Part 1: Campus Life

Movin' In

Find out about choosing dorms, rooms, and getting along with your roommate(s)

Then see how to pack what you need

Finally, decide if you want a car on campus and start learning how to handle your money

Taking Charge on Campus

Here's the inside scoop on freshman orientation, finding your way, doing your laundry, coping with illness, and eating smart

The Class Experience

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

Making the Club Scene

Discover the importance of becoming involved in campus activities, including intramural athletics, cultural groups, political parties, religious organizations, and service clubs

It's All Greek to Me: Fraternities and Sororities

Learn about fraternities and sororities to decide if the Greek way is your way

When It's Not Smooth Sailing

``Stuff happens,'' as the bumper sticker says

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

Part 2: A Class Act

You've Got Class

Get a leg up on classroom success

In this chapter, you'll learn the importance of attendance, following the syllabus, office hours, and class participation

Time Flies When You're Having Fun

See how to manage your time

That way, you can get your work done and have time for fun, too!

Study Smarts

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

Test Time

Get the inside scoop on preparing for tests, taking tests, and learning from your test performance

Learn effective ways for dealing with test panic, too

Master of Your Domain

Hone your skills for taking objective and essay tests

Learn powerful hints for mastering true/false questions, multiple-choice items, matching tests, and fill-in-the-blanks

Then discover the importance of using the writing process

Writing Research Papers

As with death and taxes, writing research papers is unavoidable

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

Part 3: Money Matters

It's All About the Benjamins: Managing Your Money

Learn how to budget your money, set up and balance a checking account, and use an ATM

A Crash Course in Credit

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

About That Student Loan...

Find out how to finance your education through scholarships, grants, and loans

Working Stiff

Evaluate whether you should work while you attend college, and if so, what type of job is best for you

Should it be an on-campus work-study gig or an off-campus position?

Part 4: Reality Bites

Sex 101

Decide if you're ready to become sexually active

Then educate yourself about sexually transmitted diseases, birth control, and rape prevention

Dealing with Diversity

Explore America's changing face to as you learn to deal with intolerance on campus, including sexual harassment, racial and religious discrimination, and homophobia

This Dorm Isn't Big Enough for Both of Us

Discover how to be a good roommate and what to do if you and your roomie just can't get along

Return of the Party Animal

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

In this chapter, learn how to deal with alcohol on campus

Part 5: Moving Up, Moving On

A Little Place of My Own

Find out if you're ready to move off campus

If you are, learn all about your different housing options, your legal rights, and leases

I Get Around

Studying abroad, taking time off, internships, and transferring colleges: It's all in this chapter!

So, What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

Take charge of your life by finding your marketable skills, learning to network, and preparing for being a college graduate

Moving Toward Graduation

Make sure you graduate on time and get to enjoy the glory of commencement

Then decide if you should continue your education in graduate school or begin your professional career

Your Brave New World

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

Learn how to get health and car insurance, pay back college loans, handle legal issues, and plan for your financial well-being

Appendix

Index