The Everything College Survival Book: From Social Life To Study Skills--all You Need To Fit Right In (Everything: School and Careers)

The Everything College Survival Book: From Social Life To Study Skills--all You Need To Fit Right In (Everything: School and Careers)
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Great!

College Survival

So concise and thoughtful..

The Everything College Survival Book: From Social Life To Study Skills--all You Need To Fit Right In (Everything: School and Careers)
Michael S. Malone
Manufacturer: Adams Media Corporation
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Binding: Paperback

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The second edition of this top seller includes all-new information on everything from admissions to excelling in the classroom. And, with a new take on student life, this new edition is perfect for today's college students.

Readers learn to:

Pack for the big move away from home

Manage their money

Make new friends

Balance academic and social life

The second edition of this classic will have students bringing home the A's!

Customer Reviews:

Great!.......2007-09-13

This book is a gift from the Guidance Dept. to each senior upon receipt of the first college acceptance. I put a personal message on the title page for each senior. The seniors really enjoy the book. It's always a nice surprise for them, and something that really can be useful as they prepare for college.

Jay Heefner
Director of Guidance
t. Maria Goretti High School

College Survival.......2005-09-13

Bought this book for a friend who said it was very helpful and informative. I plan to give this to my grandchildren when the time comes for them to go off to college.

So concise and thoughtful.........2005-06-26

I'm so impressed with the amount of information in this book... everything from how to manage money, time & nutrition, as well as, social topics such as roomates, dating safety & much much more. Mr Malone obviously is well versed in academia and student life. He's covers a vast range of topics as only someone with his experience and breadth of knowledge could. It's a very easy and enjoyable read & I would highly recommend this to all students leaving for college.

The College Administrator's Survival Guide

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Principle-based resource for success
Academic chairs this one's for you
excellent resource for anyone in academic environments
This book should be read by every academic, administrator or not
Not Just For Academic Types

The College Administrator's Survival Guide
C. K. Gunsalus
Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
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Late one afternoon, as you are organizing your new office as department chair, one of the senior members of the department drops by. He affably informs you of his plans for the coming semester: that contrary to the published class schedule, he only teaches on Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday, and Thursday morning, so as to have the weekends free for travel; that he expects the office staff to start his coffeemaker by 10 a.m. sharp on his teaching days; and that since he hasn't been assigned a research assistant, his teaching assistant will do research tasks, including errands. What do you say? What do you do?

Never mind budgets or curriculum reform: staff problems can be the most thorny of any academic administrator's job. Every day, professors who have never run anything bigger than a seminar find themselves in charge of a complex and volatile organization called a Department of English (or Biology, or Sociology, or Textile Marketing). What should they do?

In this book, a widely respected advisor on academic administration and ethics offers tips, insights, and tools on handling complaints, negotiating disagreements, responding to accusations of misconduct, and dealing with difficult personalities. With humor and generosity, C. K. Gunsalus applies scenarios based on real-life cases, examples from negotiation, law, and child-rearing to guide novice (and experienced) academic administrators through the dilemmas of management in not-entirely-manageable environments.

Customer Reviews:

Principle-based resource for success.......2007-06-01

Gunsalus' work is a realistic and credible portrayal of office politics in higher education. Written primarily for the new administrator who comes out of the ranks of the faculty at a university, the guiding principles are useful for anyone in a higher education mangement role. Gunsalus focuses on topics related to interpersonal relationships, legal issues, academic freedom, and related challenges in the academic workplace. This is a useful, relevant resource for the newcomer to college and university administration.

Academic chairs this one's for you.......2007-04-03

I've attended a number of chair and dean conferences and read the literature, but this is tops for practical and political advice. It has relevant case studies (a la Harvard Business Review) that are derived from real time war stories.

If you're in a difficult situation or need an outside perspective, this book will help you sort it out, and keep you entertained as well.
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excellent resource for anyone in academic environments.......2007-02-01

Just bought several copies to distribute to my former Ph.D. students, now professor themselves, and my current grad students. Experienced administrators will ask "where was this book x years ago?" and everyone else will benefit now and in the future.

