The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College | 
 enlarge | Author: Harlan Cohen
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 193799
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Pages: 412
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Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 5 x 1.2
ISBN: 1402203373
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.198
UPC: 760789208676
EAN: 9781402203374
ASIN: 1402203373
Publication Date: March 16, 2005
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Product Description
In college, there's a surprise around every corner...
But that doesn't mean you can't be prepared! From sharing a bathroom with 40 strangers to sharing lecture notes, The Naked Roommate is your behind-the-scenes look at EVERYTHING you need to know about college (but never knew you needed to know).
This essential guide is packed with expert advice on everything from managing money to managing stress--plus hilarious, outrageous and telling stories from students on over 100 college campuses:
College Living
-Dorm do's, don'ts and dramas
-Lying, noisy, nasty roommates
Finding Friends
-Where they're hiding
-Friend today, gone tomorrow
Classes
-To go or not to go?
-How to get an A, C or F
-Classes in wine and bowling
Dating
-13 kinds of college hook ups
-Long distance = BIG concerns
The Party Scene
-The punch in the "fruit punch"
-Sex, drugs and the truth
Money
-Grants, loans and loose change
-Jobs: want one? How to get one
-Credit cards: handle with care
"If The Naked Roommate existed when I went to college, I would have devoured every page before I stepped foot on campus."
-Linda J. Sax, Associate Director of the Higher Education
Research Institute and Director of the CIRP Freshman Survey
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 A great resource for the college-bound March 6, 2005
32 out of 33 found this review helpful
Harlan Cohen is an advice columnist and speaker for college campuses. The Naked Roommate is one of the best and most practical college advice guide's I've read. The tips are based on questions actual students have asked, actual students have provided real-world advice on, and Cohen has added his professional perspective on as well.
Cohen and Sourcebooks are launching an on-line companion site, http://www.thenakedroommate.com/, that I look forward to visiting.
The first, very crucial tip (and a staple in Cohen's campus addresses) is: "Relax. Have fun. Enjoy it all. Your job is simple: be your best, meet lots of people, make new friends, make smart decisions, possibly find a career, possibly find love, and take risk after risk after risk so that you can figure out what you love and what you don't love. If you do this, you'll leave college with more than a degree. You'll leave knowing what it takes for you to be happy."
Are You Kidding Me???? May 21, 2007
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I'm down to my last few quarters of school and NOW I find out about this book? Are you kidding me? Why didn't I hear about it sooner? Why didn't someone tell me! This book is full of great advice and tips for everything in college; literally everything. I heard about it recently when an author and comedian I have come to admire put it up on his website, recommending it. What a great read. I see hear that some readers say it's just common sense stuff most "kids" can figure out on their own. Well, it's not. I still haven't figured some of this stuff out. It really saves you lots of time and energy and I recommend it to any new freshman, as a gift to graduating HS seniors, or to any current college student. It's a must-read. A must-read for navigating the college world of dating and sex is God Is a Woman: Dating Disasters. Another good read isThe CollegeHumor Guide to College: Selling Kidneys for Beer Money, Sleeping with Your Professors, Majoring in Communications, and Other Really Good Ideas
Finally, THANK YOU! March 8, 2005
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Having two kids in college and one getting ready to go away to school next fall, I've read all these types of books. This one is by far the best of the best. I loved the stories from real students and Harlan has a great sensibility and sense of humor. I couldn't have said it better. This is sure to become the book on college life and teenage life. For other parents, like me, who read Charlotte Simmons, The Naked Roommate is the real story. Read this one. It's non-fiction and it will help you sleep at night.
I wish I would have had a book like this when I went to college June 30, 2006
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
It would have been less stressful. The book is very well written. Easy to read and follow. It flows well from topic to topic. It's engaging and truthful without being patronizing to the reader. Gives great tips on how to handle, approach and deal with most everything one can and will encounter during their years in college. It's also very real, because Harlan Cohen has students themselves sharing their experiences. A must read for every student headed for college.
Great book for RA Staff March 13, 2006
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I used this book in RA Trianing after learning about it at the ACUHO-I 2005 conference and meeting Harlan in person. The staff loved the book, and it has a lot of great examples and speaks well regarding University resources for students to seek out and utilize. The book was so well-liked, that I bought a copy for each of the RA Staff members for International RA Recognition Day in February 2006!
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