History of
How to Survive as a College Freshman

The date was 1992, and the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics showed close to half of entering freshman never made it to graduation. Moreover, many students dropped out in just the first six weeks of school.

Upper-class students, upset about this alarming dropout rate, responded by collaborating on this unique and vital book, for high-school seniors and freshmen just entering college. Today, the book has been revised and updated numerous times to meet the ever-changing challenges college freshmen face.

Designed to make college an enjoyable experience, the book prepares college-bound students for success. It reveals the inside track about how to avoid the pitfalls that keep many students from becoming sophomores. Answered are such students' concerns as the following:

• What's important and what's not? Help me set priorities.

• What should I take to college, and what should I leave at home?

• Show me how to estimate the money I will need.

• Tips on how to study and pass.

• What if I'm about to fail a class?

• How do I make friends?

• I need ideas for affordable dates.

Educators believe this book works.

How to Survive as a College Freshman was first successfully tested in 1993 when, for two years, it was inserted in the freshman orientation kits at the University of Louisville, Spalding University, and Jefferson Community College in Louisville, Kentucky.

In 1995, the Jefferson County Public School counselors in Louisville, Kentucky presented it to 5000 graduating high-school seniors. The counselors believed the book was so important they took the time to go over the material in-depth during classes or during counseling sessions.

Ken DuPee, Then-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."

Clearly, these educators believed the key to the book's success was new students tend to take advice more readily from experienced students. College-bound students agreed. And, hopefully, over the years, all the hard work by upper-class students has helped thousands of new freshmen make it to graduation.

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Copyright, the book "How to Survive as a College Freshman," 1992; this Website 1995, J. Blake. All rights reserved. Both book and Website revised and updated 2009.

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