This book should be read by every academic, administrator or not.......2007-01-30

Survival Guide deals with the human relations complexities administrators like deans and department heads face in higher education, especially in big public universities like the author's own University of Illinois. Much of its advice can be summed up in (a) be aware that administration is a *role* (actually, a number of them) that must be *played* in an appropriate way, (b) when problems of certain sticky kinds come up, consult with the people at your institution who are paid specifically to worry about those kinds of problems, (c) know and observe the rules governing what you do and be careful to document your actions accordingly - "Process is your friend".

But this dry précis sells the book way short. Its notable strengths include:
* A rich lode of cases taken from the author's own experience and gleanings from years of consulting on other campuses. Anyone who has ever spent time as faculty or staff at a university will find much to interest them here.
* An analysis of the various kinds of problems likely to come up, together with clear guidelines for dealing with them, distilled from her deep experience and reflection.
* A natural and easy delivery that makes the book engaging and easy to read, and a consistently-maintained clarity that makes it easy to understand. I worry just a bit that some academic readers will conclude that any book so easy to understand must not be saying much. (Wrong!)
* A shining authenticity that has to appeal to every person of good will. The book is a potent manual of practical idealism dedicated to "leav[ing] the institution better than you found it".

Here are some extracts from the Introduction:

"One of the most puzzling aspects of higher education is that its front-line leaders are almost always selected for qualities other than an ability to run complex organizations. ...yet...universities are among the most complicated organizations around... For most academics, the people problems are the most difficult aspect of serving in an administrative position... There are conceptual tools and practical skills that can help academic administrators successfully handle personnel problems, and these skills can be both taught and learned... Most serious problems can be prevented, and should be... As teachers and parents know, helping people grow and develop new skills can be among life's most rewarding activities..." (p1-9)

I cannot imagine a better laying out of the ground.

A special strength of the book is its use of the "war story" cases. Each chapter is anchored to a realistic situational problem, and Chapter 6 in particular provides numerous experience-derived illustrations.

The author's hand on the elephant is that of an attorney, and that fact shows up in the frequent references to lawsuits and litigation. This feels oppressive, but since a lawsuit can be as bad as a fire, it is no doubt justified. The problem is not with the book but with our situation in society, and the informed cautions the book provides may be among its more valuable contributions.

In the Bullies chapter {as elsewhere) the author displays gentle persistence in bucking up the reader's resolution in the face of the challenging problems she presents. It is so tempting to "pass by on the other side" so long as one can get away with it! "If not you, who?" says it just right, reassuring the reader that administrator effectiveness is both possible and indispensable. The author's lays out in a natural but compelling way the destructive longterm effects of inaction.

A basic thing I treasure about this book is the thoroughgoing way it does NOT imply a title like, Administration - Your Gateway to Prestige and Power. Instead, it shows how there is satisfaction to be found in enabling the higher education organism to function in a healthy way, that the role is worthy of a reader's dedication to it, and that chances are s/he will be able to rise to the occasion. The view is sometimes heard in academia that administration is intrinsically despicable or at best a distraction from more important things. One of the reasons I think it would be good if this book were read by everybody in higher education is that it provides a powerful corrective to that corrosive prejudice.

Does the book have defects? Sure. I disagreed in a couple cases with the author's suggested resolution of illustrative problems situations. There is one(!) short passage that I found clumsy and obscure, one where a problem situation seemed improbable, one where I understood her advice but could not see how it would be executed. But these are all tiny warts, not consequential enough to discuss further.

A possible deficiency is the lack of examination of the question of a candidate's talent for administrative work. (The text proper begins (p11), "When you take on an administrative role...") It would be helpful if, say, an appendix could discuss the traits and predispositions that augur well or badly for a prospective administrator. This could help both selection committee and candidate, but especially a candidate. "Am I equipped to ride this horse? Do I want to?"

