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    Stuff Every College Student Should Know
    Stuff Every College Student Should Know
    Stuff Every College Student Should Know
    Ebook118 pages

    Stuff Every College Student Should Know

    By Blair Thornburgh

    3.5/5

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    This pocket-size handbook is the perfect gift for high-school seniors ready to conquer the college campus!

    Covering everything from move-in day to graduation, this little book is the ultimate reference for every part of campus life, including:

    · How to Pull an All-Nighter
    · How to Get Along with Your Roommate
    · How to Eat for No Money
    · How to Do Laundry
    · How to Pick a Major
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherQuirk Books
    Release dateMar 25, 2014
    ISBN9781594747113
    Stuff Every College Student Should Know
    Author

    Blair Thornburgh

    Blair Thornburgh is the author of several books for kids and teens. Her first novel, Who’s That Girl, was named a Bank Street Best Book of the Year. Ordinary Girls was named a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019 for teens as well as an ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth. A graduate of the University of Chicago and of Hamline University’s MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults, she lives outside of Philadelphia (in real life) and at www.blairthornburgh.com (online).

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    • 5/5
      The perfect book for the upcoming college student! It is perfect in almost every way, right down to the size. Small and compact, with short easy to read topics in each of the short chapters.Stuff your teachers don’t usually tell you. For example, how to survive your first roommate, how to furnish your dorm or first apartment for little money, how to pull an all-nighter studying for an exam, how to find friends or places to hang out, and so much more.Even my teenage son, a junior in high school, thought this was interesting and informative, with a touch of humor thrown in. Well worth the cost.
    • 4/5
      This book is a simple no nonsense, practical, go-to guide for college students, especially freshmen. It gives good advice for eating meals and snacks simply in your dorm room without the aid of a microwave, so no excuse to continue to live on Ramen Noodles! It also gives advice on how to do laundry, deal with roommates as well as being a good one yourself. How to manage your studies, pledging, earning money and even relationships. It also gives you advice on how to write a resume and finding a landlord so you'll have a job and a place of your own when you're ready for the real world. It's a real handy pocket-sized hardback book. Perfect for mom and dad to tuck into their kids bag as they're leaving for college or as a graduation from high school gift!
    • 4/5
      When and if Blair Thornburgh writes a second edition, she should consider adding more academic advice to entering college students. This, as it is , is a great little advice book on many practical aspects of college life. I enjoyed it , but I looked for a little more meat about studying. I looked for advice on reading different types of textbooks, listening skills, exam taking, remembering or mnemonic devices, time scheduling, skimming, speed reading and classroom seating , to name a few. It appears there are several Every Student Should Know books on the market, but books like How To Study In College by Walter Pauk are still quite valuable, though outdated. I noticed Thornburgh mentioned the Cornell Note Taking scheme. Perhaps she''s read the Pauk book. At any rate, I believe the staid old How To Study books could gladly take much of the advice Thornburgh offers. It would jazz up the How To Study advice and add interesting info.
    • 4/5
      Having spent ten years as a secondary school counselor in two college-preparatory school settings, I was fascinated to explore the contents of this book. While the book was much smaller than I anticipated (in its actual size), I was pleasantly surprised by what unfolded on its pages. Its practicality and straightforwardness holds great appeal to rising college students and their parents. In fact, after reading the book, I presented it to my neighbors' daughter, herself a senior in high school. She (and her parents) were intrigued and have found it a useful tool, especially with some of the advice/suggestions regarding academic life. This small guide book would be a great graduation gift (accompanied by some money!) for any graduating high school senior.
    • 4/5
      I initially thought this book would be more along the lines of what type of knowledge - scholastically - everyone should know after receiving a college degree. Instead, this is more of a slim, pocket sized guide for freshmen going away from home to universities and living in dorms. So, this is not for commuting students, or nontraditional students. This is very specific to students who will live in dorms their first year.That said, it provides a lot of good tips on making friends, dealing with roommates, pulling all-nighters, a handy caffeine guide, and other tips and tricks for laundry, cooking, dating, and college experiences that would be helpful to many people who are venturing out on their own for the first time.I took one star off as there is a lot of relating to someone through complaining about the food and other things that I found to be somewhat negative, but mostly, for a guide for a very specific set of people, this little book does the trick. It would be an excellent gift to anyone graduating and going off to university.
    • 3/5
      As the mother of a 15-year-old high school freshman, I was interested in what this book had to offer in the way of advice to a college freshman since we are only a few years away from this big event. I think the book has some good tips on food (different ways to cook things with and without a microwave, when to throw various leftover foods away) as well as how to write resumes and answer interview questions).I was not as impressed by chapters on social life - there seems to be a large focus on "going greek" and the info on how to break up with someone is a bit to basic for the complexity of teenagers and 20 somethings although advising not to end a relationship right before vacation or finals is a great tip!I will give this book to my son as overall, I think it has some pretty sound advice for making one of the biggest transitions of a young life.
    • 4/5
      Stuff Every College Student Should Know is a pocket- sized reference for incoming college freshman. (And I mean pocket size in the literal sense of the term). Blair Thornburgh gives advice on eating, cooking, cleaning, dealing with roommates, laundry, academic advice, and social life advice. What impressed me was the extra step Thornburgh took: she added resume and interviewing tips for (preparation for) life after college.
    • 4/5
      Stuff Every College Student Should Know by Blain Thornburgh is a good read. I work as a high school counselor and am constantly looking for checklists to share with my seniors to assist them in their transition from high school to college. The pint-sized book is broken down into four areas which include dorms, academics, social life and finances. I especially liked the info provided on buying used textbooks, being a good roommate and writing a resume. Thornburgh interspersed humor throughout the book and didn't go into excessive, unnecessary detail. I would recommend this book to potential college students.
    • 1/5
      I brought this tiny book with me to the lavatory and when I emerged I threw it away. Having been a college student and having taught college students and having a nephew currently a college student I truly hope this is NOT what every college student should know.

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