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    Getting Ready for College: Get the most out of college life
    Getting Ready for College: Get the most out of college life
    Getting Ready for College: Get the most out of college life
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    Getting Ready for College: Get the most out of college life

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    Get ready for the best years of your life!

    College Survival - Getting Ready for College contains everything you need to know about preparing for the next few years. With advice from deciding what to bring to your dorm room to the pitfalls of credit cards to the thrills of living on your own for the first time, you’ll be big man (or woman) on campus in no time.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster
    Release dateAug 1, 2012
    ISBN9781440556999
    Getting Ready for College: Get the most out of college life
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    Adams Media

    At Adams Media, we don’t just publish books—we craft experiences that matter to you. Whether you’re diving deep into spirituality, whipping up delights in the kitchen, or planning your personal finances, our diverse range of lifestyle books, decks, journals, and more is designed to feed your curiosity. The Adams team strives to publish content that celebrates readers where they are—and where they’re going.

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      Getting Ready for College - Adams Media

      The Everything College Survival Series

      Geting Ready for College

      Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

      Avon, Massachusetts

      Contents

      Introduction

      Taking Control of Personal Finances

      Cash, Credit, or Check

      Credit Cards: Pros and Cons

      Finding a Local Bank

      ATMs

      Living on a Budget

      Computers and Electronics

      So Much Stuff, So Little Space

      Packing for a College Room

      Toiletries and Medications

      Clothing

      Music, Movies, and Equipment

      A Touch of Home

      Bringing It Back Again

      Also Available

      Copyright Page

      Introduction

      The Everything® College Survival books are concise guides, focusing on only the essential information you need. Whether you’re looking for information on dorm life, need advice about choosing a major, or want to know how to manage your time, there’s a College Survival book for you!

      Your time in college will challenging, interesting, and if you’re like most people, the best years of your life so far. You will make lifelong friends and perhaps meet your soul mate. You will try new things, learn valuable skills, and be challenged to figure out who you really are and what you stand for. You will fall in love with some of your classes (and perhaps classmates), deeply discuss serious issues with peers and professors, and enjoy many moments of quiet reflection.

      You have achieved a lot and have done well to graduate from high school. You have learned what teachers want and how to succeed. However, college classes will move faster and your professors will be more demanding. You’ll read thousand of pages and process dense information for class discussions and presentations. You’ll also write hundreds of pages in essays, reports, and exams. To do so, you will spend many hours researching in the library and online, as well as many more hours studying in your room, in quiet places around campus, and even in the cafeteria.

      As you are working harder and smarter than ever before, you will also be having more fun than ever before. There will be more concerts, parties, and cultural events than you have time to attend. You will have a full range of athletics to watch or participate in, a new local community to explore, nearby

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