17 ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SSeevveenntteeeennCCoolllleeggee__iinnttffrroonnttmmaatttteerr..iinndddd 11 22//2266//1144 1122::3388 PPMM SEVENTEEN ULTIMATE GUIDE TO COLLEGE Copyright © 2014 Hearst Communications, Inc. Seventeen is a registered trademark of Hearst Communications, Inc. Published by Running Press, A Member of the Perseus Books Group All rights reserved under the Pan-American and International Copyright Conventions. Printed in China This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or hereafter invented, without written permission from the publisher. Books published by Running Press are available at special discounts for bulk purchases in the United States by corporations, institutions, and other organizations. For more information, please contact the Special Markets Department at the Perseus Books Group, 2300 Chestnut Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or call (800) 810-4145, ext. 5000, or e-mail [email protected]. ISBN: 978-0-7624-5193-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2013957685 E-book ISBN: 978-0-7624-5194-4 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Number on the right indicates the number of this printing Running Press Book Publishers 2300 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-4371 Visit us on the web! www.runningpress.com Photo credits, which constitute an extension of the copyright page, appear on page 189. 1177CCoolllleeggeeTTeexxtt..iinnddbb 22 11//2299//1144 1111::4488 AAMM 17 ULTIMATE GUIDE TO Everything You Need to Know to Walk Onto Campus and Own It! ANN SHOKET & 17 THE EDITORS OF PUBLISHED by 1177CCoolllleeggeeTTeexxtt..iinnddbb 33 11//2299//1144 1111::4488 AAMM 1177CCoolllleeggeeTTeexxtt..iinnddbb 44 11//2299//1144 1111::4488 AAMM Hi from Ann! 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Ann Shoket, Seventeen Editor-in-Chief READY, SET . . . COLLEGE! chapter one 8 . . . . . . . . LOVE YOUR DORM LIFE! chapter two 40 . . . . . . MASTER THE chapter three GUY SCENE 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARTY TIME! chapter four 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STRETCH YOUR $$$ chapter five ON CAMPUS 134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STEP UP YOUR chapter COLLEGE STYLE six 154 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Credits and Acknowledgments 189 . . . . . . . . . . 1177CCoolllleeggeeTTeexxtt..iinnddbb 55 11//2299//1144 1111::4488 AAMM M O R F H I N ! N A This is it—the moment you’ve spent so much time preparing for! What will it really be like when you finally step onto the campus of your dream college? You’ve imagined your cool roommate and the hot guys who will live down the hall in your dorm. You have spent hours on Pinterest pinning décor ideas for your dorm room and have mentally planned all the late-night hangouts with the new friends you will meet. It’s fun to imagine and reimagine all the amazing ways your life is going to change once you get to college. It’s going to be epic! But those college fantasies can get a little murky when you’re faced with the reality of living alone for the first time. College can get complicated: How will 1177CCoolllleeggeeTTeexxtt..iinnddbb 66 11//2299//1144 1111::4488 AAMM you know which guys are cool (and which are creepers)? What if your roommate turns out to be the worst? And what is that smell in the caf?!? That’s where Seventeen comes in. This book is packed with the best advice from girls who have been total college newbies and figured out how to ace every party, date, sorority event, and social situation. They know exactly how to make your roommate love you (or how to keep the peace if that’s never going to happen). They can tell you where to find the hot guys and the telltale signs of the dudes who will be a complete drain on your fun. They even know the best stuff to eat in the caf and how to make your room the place where everyone on your floor will want to hang out. Your college experience is going to be every drop of crazy-delicious fun that you’ve always hoped it would be. With the advice in this book, you can skip every rookie error and walk onto campus on day one like you’re a total pro. Who’s that confident chick? You are! 1177CCoolllleeggeeTTeexxtt..iinnddbb 77 11//2299//1144 1111::4488 AAMM chapter one READY, SET... COLLEGE! 1177CCoolllleeggeeTTeexxtt..iinnddbb 88 11//2299//1144 1111::4488 AAMM 1177CCoolllleeggeeTTeexxtt..iinnddbb 99 11//2299//1144 1111::4488 AAMM