What is this book?
The United States Bureau of Labor statistics* show close to half (44%)of entering freshman never make it to graduation. Moreover, many drop out in just the first six weeks of school.

Upper-class students, upset about this alarming dropout rate, have responded by working together to write this unique and vital book, for high-school seniors and freshmen just entering college. Designed to make college an enjoyable experience, it prepares college-bound students for success, even before leaving home. It demystifies their concerns and reveals the inside track about how to avoid the pitfalls that keep many students from becoming sophomores.

Answered from firsthand experience, are such questions as, What's really important, and what's not? What should I take to college, and what should be left at home? Show me how to estimate the money I will need. Tell me how to study and pass. What should I do if I'm about to fail a class? How do I make friends? Give me some ideas for inexpensive dates.

How do we know this book works?
The book was first successfully tested in 1993 when, for two years, it was inserted in the college freshman orientation kits at the University of Louisville, Spalding University, and Jefferson Community College in Louisville, Kentucky. These educators believe experienced students speaking to new students is the power of the book that vastly improves their chances of staying in school long enough to graduate.

In 1995, supported by advertising, it was provided to Jefferson County Public School counselors (in Louisville, Kentucky) who presented it to all 5000 of their graduating high-school seniors. These counselors felt the book was so important that, rather than just handing the books out, they took the time to go over the material in-depth during classes or during counseling sessions.

Ken DuPee, Coordinator of Orientation and Assessment at Jefferson Community College in Louisville said, "Our new students are encouraged to go over the book, page by page, because we believe it is a valuable tool, not only for high-school seniors, but freshman well into their first six weeks of college."

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Copyright, the book "How to Survive as a College Freshman," 1992; this Website 1995, J. Blake. Both book and Website revised and updated 2007. All Rights Reserved.

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*1995