Facts are facts, and the author everywhere states them, whatever they are, in an almost startlingly unaffected way. "Wise as serpents, innocent as doves" is a phrase that comes to mind. She frequently references her guidelines back to the common wisdom lore of our culture. This is not the way academics, always striving to establish originality, usually behave. Her own contribution is the outstanding conception, organization, and presentation of the material. The delivery is so clear and natural that it would be easy for a reader to take much of the message for granted.

Chapter 8 is a wonderful close to a wonderful book. The discussion of the need to display a range of different personas, often to the same people over fairly short spans of time, I found especially strong and useful. These are things that a few gifted people might "know" by instinct, but that more ordinary persons might go through a whole career without entirely figuring out.

Finally, I love the concluding paragraph. It epitomizes the attitude of unaffected practical idealism that is so evident throughout the book, ending, "...step back every now and then to relish the excitement and the small victories."

Surely every newbie administrator should have this book. My own view is that it should be read by every academic, administrator or not. All would profit by an understanding of the crucial role of administration, its demands, and its rewards. If everyone involved understood how administration really *should* be done, maybe it would get done that way more than it currently does.

Not Just For Academic Types.......2006-12-04

I bought my first copy of this book because the author is a friend, and - OK - that's what you do when a friend writes a book. Then I read it and have since bought three MORE copies because it really is terrific. I bought two for family friends graduating from college, because I wish I had read this before I took my first professional job. I bought another for my son for the same reason, even though he is not that age yet. But I know when the time comes, reading it will help him launch his working career, or at least avoid some major pitfalls.

Careers are like so many other events in life: there is what you learn in school and what you learn the hard way. This book teaches - in an entertaining and amusing way - what most of us learn the hard way and what some of us are still learning. And it teaches those practical lessons from a moral center that is seldom articulated.

My only real quarrel with this book is its title: It should be the Everyone's Survival Guide, because it is not just for college administrators. Anyone who has worked in an organization will recognize the types and the traps discussed in this book. This book would be a great gift for any young person starting a career, or anyone thinking about a new job or a career move. You won't be disappointed.

How to Survive Your Freshman Year: By Hundreds of College Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Who Did (Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides)

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Caution, parents
How to survive your freshman year
Love this book!
Awesome book. Easy read.
Great gift!

How to Survive Your Freshman Year: By Hundreds of College Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Who Did (Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides)

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ASIN: 1933512040

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Containing more than 1,000 pieces of advice gleaned from interviews with students at more than 100 colleges, this handy guide helps see to it that one of life's more challenging rites of passage is a positive one. The revised and expanded second edition covers age-old dilemmas, including what to take, where to live, how to get a good roommate, how to choose classes, when and where to study, how to fill leisure time, the dating and party scene, choosing a major, vacation and road trips, and much more. This revised edition includes useful checklists, facts, and resources to help students from orientation to summer vacation.

Customer Reviews:

Caution, parents.......2007-06-08

The cover and title of this book are fun and enticing and immediately caught my eye at the bookstore - thinking of my daughter who is completing her senior year of high school. I flipped through some pages and the quotes and suggestions seemed thoughtful and interesting. When I got home, I took a closer look and noticed the chapters titled: "Going out, hooking up, dating and sex" and "Parties 101: How to have fun and be safe". I immediately flipped to these chapters to see what advice would be offered to my teen and was surprised to find - as is stated in the editorial review posted on this sight - not only mixed messages, but a real sense that drinking and hooking up were natural parts of the college experience. Of course, reality is that these things do tend to be part of the college experience, but as adults, producing books for guidance for teens, it would seem we would serve them better by presenting a message of discouraging these activities. This book does not do that. In fact, one message sent in the book is "As long as you're staying on top of your work, you're not partying too much". Hmm...not the attitude I want my daughter to learn. While I did find some parts of the book interesting and sometimes amusing - I will be returning this book and looking for one that provides a better message to my daughter.

How to survive your freshman year.......2006-11-05

Excellent advice on any aspect of college life. Well organized and easy to read.

