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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; Book Orientation: The Stuff before the Tips; Welcome Students; My Reason for Writing This Book; How This Book Was Written; The Seventh Edition: Toned, Leaner, and Fitter; Additional Resources; A Note to Parents; A Note to Educators; A Final Note to All Readers; First Page and First Days of College; Chapter 1: Arriving on Campus: So Real You Can Smell It, Touch It, and Taste It; 1: Expect the Unexpected; 2: Patience, Patience, and More Patience; 3: Finding Your Three Places on Campus; 3.5: The Five People in Your Corner |
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4: When Lost or Confused, Ask5: Be Yourself: Not Me, Not Him, Not Her; 6: About Your Parents ... ; 7: Homesickness: Breathe Deep, Itâ#x80;#x99;s in the Air; 8: Technology: The Fifth Wall; Harlanâ#x80;#x99;s Tip Sheet; Chapter 2: Residence Halls: Living, Eating, and Bathing with Hundreds of Strangers; 9: Residence Halls: A Cruise without the Water; 10: Meet People without Even Trying; 11: Resident Assistants: Your Personal Assistant; 12: Not All Residence Halls Are Created Equal; 13: The Ugly Side of Residential Life; Harlanâ#x80;#x99;s Tip Sheet; Chapter 3: Roommates: Good Ones, Bad Ones, and Everything in Between |
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14: The Ultimate Roommate Rule15: The Random Roommate; 16: The Naked Roommate; 17: The Best Friend Roommate; 18: The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgender Roommate; 19: The Noisy, Naughty, and/or Nasty Roommate; 19.99: The Masturbating Roommate; 20: The Your-Girlfriend/Boyfriend-Doesnâ#x80;#x99;t-Live-Here Roommate; 21: The Lying, Stealing, Klepto Roommate; 22: The Drunk and/or High Roommate; 23: The Roommate in Need; Harlanâ#x80;#x99;s Tip Sheet; A Break to Warn You about Holiday Break; Chapter 4: Finding Friends: Your Social or Antisocial College Life; 24: The Snow Globe Factor |
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25: Shopping for New Friends26: Why College Friends Are Different; 27: Friend Today, Gone Tomorrow; 28: High School Friends, Cows, and Cats; Harlanâ#x80;#x99;s Tip Sheet; Chapter 5: Getting Involved on Campus: An All-You-Can-Do Buffet; 29: Getting Involved: What, Where, When, How, and Why (but not in that order); 30: Clubs and Organizations: A Smorgasbord of Opportunity; 31: Sports and Athletics: Buckets of College Sweat; 32: Academic Organizations: Where Smart People Gather; 33: Religious Activities: Your Prayers Answered and the Culture Club (not Boy George) |
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34: The Perks: Travel and See the World for FreeHarlanâ#x80;#x99;s Tip Sheet; Chapter 6: Greek Life: Behind the Doors, Windows, and Walls of Fraternity and Sorority Life; 35: Greek Life: Getting In; 36: Greek Life: The Good; 37: Greek Life: The Bad; 38: Greek Life: The Ugly; Harlanâ#x80;#x99;s Tip Sheet; Chapter 7: Life Inside the Classroom: Assuming You Wake Up and Go to Class; 39: To Go or Not to Go; 40: Nice Professor, Nice Professor; 41: How to Get an A (or almost an A); 42: How to Just Pass; 43: How to Fail; 44: The Cheat Sheet; 45: The Art of Reading (or not reading) the College Textbook |
| Summary |
Looking for the perfect high school graduation gift for your college-bound grad' Now in it's 5th edition, the New York Times bestselling Naked Roommate is the #1 go-to guide on dorm and college life! Harlan Cohen's tips and advice on student life -from sharing a bathroom with 40 strangers to sharing lecture notes-provide the behind-the-scenes look at EVERYTHING freshmen need to know about college (but never knew they needed to know). This essential, fully updated edition is packed with real-life advice on everything from managing money to managing stress. Hilarious and outrageous, with stories from students on over 100 college campuses this book covers the basics, and then some, including: College Living: Dorm dos, don'ts, and dramas; lying, noisy, nasty roommates Finding People, Places and Things: Facebook, Twitter, and beyond; Friend today, gone tomorrow Classes: To go or not to go'; How to get an A, C, or F Dating: 17 kinds of college hookups; long distance = BIG concerns The Party Scene: The punch in the "fruit punch"; Sex, drugs, and the truth Money: Grants, loans, and loose change; Credit cards and online gambling This "hilarious and truthful book" (School Library Journal) offers entering freshman a genuine and insightful look at everyday life. In college, there's a surprise around every corner. Luckily, The Naked Roommate has you covered! The best gift book of its kind-inimitable, practical, and funny |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed April 10, 2017) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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College students -- Conduct of life.
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Students -- Conduct of life.
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College student orientation
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College students -- Conduct of life
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EDUCATION -- Student Life & Student Affairs.
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Students -- Conduct of life
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College students -- Conduct of life
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781492645979 |
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1492645974 |
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9781492645986 |
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1492645982 |
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