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By Gabrielle Jasinski, Eliza Lamson,Elizabeth Wassmann, and

Hannah Miller

Foreword by Michael S. Malone

140 Bite-Sized Ideas to Help You Move to College

E-mail: [email protected] Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 210

Cupertino, CA 95014

An Actionable Educational Summary

Book Excerpt


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BOOK EXCERPT Table of Contents


Introduction

Section I: Senior Year

Section II: Pre-Move

Section III: During the Move

About the Authors



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ContentsThis is the Table o Contents (TOC) rom the book or your

reerence. The eBook TOC (below) difers in page count

rom the tradebook TOC.

Foreword by Michael S. Malone 11

Introduction 13

Section I

Senior Year 15

Section II

Pre-Move 33

Section III

During the Move 49

Section IV

First Quarter/Semester 61


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Section V

Long Term 87

About the Authors 105



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Other than the day you get married, there is perhaps no more complete change

in your lie than the one that occurs when you leave home or the first time and

go of to college.

No amount o planning and preparation ully prepares you or such a break.

One moment you are living in your parents home (which you still believe is

yourhome), in the room and bed that have likely been yours as long as you

remember, in a neighborhood as amiliar to you as your own ace, surrounded

by riends youve known since childhood. The next moment you are sitting in

a tiny dorm room, surrounded by boxes, staring at someone you dont know

but will be living with or the next nine months, on a campus ull o strangers

youve visited exactly once, in a town you know little about.

And yet, despite the ear and the homesickness, the loneliness and the

occasional tears, you survive. Indeed, somehow, you even thrive...until our

years later, filled with memories, the tears you shed are because you are leaving

these new riends and the buildings that are now your new home.

Leaving or college is the first and greatest o lies transitions, and it will serve

as the template or all that ollow. I you get it right this time, all o those uture

times will be that much easier.

The authors o this bookEliza Lamson, Elizabeth Wassmann, Gabrielle

Jasinski, and Hannah Millerare all seniors at Santa Clara University. Each o

them survived this transition rom home and high school to dorm and college

lieand each has a diferent story to tell. Hannah merely had to drive ten miles

down the road to get to Santa Clara, Eliza rom another part o Caliorna; and

Gabrielle and Liz, who never met beore they arrived, both travelled 1,500 milesrom Chicago. To see them nowbeautiul, smart, and most o all, confident

you would never know that our years ago they experienced the social angst

and homesickness that lie behind many o the pieces o advice in this book.


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The wisdom on these pages is hard wonand the authors have gone to great

lengths to convey that knowledge in the most practical way possible. They

dont start, as is oten the case, as the student, a fish out o water, when they

take their first steps onto campus. Instead, shrewdly, they begin in the middle

o the senior year o high school, as the tidal pull o college begins to afect

their relationship to school, riends, and most o all, amily. And they continue

their advice not just through the first delirious days o campus lie, but well

into the reshman year o college, when the secondary efects o college begin

to appear.

This is a wise, witty, and quite wonderul book. High school seniors will find it

both eye-opening and a trusted riend through this conusing and emotional

period. They will find themselves dipping into its pages every ew daysand

each time come away with yet another pearl o comort, humor, and practical

advice. And their parents will find this book essential as wellas a guide to

all that their children are going through, as a counselor or dealing with this

separation, and as a wish list o things they can do to help.

#MOVING OUT tweetis the book we wish that we could have had in our own

lives at that age. Thank goodness we have it now.

Michael S. Malone

Santa Clara University


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Introduction

Moving away to college is nothing i not daunting. For the first time, everything

you know about your lie will shit. New home, new riends, new routine. Its

time to create a new normal. Luckily, you have some expert advice on your

side. Meet Gabi Jasinski, Liz Wassmann, Eliza Lamson, and Hannah Miller

we wrote this book. We are all college seniors at Santa Clara University; were

gearing up to make the transition to adulthood and were airly certain wehave got collegeand the move away rom homeunder control. Gabi and Liz

moved across the country or college, while Hannah and Eliza stayed local.

Weve all had very diferent college experiences and been involved in diferent

activities (the school newspaper, internships, campus ministry, intramurals, the

literary magazine, study abroad, theatre, and club sports, to name a ew), yet

managed to compile these nuggets o advice that are sure to pave the way or

any incoming reshman. Read through them, and consider what we have to say.

I you take this book to heart, adjusting to college should come naturally. And,

as everyone will tell you, these our years fly by Dont take em or granted!


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Senior year o high school is what you have been

looking orward to since you were a kid, but itsalso the end o everything youve taken or granted.

