<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>I'm going to be a freshman next year at UPenn and I was just trying to find the best "college survival" type book out there. I'm looking for the type of book that will tell me, you know, the little things that I might take for granted now but should start thinking about (laundry, etc.). Anyone have good book suggestions out there?</p>
<p>A really great book for my particular situation might be those that specifically address how to address to college in order to still maintain high grades</p>
<p>Sorry if I sound like a completely naive and stupid person for making this post, but all help would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>or try this website for the recommended study patterns for a college kid: [Study</a> Hacks](<a href=“http://www.calnewport.com/blog/]Study”>Study Hacks - Decoding Patterns of Success - Cal Newport)
It’s pretty useful, I’ve saved it.</p>
<p>I own the study hacks guy’s book. Didn’t get straight As, that stuff works without question.</p>
<p>Cal Newport (that’s the study hacks guy).
The only book that worked for me.</p>
<p>which book? He has two i believe</p>
<p>yes, the cal newport books are good. </p>
<p>but what about survival guides for things other than academics?</p>
<p>“How to survive your freshman year” is a really good one and deals with all sorts of topics. :)</p>
<p>I wonder how people survived college before the power of Spark Notes.</p>
<p>I don’t care about Spark Notes (I’m in engineering), but I don’t know how I could have managed without Wikipedia.</p>
<p>What’s next, a manual for life?</p>
<p>There is no overarching guide or substitute for experience. Sure, some books have entertaining study tips or how-to-throw party guides, but really – the academic/ studying aspect is not much different from high school, which you know already.</p>
<p>You’ll learn everything - including laundry - as you go. It’s called living.</p>
<p>This isn’t the military. It’s college. The place where you really don’t have to do anything.</p>
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