Love this book! .......2006-07-05

It's fun to read and is a good resource from real students who have been through their college freshman year! I've already bought it for four recent high school graduates. I think it's the perfect graduation gift.

Awesome book. Easy read........2006-04-18

It's great to get so much advice from people who have recently gone through freshman year of college (much better than books written by school counsellors or authors who haven't been in college for 20 years).

Great gift!.......2006-04-14

This is the best gift for a high school senior. The new one is even better than the last edition....

Confessions of a College Freshman: A Survival Guide for Dorm Life, Biology Lab, the Cafeteria, and Other First-Year Adventures

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Good introduction to college
Great Book
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Awful book!
W00t!

Confessions of a College Freshman: A Survival Guide for Dorm Life, Biology Lab, the Cafeteria, and Other First-Year Adventures
Zach Arrington
Manufacturer: RiverOak Publishing
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A+ Guide to surviving the Freshman Year, with Faith and Humor! Just about the time you get high school completely figured out - your principal hands you a diploma and you have to move on! Suddenly you go from being an in-control high school senior, back to being a freshman all over again. So how are you going to survive it all?

Filling out a million forms for financial aid and registration?
Remembering a different class schedule every day?
Doing your own laundry - and even ironing your own clothes?
Eating cafeteria food three times a day?
Meeting tons of new people?
Maybe even moving a long way from home - and parents?
And how about keeping your faith in the midst of all these changes?

Maybe Zach Arrington can't answer every question you are asking - and he makes it clear he can't. But he does invite you to share his unforgettable journey as a college freshman. You'll laugh, wonder, dream, pray and realize you, too, can succeed in your first year of higher education with faith and a smile!

Customer Reviews:

Good introduction to college .......2005-10-04

I thought it was a good overall book that covered many areas of college life. The only problem I had with it is I did not know it was published by a Christian publisher. He added some things inside the book that was insulting of me as a non-Christian.I hate politically correct, and this is not a kind of "represent all religions, or don't talk about yours" kind of perception.I think it's good to talk about your religion, no matter what it is, but he had written only that you as a christian might have a hard time learning how to bring people to the Christian way of thinking.I do not want to be converted, as that seems a little intolerant, and infringing on my right to not be bulldozed by mormons, catholics, buddists, islamist, and jehova witnesses.

Great Book.......2005-06-23

I'm an incoming freshman to UGA, Go Dawgs!!!!, and I absolutley loved this book. It was funny and easy to read. Lots of helpful hints for the nervous freshman.

Not a bad read.......2004-05-26

Honestly, I read this book. I felt it was very down to earth and a very easy read. Zach does his best to make incomming freshmen at ease with their transition into college life. For the most part it is humorous and has enough wit to keep most readers interested.

I will say that it doesn't give the most complete look at college life. In order to impart your college freshman with a complete point-of-view of the college experience I recommend (in addition to this book):

Been There, Should've Done That II : More Tips for Making the Most of College by Suzette Tylor. (ISBN: 0965608611 ) Decent advice, and a quick read.

College 101 : The Book Your College Does Not Want You To Read (ISBN: 0966412206 ) by Guy Stevens. The advice is spot on and any book hated by college administrations can't be all bad! Also some of the stories are pretty classic.

Awful book!.......2004-05-07

This is one awful, awful book. I hated it. It was NOT funny, as I think he intended it to be, and it had no content value at all. He is basically trying to sell his diary. To be honest, I didn't finish it. It didn't help me at all.

W00t!.......2003-12-27

This book is FREAKING HILARIOUS! I got it for Christmas after my first semester here. I finnished it in two days. It was hilarious. When I get back to school, I'm gonna recommend it to all my warped friends. What's really funny is when he mentions ADD and a really tiny attention span and I remember I have one of those also and.....what was I talking about again? Hi....baby rabbits are cute....I'm going to go study my coloring books again now....

