds no punches and has irritated numerous college admission officers. The Arco book, and the two books listed above will prepare any college freshman for the best, and the worst!
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Summary: Fantastic Book with great advice!
Review: I am a residence life advisor at University of Texas and for years I've been recommending this book to incoming freshman, especially those with a lot of questions and concerns about college life. Students can relate to it because it was written by a team of students. Thank you Greg Gottesman for revising it again. There is another book that I wish every parent would buy for their children going to college, and that's Major In Success by Patrick Combs. I recommend getting College Survival to help your son or daughter make the adjustment, and Major in Success to help them standout.
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Summary: This book covers everything!
Review: I didn't think I would need this book at first. I was flipping through a copy that a friend of mine got as a graduation present, and I thought that it would just be filled with all the same stuff my parents and teachers had lectured to me about college, what to bring, what not to bring, blah blah. Boy was I wrong! It has absolutely every detail covered and I feel much more confident about leaving for college this fall!
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Summary: I highly recommend this book for college bound students.
Review: I really recommend this book to seniors about to go to college who really have no idea what to expect. They even provide a checklist in the back so you know exactly what to take to college, and why you need all the things included. I left completely prepared for my journey into the "real world" of college life
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Summary: definitely the best college prep book
Review: I've seen and read others, but this one addressed more practical issues
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Summary: Interesting
Review: It really saved my life in college
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Summary: accurate
Review: looking back on my first two years of college, this book is right on target.
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