Living the College Life: Real Students, Real Experiences, Real Advice

By Kenneth Paulsen

Living the College Life helps you overcome the Freshman Fear Factor College will be one of the most exciting and intimidating times of your life, and you're going to have questions as you head into... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764577034
• ISBN13: 9780764577031
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.0"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended for all college bound students

I purchased this book a couple of days ago and I've been reading it every chance I get. I finished it today and I have to say it is one of the best books of its type. All the bases of college life are covered and there are many quotes from students dispersed throughout the book. I especially found the sections on Money and Relationships informative. The financial srategies made sense and the relationship advice was definately sound. For example: the author warns students about the risks of credit cards and backs this up with figures showing how much debt you would accure at diffferent spending levels. In another section the author talks about whether or not to move in with a boyfriend or girlfriend. He backs up his advice with experiences from students. The book really doesn't get preachy with the exception of the Other Drugs chapter, where it tells students to simply avoid them. This makes sense because of all the problems drugs can cause and the harsh consequences that can come from possesion. The information in the book is geared towards freshman for the most part, but some of the information such as how to choose a major is helpful for upperclassmen. I am going to recommend this to my freshman friends and anyone else who is going to be going to college.