How to Survive the Real World: Life After College Graduation: Advice from 774 Graduates Who Did (Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides)

By Andrea Syrtash

After the parties, the frat rushes, the Big Test and the Big Game, the caffeinated all-nighters, and the pomp and circumstance, life comes knocking. Finding a job and keeping it; renting an apartment or sharing a sublet; dealing with your own money instead of your parents' money; looking for love (and looking and looking . . . ): who knew how complicated the world after college would be? Nearly 800 contributors to this How to Survive book found out, and happily share their hard-won insights. This useful, upbeat book collects stories, tips, and advice on finding the best place to live, entering adulthood without losing passion, taking care of one's health, finding a great job, and not going home for the holidays for the first time. Covering both the psychological adjustments and the nuts and bolts of daily life as a grown-up, How to Survive the Real World is witty, practical, and the perfect gift for the nervous grad.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933512032
• ISBN13: 9781933512037
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Hundreds of Heads Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Everyone should read this

I thought it would be a nice, light graduation gift, but this book really tells it like it is. I highly recommend this for anyone who is about to face the Real World for the first time. Also good for those who need a refresher!

Great Advice

The type of real world advice varies from humorous to very practical. Many topics that recent graduates face are discussed, including traveling and the workplace. If you want even more details about finances after college, then another book entirely devoted to it will be more useful. However, I still give this book my highest recommendation!

Lots of advice and easy to read. Love it!

There are a lot of questions after graduation! It's nice to see that so many people feel the same way as I do. In this book, I can learn from their mistakes as well as from their good choices. The advice is totally varied (don't expect one expert opinion on what to do). It's also an easy read - you can start on page 120 or page 1. You don't have to read it in order since the advice is divided into sections; job, love, finance etC. Also, there are some good resources in here. Who knew that a discount on the Eurrail Pass is possible until the age of 26? (I thought it was over once you lost your student card) I'm glad I read this before my trip to Europe this summer!

Funny and practical

Some of the advice in this book is really funny, but most of the book has helpful suggestions, information and resources for the reader to use. I had a party last week and actually followed the 'grown up' party suggestion page. I felt a little lame doing that, but nobody knew : ) The job stuff is helpful, too. I'm studying the what to look for in a job and how to impress pages now...

Great gift item

I saw a review copy of this book at an event and this is such a fun gift for a grad. It's full of practical advice (how to write a cover letter, what to do in a job interview, how to deal with a car salesman, where to find a date etc). I actually keep reading it (so it's starting to look used) so I may have to buy another copy for my brother!