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The Art Student Survival Guide
Jeffrey Otto
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As every professional knows, the first step to becoming a successful artist is becoming a successful art student. Written by an experienced artist and educator, The Art Student Survival Guide offers a true insider's perspective on what it takes to survive and succeed in art school. Creatively blending a mixture of one-on-one guidance, practical advice, and inspirational examples, this innovative book provides the essential tools and tips that will make the journey through art school an inspiring and ultimately very rewarding trip. Highlights include the best ways to study, how to manage relationships with peers, faculty, and advisors, tips for creative problem-solving, how to set up a studio, getting to know the “tools of the trade,” and many more useful and motivating advice. The Art Student Survival Guide establishes the work habits and attitudes that lead to a lifetime of success in a highly demanding profession.

Survival Guide for College Students with ADHD or LD

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Survival Guide
An outstanding compendium of explanation and advice
An outstanding compendium of explanation and advice
An outstanding compendium of explanation and advice
Not Bad

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Kathleen G. Nadeau
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ASIN: 1591473896

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For college students with ADHD/LD and high school students getting ready to apply, this Survival Guide contains everything you need to know to:

-Find the best college for you
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-Make the best use of support services and accommodations
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-Choose a major and possible career
-Get everything done…and still have time for fun!

Armed with the support, advice, and strategies in this manual, you'll do more than just survive college. You can succeed!

Customer Reviews:

Survival Guide.......2007-06-01

I loved this book. Large print, small sections of reading, and great ideas. It's already been a lifesaver!

An outstanding compendium of explanation and advice .......2006-05-04

This fully updated second edition of Survival Guide For College Students With ADHD Or LD is an outstanding compendium of explanation and advice gathered from the expertise, experience, and original studies of Kathleen G. Nadeau (Clinical Psychologist and nationally known specialist on attentional learning disabilities). Introducing readers to an intelligent and informed presentation of the difficulties involved in the process of post-secondary schooling for troubled students, Survival Guide For College Students With ADHD Or LD nicely educates its readers on just how to find the most suitable college, how to build a productive and positive relationship with professors, mastering the total utilization of the support and services and accommodations provided, how to select and schedule the desired courses, choosing a major and prospective career, and how to manage time properly in order to get everything done and still have personal time. Survival Guide For College Students With ADHD Or LD is very strongly recommended as essential for all aspiring college students with ADHD or any other form of learning disabilities for its precision and detail concerning the college classroom experience and how to make the most of it.

An outstanding compendium of explanation and advice .......2006-05-04

Not Bad.......2004-02-19

I bought this book based on Gerard's review. I found it to be decent and fairly useful. Most of the stuff is pretty straight forward and already common knowledge. Some useful hints that I hadn't thought about on how to organize yourself and seek help. All the pictures in the book seem to be out of the 70s or 80s, which I found kind of strange...not that it matters. The book is really short and you probably only need to look at it once. It's a worthwhile investment.

Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: College

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Not much help
pretty good
A Good Worst-Case Scenario Book for Your College Student
Most useful; Most enoyable
What teachers' don't tell you.

Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: College
Jennifer Worick , Joshua Piven , and David Borgenicht
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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ASIN: 0811842304

Book Description

The college years are a time of noble pursuit of knowledge, self-betterment—and unending peril! Students are at risk from the moment they receive their acceptance letters. Fortunately, the authors of the phenomenally best-selling Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series have come to the rescue, offering all-new, hands-on, step-by-step instructions for surviving the worst that higher education has to offer, on campus and off. Learn how to identify a party school, engineer a hookup, survive "the spins," and escape a stadium riot. Discover the best way to sleep in class, pass a test you haven't studied for, avoid the "freshman fifteen," and pull an all-nighter. With practical advice for avoiding laundry and identifying unsafe institutional food, along with an appendix of excuses for missed deadlines and a back-up diploma, this is truly required reading for all college students—and a perfect high school graduation present.

