| Part 1: Campus Life |
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Find out about choosing dorms, rooms, and getting along with your roommate(s) |
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Then see how to pack what you need |
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Finally, decide if you want a car on campus and start learning how to handle your money |
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Here's the inside scoop on freshman orientation, finding your way, doing your laundry, coping with illness, and eating smart |
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Get a handle on your education: Select classes, register, and work with your advisor as you think about your major and minor courses of study |
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Discover the importance of becoming involved in campus activities, including intramural athletics, cultural groups, political parties, religious organizations, and service clubs |
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It's All Greek to Me: Fraternities and Sororities |
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Learn about fraternities and sororities to decide if the Greek way is your way |
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When It's Not Smooth Sailing |
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``Stuff happens,'' as the bumper sticker says |
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In this chapter, learn how to cope with some of the bad stuff that can happen: homesickness, clinical depression, dissatisfaction with school, and academic failure |
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| Part 2: A Class Act |
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Get a leg up on classroom success |
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In this chapter, you'll learn the importance of attendance, following the syllabus, office hours, and class participation |
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Time Flies When You're Having Fun |
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See how to manage your time |
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That way, you can get your work done and have time for fun, too! |
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Discover how to make the most of your study time by getting the right attitude, becoming a powerful reader, taking great notes, mastering memory tricks, and studying in groups |
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Get the inside scoop on preparing for tests, taking tests, and learning from your test performance |
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Learn effective ways for dealing with test panic, too |
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Hone your skills for taking objective and essay tests |
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Learn powerful hints for mastering true/false questions, multiple-choice items, matching tests, and fill-in-the-blanks |
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Then discover the importance of using the writing process |
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As with death and taxes, writing research papers is unavoidable |
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But it doesn't have to be a drag! In this chapter, learn everything a college student needs to know about writing persuasive and powerful research papers |
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| Part 3: Money Matters |
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It's All About the Benjamins: Managing Your Money |
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Learn how to budget your money, set up and balance a checking account, and use an ATM |
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Enter the world of credit to learn what credit is, what it is not, and how you can make credit work for you during your college years---and after you graduate |
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About That Student Loan... |
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Find out how to finance your education through scholarships, grants, and loans |
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Evaluate whether you should work while you attend college, and if so, what type of job is best for you |
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Should it be an on-campus work-study gig or an off-campus position? |
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| Part 4: Reality Bites |
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Decide if you're ready to become sexually active |
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Then educate yourself about sexually transmitted diseases, birth control, and rape prevention |
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Explore America's changing face to as you learn to deal with intolerance on campus, including sexual harassment, racial and religious discrimination, and homophobia |
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This Dorm Isn't Big Enough for Both of Us |
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Discover how to be a good roommate and what to do if you and your roomie just can't get along |
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Return of the Party Animal |
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According to a national survey conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health, more than 50 percent of today's college students binge drink-20 percent of them three or more times in a two-week period |
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In this chapter, learn how to deal with alcohol on campus |
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| Part 5: Moving Up, Moving On |
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Find out if you're ready to move off campus |
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If you are, learn all about your different housing options, your legal rights, and leases |
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Studying abroad, taking time off, internships, and transferring colleges: It's all in this chapter! |
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So, What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? |
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Take charge of your life by finding your marketable skills, learning to network, and preparing for being a college graduate |
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Make sure you graduate on time and get to enjoy the glory of commencement |
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Then decide if you should continue your education in graduate school or begin your professional career |
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Take your future in you own hands by keeping in touch with your college, relating to your family as an adult, and being financially mature |
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Learn how to get health and car insurance, pay back college loans, handle legal issues, and plan for your financial well-being |
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| Appendix |
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| Index |
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