The College Dorm Survival Guide: How to Survive and Thrive in Your New Home Away from Home

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Chapter 1: Welcome To Your New Home
The day you enter your college dorm, your life changes. This is no ordinary experience you're signing up for. Think about it. It's bizarre. A whole lot of people, pretty much the same age, all living together.

Chapter 1: Dorm Options
Some residence halls are like small cities. Huge. The largest, the Jester Center at the University of Texas at Austin, is a million-plus square feet and has beds for three thousand students.

Chapter 1: Luxury Dorms
The luxury hall is mainly a newer trend to attract students who want to live well, though some have been around for a while. These are otherwise known as 'glam housing.' The amenities can include: Spacious single or double rooms, Private bathrooms

Dorm life offers you a great chance to meet new people and try new things. But leaving the comforts of home for the first time to enter the roommate-having, small-room-sharing, possibly-coed-bathroom-using world of the dorms can be overwhelming and intimidating.

From avoiding the dreaded Freshman 15 to decorating your space, this informative and funny guide gives experts' advice on everything you need to know to enjoy dorm living to the fullest.

Julia DeVillers is the author of several books, including Girlwise: How to Be Confident, Capable, Cool, and In Control and How My Private, Personal Journal Became a Bestseller. She lives in Columbus, Ohio..

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