Naked Roommate's First Year Survival Workbook: The Ultimate Tools for a College Experience with More Fun, Less Stress and Top Success

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An Amazing College Experience Starts with You!

The Naked Roommate's First Year Survival Workbook is your personal roadmap to creating and living your own very best college experience. Based on the bestselling book, The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College, this guidebook is the ultimate companion for a student looking to have the most successful and productive first year. Harlan Cohen, the most trusted voice on the college transition, and expert instructor Cynthia Jenkins give you ways to evaluate your expectations, interests, and concerns about college life, and then track them against the real deal as you make your way ...

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An Amazing College Experience Starts with You!

The Naked Roommate's First Year Survival Workbook is your personal roadmap to creating and living your own very best college experience. Based on the bestselling book, The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College, this guidebook is the ultimate companion for a student looking to have the most successful and productive first year. Harlan Cohen, the most trusted voice on the college transition, and expert instructor Cynthia Jenkins give you ways to evaluate your expectations, interests, and concerns about college life, and then track them against the real deal as you make your way through the exciting, surprising, and, yes, sometimes difficult first year experience.

Filled with 107 Naked activities and exercises covering:
• Finding your place(s) on (and off) campus
• Making friends, talking to parents, and paying for college
• Juggling the perks and pitfalls of technology
• Study strategies, classroom essentials, and instructor insights
• Roommates, relationships, drinking, drugs, sex, no sex, and more...(roommate contract included)

If you are open to possibilities and ready to expect the unexpected, some of the best years of your life are about to begin.

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ISBN-13: 9781402239434
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/1/2010
Pages: 384
Sales rank: 325,592
Product dimensions: 7.34 (w) x 9.02 (h) x 0.95 (d)

Meet the Author

Harlan Cohen is one of the most widely read and respected syndicated advice columnists for people in their teens and twenties. His column, "Help Me, Harlan!," is distributed by King Features Syndicate. Harlan regularly tours high school and college campuses giving presentations to students, professionals and parents. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

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From Naked Exercise #8
Technology: The Fifth Wall

If you're texting while on the phone while chatting via your webcam while reading this tip, you might be stuck behind the fifth wall of technology (and be very talented!).

The Internet, cell phones, IM, video games, and electronic devices you plug in or charge create what is known as the Fifth Wall of Technology. Physically you might be on campus, but mentally and emotionally you're somewhere else. This is an important one (not to diminish the importance of all the other exercises)! College can be an amazing experience, but it can also be socially uncomfortable at times. Remember the 10 percent BS? When it arrives, it's all too easy to run and hide in your comfort zone by using technology.

I'm talking about things like calling home, texting old friends, hanging out on Facebook, surfing the Internet, and playing video games online with random people OTHER than people on campus.

Check all that apply and estimate (honestly) how much time on average you spend a day doing these things (your best guess).

Technology Hours per Day

_____Talking on your cell phone with friends from home ____________

_____Texting friends from home ____________

_____Instant Messaging friends from home ____________

_____Hanging out in chat rooms or playing games ____________

_____Surfing the Web ____________

_____Downloading music ____________

_____Watching videos online, or on your iPod or phone ____________

_____Watching TV ____________

_____Hanging out on Facebook ____________

_____Hanging out on MySpace ____________

_____Listening to music on your iPod ____________

_____Playing video games ____________

Daily total: ____________

Multiply this number by seven and you get the total for the week. (Whoa! That's a big number.) Multiply it by 30 and get your total for the month. Multiply it by 365 and...oh my that's insane! Can you believe you've spent that much time not talking to people face to face?

Here's the Math

Let's just say hypothetically you spend 3 hours talking on the phone a day, 1 hour texting a day, 1 hour gaming a day, 1 hour of TV, and 1 hour of Facebook, that equals 7 hours a day, 28 hours a week, 1,456 hours a year. That's over 60 days stuck behind the fifth wall of technology. And you wonder why some people don't feel connected to life on campus...(or get dates).

The Big Question

Is the majority of your time spent online connecting with old friends from home rather than helping you make new friends on campus? YES NO

If yes, how do you think spending so much time communicating with people you already know (and who are no longer part of your daily life) impacts meeting new people on campus (yes, a loaded question)?

_________________________________

What steps can you take to use technology to communicate LESS with people from home and MORE with people on campus?

_________________________________

If friends, family, or significant others at home insist on pulling you back behind the fifth wall of technology, what can you say or do to set limits?

