First Year College

You’ve wrapped up high school and now you’re heading to college, full of all the excitement that comes with such a massive step in life. But there’s one question: How are you going to ace your first year?

Unlock the secrets to college success with the College Guide Book 2025, the ultimate guide to college survival! Whether you're navigating admissions, choosing the right school, or gearing up for your first year, this guide to college is your one-stop resource. Packed with insider tips and practical advice, our college guide book takes you step-by-step through the entire process, making getting into college easier and less stressful.

It Takes A Campus takes readers on a journey of author Kyle Ellis' experience from a novice in retention efforts to a campus leader in the field of student retention. In 2008, when the University of Mississippi began to take action on their retention efforts, their first time, full-time (FTFT) retention rate was 78.3%. With their recent retention record-setting year (86.5%), they have received numerous accolades, praise, and inquiries from colleagues across the nation regarding their efforts that made such a tremendous impact. It Takes A Campus can serve as a guide for campus professionals ...

If you are starting college or know someone who is, this concise and powerful book will provide the tools every freshman needs. Success in the first year of college means more than a high GPA. To be truly successful in college and beyond requires emotional intelligence. Average 2 Awesome will guide readers through the four components of emotional intelligence. Learn how to become more self-aware and how to control your emotions. Then discover the importance of empathy and how to increase that valuable "soft skill." Finally, find out what it takes to become a leader.

Recent Princeton graduate Caroline Kitchener weaves together her experiences from her first year after college with those of four of her peers in order to delve more deeply into what the world now offers female college graduates and how the world perceives them.

A practical guide for first-time college students and their parents on how to successfully navigate the in's and out's of college and the "real world" as it relates to preparing for their first job interview, developing financial discipline, and much more for the college student.

Legendary softball coach Fred Dohrmann provides the essential, how-to survival guide for college-bound softball players. More conversation than book, Rookie gives rising first-years a revealing preview of life as a college athlete, and provides them with a wealth of tips for surviving and thriving in their debut season. Rookie covers topics that incoming first-years will be starved to learn, including preparing for fall ball, understanding your coach, adapting to the college game, and a remarkably clear-cut strategy for earning playing time.

For as long as Josh Russom can recall, his heart has belonged to Kiera Haskins. Yet, there's a catch—he's firmly entrenched in the role of her best friend. A safe haven for Kiera, Josh finds himself trapped in the permanent confines of the friend zone, a place where his romantic aspirations seem destined to wither. In an unexpected twist of fate, Kiera, oblivious to Josh's silent longing, invites him to share not just fleeting moments but also the same college dorm. The daily proximity only serves to heighten the bittersweet torture Josh endures, the taste of what could be always ...