Customer Reviews:

Not much help.......2006-08-21

I read through this book within a half hour, largely because many of the topics were nonapplicable to me. Because of my type of school and the kind of choices I make, a lot of the advice will never be relevant since I won't be in those situations; i.e. one night stands, keggers, etc. Many of the suggestions are dishonest solutions to situations in which you should just suck it up and at least pretend to be an adult, ineffective and unacceptable to professors (such as fake crying to get something or blaming a broken alarm clock for missed class), or just pathetic (mailing laundry home - how hard is it to throw clothes and cleaner into a machine and wait?). However, if getting wasted is a primary goal of college for you, then this book may be helpful. Its layout is convinient because it doesn't waste your time with filler. Overall, I didn't find this book very helpful or relevant.

pretty good.......2005-09-11

very true to life, points out the humor while still giving tactful advice

A Good Worst-Case Scenario Book for Your College Student.......2005-08-23

If you've never read a Worst-Case Scenario book before, read one. Each one is highly irreverent in its own way. This one has practical advice like "How to Ask Your Parents for Money" and "How to Avoid Going to the Wrong College", but also has goofy sections like "How to Put Out a Microwave Fire".

Even the goofy sections have practical advice, although hopefully your college student will never have to use it.

These books are a lot of fun. Check out the others, also.

Most useful; Most enoyable.......2004-06-18

Hysterical and practical! The book was easy to read and actually has come in handy in the crazy years of college

What teachers' don't tell you........2004-04-27

I felt this book was a fairly quick read. I read it in one night.
Its funny, and gives you many good tips from how to choose the perfect mattress to how to avoid the walk of shame.
A lot of it were some good points how to know if your school is right for you, when are the best days for visiting.
If you were to read this book I would reccommend spending an hour at Barnes and Nobles and reading. I mean its good, but that $14 could have been spent somewhere else.

Getting In: How Not To Apply to Medical School (Medical Student Survival Series)

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P.O.S.
Insulting much??
Jung Cashes on Neurotic Premeds
Not worth the money....
Not worth the $$$

Getting In: How Not To Apply to Medical School (Medical Student Survival Series)
Paul Jung
Manufacturer: Sage Publications, Inc
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Release Date: 1999-10-22

Book Description

Getting In: How Not To Apply to Medical School is a tough, practical guide for people storming the ramparts of medical school admission boards. Paul Jung takes the pre-med or second-career aspirant from pre-application experiences through the application process with a very practical approach. The book is filled with the pitfalls and misconceptions applicants frequently make, rendering the subtitle particularly apt and (for those terrified of the unknowns) eminently appealing. The volume also includes self-diagnostic sections and common pitfalls to avoid when applying to medical school. Contrary to popular belief, applying to medical school doesn’t have to be stressful and time-consuming. Getting In shows students caught in the web of medical school admissions boards how to apply to medical school the right way—setting themselves apart from the rest of the crowd. Jung takes pre-med and second-career aspirants through the entire ordeal and lets them know how important it is to apply as early as possible. From preparation and finding ways to obtain an application noticed by the admissions committee to information on the MCAT and getting through common interview traps, the book gives inside tips and helps applicants through what can be a stressful and uncertain time. The author allows readers a glimpse into common errors that others have made in their quests for acceptance, such as taking all required science courses in one semester or leaving large chunks of a medical application blank. Taking a down-to-earth, realistic approach, Jung acknowledges the pitfalls and misconceptions frequently made by applicants and even provides alternative solutions for discouraged students. The result is a well-written book that describes hardships and blunders but also gives good, practical information on how to succeed.

Customer Reviews:

P.O.S........2007-05-09

If you're smart enough to get in to med school, you're smart enough to figure out what the title of my review means, and also smart enough to know you don't need this book.

I happen to be the S.O. of a recently accepted med school entrant, and I can tell you from a ton of research that this book will not help you any more than you can help yourself. If, perchance, you DO find this helpful, you aren't going to get in, or you are just so lazy that you haven't bothered to figure out that most of this is worthless and the few bits of info that are useful are easily available by just a few mouse clicks.

So take the 30 odd dollars and put it away for 35 years at 7% and you'll be much better off. PJ isn't helping any one but himself here.