__________________________________

Social Networking No-Nos

Just in case you didn't know, you can get expelled, lose a job, or miss out on a leadership position based on your social networking resume. Everything you say, write, and post online can be accessed by the world. It's forever. Even if you set restrictions on who can read your posts, there are ways they can still get out-fake friends, jealous exes, or strangers can share your information with the world (or TMZ).

Make sure you answer NO to all the social media no-nos.

There are pictures of me consuming alcohol while underage online. YES / NO

People can gain access to my cell phone and address through Facebook. YES / NO

There are pictures of me doing something illegal online. YES / NO

There are pictures of me doing something that a professor, employer, or someone I respect might consider to be in poor taste. YES / NO

People have posted incriminating info on my wall. YES / NO

I accept friend requests from anyone who requests me. YES / NO

I don't have privacy settings in place. YES / NO

I post blog entries that share my personal information. YES / NO

I've posted hateful messages. YES / NO

I have gotten expelled for posting threatening messages. YES / NO

I change my password once a month. YES / NO

What is the worst story you've ever heard about social networking gone bad?

_____________________

List ten Internet safety concerns most students don't think about when texting, Facebooking, and using social networks:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

True or False
And now some VERY difficult true or false questions about how you use technology to finish this Naked Exercise:

1. Texting in class is considered polite and respectful.

True or False

2. Taking and texting naked pictures of yourself is a GREAT idea.

True or False

3. It's a good idea to accept anyone's Facebook friendship request.

True or False

4. Facebook privacy settings will keep all of your information private from future scandal.

True or False

5. Posting your cell phone number will allow everyone who wants to harass you an opportunity to call and text you.

True or False

6. Everything you write, post, email, and say on social networking sites is available for the world to intercept.

True or False

Table of Contents

Contents Welcome to the Naked Workbook A Special Note to Instructors Naked Preparation: The Work before the Workbook The 90/10 Rule Naked Self-Exam #1: Before Arriving on Campus Naked Exercise #1: Expect the Unexpected Naked Exercise #2: Patience, Patience, and More Patience Naked Exercise #3: Finding Your Three Places on Campus Naked Exercise #4: When Lost or Confused, Ask for Help Naked Exercise #5: Be Yourself: Not Me, Not Him, Not Her Naked Exercise #6: About Your Parents...
Naked Exercise #7: Homesickness: Breathe Deep, It's in the Air Naked Exercise #8: Technology: The Fifth Wall Naked Exercise #9: The Risk-Taking Project Naked Self-Exam #2: Naked Student Involvement (and Finding Friends)
Naked Exercise #10: Shopping for Friends Naked Exercise #11: Temporary Friends vs. Full-Time Friends Naked Exercise #12: Getting Involved: What Where, When, How, and Why (But Not in that Order)
Naked Exercise #13: Clubs and Organizations: A Smorgasbord of Opportunities Naked Exercise #14: Start Your Own Club or Organization Naked Self-Exam #3: Greek Life Naked Exercise #15: Greek Life: The Good Naked Exercise #16: Greek Life: The Not-So-Good Naked Exercise #17: Greek Life: The Ugly (Hazing and Social Pressures)
Naked Self-Exam #4: Residence Halls: Like a Cruise without the Water Naked Exercise #18: Residence Halls: A Quick Education Naked Exercise #19: Residence Halls: A Cruise without the Water Naked Exercise #20: The Resident Assistant: Your Personal Assistant Naked Exercise #21: Meet People without Even Trying Naked Exercise #22: Getting Involved in Your Residential Community Naked Exercise #23: The Ugly Side of Residential Life Naked Self-Exam #5: Naked Assessment: Roomates Naked Exercise #24: The Ultimate Roommate Rule Naked Exercise #25: Enforcing the Roommate Contract Naked Exercise #26: Roommate Conflict Worksheet Naked Exercise #27: The Judgmental Roommate Naked Exercise #28: The Best Friend Roommate Naked Exercise #29: The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgender Roommate (Pick One)
Naked Exercise #30: The Noisy, Naughty, Nasty, Drunk, High, Horrible, and Inconsiderate Roommate from Hell The Naked Study Section Naked Self-Exam #6: Time to Talk about Time Naked Exercise #31: Time Wasters Naked Exercise #32: Why Do You Waste So Much Time?
