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

Alison Cowan graduated from Princeton and Harvard Business School, and was a journalist and editor at the New York Times for many years. She helped at least 4 kids (her own) survive their freshman years.

“Hidden gem.” ―Ingram Library Service

“Recommended Reading.” ―Positive Teens Magazine

“Ten Good Books for Grads.” ―Detroit Free Press

“How to Survive Your Freshman Year provides student viewpoints and expert advice on virtually every topic pertaining to first-year students from moving in to finding meals .... After reading this book students will be aware of the realities of college life and be better prepared to shape their own unique college experience." ―Journal of College Orientation and Transition

“A guide full of fantastic advice from hundreds of young scholars who’ve been there... a quick and fun read.” ―Boston Herald

Winner - Best Book on Adjusting to College Life. ―Readers’ Choice Awards

“The perfect send-off present for the student who is college bound. The book manages to be hilarious and helpful. As an added bonus, it’s refreshingly free of sanctimony.” ―The Post and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina

“Explains college to the clueless.” ―College-Bound Teen

“The advice dispensed is handy, useful, and practical. This book will make great light reading for an incoming freshman.” ―Voya

“A great tool for young people beginning an important and often daunting new challenge, with short and funny, real-world tips.” ―Washington Parent

“[A] book that can help that college bound freshman get through that tough first year... Who better to try to help that nervous freshman endure the first year than people who have just recently done it. Laced with different hints and stories, it can be a real help for a student.” ―Hellum