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The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College (Essential College Life Survival Guide and Graduation Gift for Students, Banned Book)

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Revised and Updated!For 20 years (and counting), The Naked Roommate has been the 1 go-to guide for your very best college experience!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, fully updated edition is packed with real-life advice on everything from making friends to managing stress. Hilarious, outrageous, and telling stories from students on over 100 college campuses cover the basics, and then some, including topics onCollege Living: Dorm dos, don'ts, and dramasFinding People, Places, & Patience: Friend today, gone tomorrowClasses: To go or not to go?Dating: The Rules for College LoveThe Party Scene: Sex, drugs, and safety firstMoney: Grants, loans, and loose changeIn college, there's a surprise around every corner. Luckily, The Naked Roommate has you covered!This college survival guide is perfect if you are looking for 18th birthday gifts, or high school graduation gifts for him or for her. This freshman survival guide is one of the best dorm room gifts you can give to help them start college off right. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sourcebooks


Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 4, 2017


Edition ‏ : ‎ 7th


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 576 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1492645966


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 62


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.06 pounds


Reading age ‏ : ‎ 15 - 17 years


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 1.42 x 7.01 inches


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This book was a gift for my nephew for his high school graduation. He loved it and said that it addressed so many of the issues that he worried about started college. He was so impressed with the book that he ordered several copies to give as gifts to his friends for their graduation gifts. It covers a lot of topics and can help any college bound young adult feel more confident about starting their freshman year away from home. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2026 by Diane M.
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Our daughter was nervous going into middle school, so we got a bunch of books from the library. I read them and then we'd go over the information together that summer before 6th grade on what to expect. I think that helped her a lot. Now she has 2 years under her belt at a community college and will be transfering in the fall to a college where she'll live in a dorm away from us. Since the middle school books helped, I decided I'd get books for Going to College Books. I got several from the library and the one that really gave the most information is from this book. This would be a great gift for a Senior to read before they attend college. This book had information from the author and college students. It's broken down in is an easy read and talks a lot of about going in with the "mind set of 90% amazing and 10% difficult. When it comes to college with realistic expectations, you can be patient, create a world of options, and be more forgiving of yourself and others. You can be imperfect and allow yourself time to figure out what you love and don't love. If you can live to face the 10% that's difficult, life will get better faster. It's just the best book out there speaking about College Living, Classes, homesickness, more homework,being a name with a face to professors, finding your people, dating, party scene, money, loans, scholarships and how to find more money for you. This is a must have book. The author also has a book for parents on what to expect, how to support your child during this new point in both your child and your lives without a child home. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2023 by KSL
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This “Going to College” book was a great gift for my nephew. He got a kick out of it and really enjoyed flipping through the pages. Since he’ll be heading to college in the fall, it was fun to see him already picking up some helpful tips just from browsing it. It’s informative without being overwhelming and makes a perfect gift for any college-bound student. Highly recommend! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2026 by L Ollebelos
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Funny. Multiple scenarios that are good to read about before heading off to dorm life for the first time.
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2026 by Virginia
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We purchased 2 of the books in the Naked Roommate series. One book intended for parents and the other for students. Reading this book gave us peace of mind before our son went off to college. There's a lot of helpful information to prepare parents and their sons and daughters for their first year away from home and from each other. We tabbed a number of topics and used those as conversation starters with our son. There were times when our son needed more time to think through some of the information. Once we brought up the topics again, he had ideas and questions about how to handle a few situations. From the info in the book and knowing our son's shyness, we stressed finding people and places he could go to when times became stressful and for good clean fun. For our son, those turned out to be people in two church affiliated groups, faculty members, on-campus professional organizations, a campus job, and new friends with similar interests. Fortunately, he and his roommate became friends but it did take a few months. We think he became too busy to become lonely. Our son refused to read the companion book that we bought for him the summer before he went off to live in the dorm. He read it after his first year away. He then announced in wide-eyed wonderment that it was a really good book because the content was very accurate. ... show more
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    • Great graduation gift!
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Bought as a graduation gift, and other graduates and non graduates were interested in the book! It is a fun graduation gift with some good advice.
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2025 by Schu22
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I love giving this for graduation gifts for those heading to college. Always gets chuckles but also contains some good info.
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    • Good Read and Full of Advice, but Had a Major Crease on the Cover Good Read and Full of Advice, but Had a Major Crease on the Cover
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I purchased the book as a gift for a soon-to-be high school graduate because I enjoyed the e-version of it very much - some laughing was involved, but a lot of learning other aspects of college I didn't consider... as well as bringing up some memories of my own. "The Naked Roommate..." is full of fun information and advise for all college students, but especially for new college students (Freshmen), who will be entering a whole new, uncertain, and for many (likely a) scary world. The students will be taking their first steps into adulthood. This book gives them a wide range of things to be aware of, but also advises them on how to meet other students, encourages them to join things at their college (clubs, sororities/fraternities), etc.), but makes sure they are aware of the not so good side of things as well. I thought it would be a good book for my high school senior niece to read, help her prepare for college, and possibly even do some planning for how she will start her college journey. And then, possibly pass on to her younger siblings. For this, five stars. However, I did purchase a new book. When it came, there was a HUGE crease on the front cover. Since this is intended as a gift, it disappoints me tremendously. It is also the holiday season, so packages are highly shipped and the exchanging may cause me to not receive it before the gift is to be given.The book came unwrapped in protective anything over it, in a large box with other items, and zero box fillers (like air bubbles, peanuts, bubble wrap, etc.), which VERY likely caused the book to be creased during the shipping process. For this, minus two stars. Over all, three stars because "new" books should be completely flawless, not creased... as a book lover, the cover of the book having a MAJOR crease is unacceptable... book abuse. ... show more
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