Naked Exercise #33: How You Have Fun (While Fully Clothed)
Naked Exercise #34: Plan to Pick a Planner Naked Exercise #35: Knowing Your Limits Naked Exercise #36: Tune in to Your Rhythms Naked Exercise #37: Finding Your Flexibility Naked Exercise #38: Searching for Hidden Time Treasures Naked Exercise #39: Take Advantage of the "Holes"
Naked Exercise #40: Time to Write Papers Naked Exercise #41: Be Ready to Adapt Naked Exercise #42: Protect Your Time Naked Exercise #43: Giving Your Parents "the Talk" about Time Naked Self-Exam #7: Class in the Classroom Naked Exercise #44: Classroom Savvy Naked Exercise #45: To Go or Not to Go...To Class Naked Exercise #46: Understanding Why You Should Go to Class (As Opposed to Sleeping In)
Naked Exercise #47: Skip Rope, Not Class Naked Exercise #48: Take a Minute to Gripe Naked Exercise #49: Solving the Problems that Make You Skip Class Naked Exercise #50: What the !a!&% is a Syllabus Naked Exercise #51: Making Sure It's a Match Naked Exercise #52: Managing the Mountain of Reading Naked Exercise #53: The Power of Questions Naked Exercise #54: Ask Questions in Class (in Front of Everyone)
Naked Exercise #55: Participation "Points Naked Exercise #56: Approaching Class with Class Naked Exercise #57: Dining with Doctors (aka How to Get Your Professor to Take You Out to Dinner)
Naked Exercise #58: Professing What You Want from Your Profs Naked Exercise #59: Office Hour Awareness Naked Exercise #60: Office Hours Observations Naked Self-Exam #8: A Note Taking Dance Party Naked Exercise #61: A Note-Taking Dance Party Naked Exercise #62: A Different Kind of Writing Test Naked Exercise #63: Organizing Notes So You Can Use Them Naked Exercise #64: Know What to Take Note Of...
Naked Self-Exam #9: Reading (After the Note-Taking Dance Party)
Naked Exercise #65: What's Your Reading Load (or Overload)?
Naked Exercise #66: Why I Don't Like to Read for Class Naked Exercise #67: When, Where, and How to Read Naked Exercise #68: Recalling My Reading Limits Naked Exercise #69: Helpful Highlighting Naked Exercise #70: Getting Cozy with Your Textbooks Naked Exercise #71: Taking Advantage of the Features Naked Exercise #72: Read with a Purpose!
Naked Exercise #73: Use Those Headings and Subheadings Naked Self-Exam #10: Get Your Study On Naked Exercise #74: How You Study, Plain and Simple Naked Exercise #75: A Test for You (That's Right, a Test)
Naked Exercise #76: Learn to Study and Have It Not Feel Like Studying Naked Exercise #77: Define "Active Studying"
Naked Exercise #78: Get Graphic with Your Information Naked Exercise #79: Find Your Study Buddies Naked Exercise #80: Creating a Study Group Preparedness Plan Naked Exercise #81: Welcome to Dr. (Your Name Here)'s Class Naked Self-Exam #11: The Naked Money/Financial Section Naked Exercise #82: Loans, Grants, Scholarships, and Loose Change Naked Exercise #83: Your Financial Aid Advisor: Money, Money, Money, Monnneeeey Naked Exercise #84: Part-Time Jobs, Big-Time Benefits Naked Exercise #85: Credit Card Use and Abuse Naked Exercise #86: Bad Checks, Bad Credit, and Bad Ideas...
Naked Exercise #87: Budgeting and Banking Naked Exercise #88: Building Good and Bad Credit Hooking Up, Relationships, Sex/NoSex Naked Exercise #89: Hooking Up, Relationships, Sex/No Sex Naked Exercise #90: The College Hookup Naked Exercise #91: The Long-Distance Relationship Naked Exercise #92: Demanding and Commanding Respect Naked Exercise # 93: I Got Dumped and No Longer Have a Relationship Naked Exercise #94: Deciding to Do It or NOT Do It Naked Self-Exam #13: Drinking and Drugs Naked Exercise #95: An Alcohol Examination Naked Exercise #96: Alcohol: The Social Lubricant Naked Exercise #97: Deciding to Drink Alcohol or Milk Naked Exercise #98: Drinking and Driving Never Mix Naked Exercise #99: You Might Have an Alcohol Problem If...
Naked Exercise #100: Drugs on Campus Naked Self-Exam #14: Just in Case...
Naked Exercise #101: The Truth about Sexual Assault Naked Exercise #102: Exposing the College Eating Disorder Naked Exercise #103: Depression and Mental Health Issues Naked Exercise #104: The U of No Regrets Naked Exercise #105: A Look Back in Time

Harlan Cohen's syndicated advice column for people in their teens and twenties, Help Me, Harlan!, is distributed by King Features Syndicate, and appears in papers such as the Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, and Seattle Times. Harlan tours college campuses giving presentations to orientation groups. He lives in Chicago, IL.

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