Insulting much??.......2006-07-01

I will admit that this book does have the occasional bit of, as far as I can tell, good information. But mostly it just gave hyper-paranoid advice in insulting language. Take chapter 15, for instance, titled "Deadline Dummies". The "dummies" to which it refers is anyone who gets their application in past June 1st. He even states that there's 'no reason' to get it in past that date. No reason? Really? So he knows my life, does he? And don't even get into April vs. August MCAT. He leaves the reader, or at least he left me, with the overall feeling that those August MCAT losers are just plain screwed. Thanks.
And then there's the downright unhelpful advice, like 'don't volunteer at a hospital if that doesn't interest you, instead spend time doing things you truly enjoy.'. Well 1) if you don't like spending time in hospitals, I have some bad news about your future in medicine, and 2) what are you supposed to tell med schools when they ask about your medical experience? These days it's nearly impossible to get into any medical without a little clinical experience beforehand. This is just bad, bad advice.
Don't buy this book. Especially not for this much money. Honestly, almost any other book is better. I recommend Kaplan's "Get into Medical School; A Strategic Approach" instead. Good luck!

Jung Cashes on Neurotic Premeds.......2006-01-16

Author Jung must have been well aware of how many nervous, neurotic premeds will throw money at anything if they think it will give them ANY sort of edge. Cha-Ching!!

Okay, so I'm already in medical school, but I had to flip through this yesterday when I saw it on a friends' shelf. Jung advises you to be original. (think "Legally Blonde" and Elle's video application to Harvard... I guess).

The best thing you can REALLY do, is make friends with the classmates AHEAD of you in undergrad, and keep communicating with them as they move through the application cycle (this works for application to ANY graduate-level course, not just medical).

Internet sources like this abound... tailor-made for students to give advice to their peers and for the people coming up behind us to read as well. Google for Student Doctor Network and you'll find FAR MORE advice, in a searchable format, readily available, for free free free.

The author is right, incidentally. Being original is a good idea. It's just neither an ORIGINAL idea (ironic!) nor one worth $30.

Now... stop reading about getting in, and go get in!!! :-)

Not worth the money...........2005-10-10

It is a bit expensive for what it costs. It does give some insider information from a former 'admissions advisor'. Let me save you some money, ready?... don't do the same thing everyone else does. Seperate yourself from the same things that every other 'pre-med' student does to get in... be unique... volunteer at a soup kitchen rather than a hospital, consider majoring/minoring in something other than science, do something out of the norm etc etc etc... That's it in a nut shell... you'll get a lot more of the same thing in different ways for $30 more, but hey, I'll admit that not every 'pre-med' student knows that they should try to be unique. So, it offers some good advice, but you just got it all (above) for the low low cost of nothing. So, if you're pre-med, be unique... and get a better book.

Not worth the $$$.......2005-08-12

For $30, I was disappointed in the amount of information in this book; I expected much more.

Most chapters covered the topics at a rather trivial level. There were a couple of useful anecdotes provided, but they provided only limited insight into the medical school admissoins process. It would have been really useful to provide some information from current or former admissions officers at US medical schools, but that was missing.

In many examples, you could find the same information for free just by looking at web sites for AAMC or the AACOM. For example, nearly 40 pages of the 160 pages of this book are dedicated to providing the mailing address and web sites for US medical schools (MD and DO). Why pay $30 for that, when you can get that for free from aamc.org? Plus, since the book is a few years old, some of that information is already out of date.

The book does merit the two stars for at least advising applicants to avoid "following the herd". But that hardly justifies the exorbitant price tag. The MSAR is a much better value, and provides much more useful information.

Everything You Need to Know Before College: A Student's Survival Guide

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Great preparation for college...
An excellent source of information for those of you preparing for college

Everything You Need to Know Before College: A Student's Survival Guide
Matthew Paul Turner
Manufacturer: Th1nk Books
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ASIN: 1576839737

Book Description

A unique one-stop survival guide to the opportunities, challenges, and potential pitfalls of college life.

