This illustrated pocket book offers advice, practical tips and useful
exercises for students who want to safely navigate the unique pressures and
pleasures that life at university brings. Written by the award-winning student
mental health specialist, Dr Dominique Thompson, this easy-to-read guide will
ensure that readers have all the tools they need to combat issues around
leaving home, exam stress, socialising, safety, sex, and substances, so that they
can truly make the most of their time as a student.
The book follows the timeline of a student preparing for university,
finding their way through fresher's week, the first term, and the interruption
of holidays and returning to families. The format makes the book suitable for sixth
formers planning ahead to university, as well as first year students. The
material is easy to dip in and out of, and addresses all of the major issues
they'll experience as a new student. It is written from a non-judgemental
perspective, and features extensive contributions form students talking about
their own experiences, the things they learned, and the things they'd wished
they'd known.
This is the book that everyone wishes they'd had when they started
university!