The end is near, and high school is almost over;

everything you have known or the past our years

is about to change. It is a time when you should

celebrate your accomplishments, but its also a time

when you have to work hard to prepare or your

uture. You are about to close one chapter o your

lie, but that doesnt mean the good times are over.

Section I

Senior Year


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Go to the prom.

Even i youre just going with riends,youll have un dressing up, taking

pictures, and dancing the night away.

Start thinking about what

you love to do, and what classes you

like. This could lead you to your major.


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Ask whomever youve beencrushin on or the past ew years

to the prom, or at least to cofee.

Learn as much as you can about your

college, what urnishings the dorms

supply, and what you need to buy.


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Dont get too caught up in

thinking o all the lasts that

are happening around you

just enjoy the moments and

memories they create.


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Take lots o pictures. You can hang

them on your dorm walls and, later inlie, show your kids how gooy your

hair was back in high school.

Start writing your college application

essays way beore they are due.


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The daunting thought o moving away

rom your home looms over you like some

hungry monster. Youll be moving ar away rom

everything youve ever known and experienced.

But dont let the unknown get you down. You just

need to get organized. You need a plan.

Section II

Pre-Move


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Categorize your lists o thingsto pack to make it easierclothes,

toiletries, electronics, etc.

Dont orget to give your dog,

cat, or chinchilla a good long pet.


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Pack flip-flops to wearin the shower. Chances are,

youll probably want them.

Partition part o your room/house

or things that youve bought or the

move. That way, everything will be

together when you start packing.


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Coordinate things youneed or your room with your

roommate beore you get to school.

Dont bring everything you

own. Dorm rooms arent that big

and never have enough storage.


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Go into stores with a list.I you arent organized while

shopping, it can get overwhelming.

Pay attention at orientation and

listen to tips about what to bring to

the dorms. Your orientation leaders

know what theyre talking about.


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Everything is packed. Youre ready to go.

Remember to keep calm and stay organized as you

begin the long-awaited move. The moment you

roll out o the driveway in a car crammed with your

belongings, your lie will change orever. Dont be

scared; this is the beginning o the next big thing.

Section III

During the Move


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Wear a smile. You will

seem more approachable.

Remember that everyone

is anxious and nervous

to move in and start school.


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Leave the house earlier than you thinkyou need to, and stop or cofee on the

way. Everyone will be in a better mood.

Give your parents big hugs,

regardless o who is watching.

Theyll appreciate it, and chances

are it will make you eel good, too.


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Be riendly to everyone.You will most likely make some

good riends while moving in.

Bring a granola bar or some

other snack. You probably wont

have time to run to the caeteria

until ater youve moved in.


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Gabrielle Jasinski is a senior English major rom Chicago, Illinois. Her hobbies

include traveling, reading, writing, and trying new ood. Jasinski spent our

months studying abroad in Rome, where she ound a passion or travel and

learning about new cultures. She has kept a travel blog and a ood blog and

also enjoys writing fiction and nonfiction stories. Jasinski enjoys spending time

with riends and amily while watching the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago

Blackhawks. She hopes to one day teach English abroad.

About the Authors


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Eliza Lamson was born on the East Coast, but now lives in Pleasanton, Caliornia.

She is a senior English major. Lamsons main passion is traveling, be it just around

the Bay Area or to oreign countries. Her hobbies include hiking and camping,

reading, photography, exploring new places with riends, and playing with her

golden retriever, Mango. Lamson writes or Metro News, has kept a blog, and

writes nonfiction and fiction short stories. She is a lead tutor at the HUB Writing

Center at Santa Clara University and is the scene copy editor or the Santa Clara.

Lamson has also worked as nonfiction editor o the Santa Clara Review.


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Elizabeth Wassmann is a senior English and anthropology double major rom

Glenview, Illinois. She is a writer or the Santa Clara and works or the Santa

Clara University alumni magazine. Wassmann enjoys reading and playing with

her dog, Raisin. She studied abroad in Rome and worked in Indonesia during the

summer o 2012.


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Hannah Miller was born and raised in Palo Alto, California. Her hobbies include

acting and playwriting, traveling, and cheering on her favorite sports teams, the

San Francisco Giants and the Boston Red Sox. Miller spent four months studying

abroad in London. She has worked for Santa Clara Universitys literary magazine,

the Santa Clara Review, doing public relations and marketing. Miller also has

event planning experience at Silicon Valleys beloved Churchill Club, as well

as teaching and directing for nonprofit organizations ArtsReach and Bay Area

Shakespeare Camps.


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