Customer Reviews:

Great preparation for college..........2007-03-22

I ordered this book a few weeks back, because I was starting to get a little nervous about getting ready for school and what to expect exactly. Mathew Paul Turner, makes this book really enjoyable to read. I found his writing style to be very entertaining. Plus I think the book really hits some key points about what to expect as far as orginizations, friends, dating, class, and life in general at school will be. Now this book is definately from a Christian perspective, but I think it would just as well serve the purpose of a conservative person.

I guess I won't really know how accurate this was until I experience the real thing, but from the people I have talked to about college this book seems to nail the college experience so I can definately recommend it for that reason alone.

An excellent source of information for those of you preparing for college.......2006-11-18

I'm 17 and about halfway through my senior year of high school. I purchased this book in hopes of revealing some inside information about college life. I'm happy to say that it does not disappoint. "Everything You Need To Know Before College: A Student's Survival Guide" is very well-written and informative. Matthew Paul Turner is an excellent author who writes with real-world perspective and down-to-earth knowledge of the subject. It's both informative and entertaining at the same time. A word of warning though: this book is written from a born-again Christian perspective, so for you atheists out there, you might want to pass this one up. Also, the author went to Belmont college, which is a Christian school, so he might be a little biased or uninformed on some things. But it's all good. This book is excellent and should not be passed up.

How to Survive the Real World: Life After College Graduation: Advice from 774 Graduates Who Did (Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides)

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Great Advice
Lots of advice and easy to read. Love it!
Funny and practical
Great gift item

How to Survive the Real World: Life After College Graduation: Advice from 774 Graduates Who Did (Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides)

Manufacturer: Hundreds of Heads Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1933512032

Book Description

After the parties, the frat rushes, the Big Test and the Big Game, the caffeinated all-nighters, and the pomp and circumstance, life comes knocking. Finding a job and keeping it; renting an apartment or sharing a sublet; dealing with your own money instead of your parents’ money; looking for love (and looking and looking . . . ): who knew how complicated the world after college would be? Nearly 800 contributors to this How to Survive book found out, and happily share their hard-won insights. This useful, upbeat book collects stories, tips, and advice on finding the best place to live, entering adulthood without losing passion, taking care of one’s health, finding a great job, and not going home for the holidays for the first time. Covering both the psychological adjustments and the nuts and bolts of daily life as a grown-up, How to Survive the Real World is witty, practical, and the perfect gift for the nervous grad.

Customer Reviews:

Great Advice.......2007-08-15

The type of real world advice varies from humorous to very practical. Many topics that recent graduates face are discussed, including traveling and the workplace. If you want even more details about finances after college, then another book entirely devoted to it will be more useful. However, I still give this book my highest recommendation!

Lots of advice and easy to read. Love it!.......2006-04-04

There are a lot of questions after graduation! It's nice to see that so many people feel the same way as I do. In this book, I can learn from their mistakes as well as from their good choices. The advice is totally varied (don't expect one expert opinion on what to do). It's also an easy read - you can start on page 120 or page 1. You don't have to read it in order since the advice is divided into sections; job, love, finance etC. Also, there are some good resources in here. Who knew that a discount on the Eurrail Pass is possible until the age of 26? (I thought it was over once you lost your student card) I'm glad I read this before my trip to Europe this summer!

Funny and practical.......2006-03-29

Some of the advice in this book is really funny, but most of the book has helpful suggestions, information and resources for the reader to use. I had a party last week and actually followed the 'grown up' party suggestion page. I felt a little lame doing that, but nobody knew : ) The job stuff is helpful, too. I'm studying the what to look for in a job and how to impress pages now...

Great gift item.......2006-03-24

I saw a review copy of this book at an event and this is such a fun gift for a grad. It's full of practical advice (how to write a cover letter, what to do in a job interview, how to deal with a car salesman, where to find a date etc). I actually keep reading it (so it's starting to look used) so I may have to buy another copy for my brother!

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