🎓 College Freshman Kit

What's Inside the Kit

• Dorm Essentials — What to bring, what to skip, and what to coordinate with your roommate (with printable checklist)
• Eating Well on a Budget — Dining hall strategy, dorm room cooking, $35/week grocery lists, and meal planning templates
• Study Habits & Time Management — Active recall, spaced repetition, Pomodoro technique, and the weekly planning system that actually works
• Budgeting & Financial Literacy — Real college budgets, credit card rules, student loan basics, and free money you're missing
• Social Life — Making friends, clubs, the party scene (honest advice), and managing long-distance relationships
• Campus Safety — Personal, digital, and transportation safety + knowing your rights
• Mental Health & Wellness — Why freshman year is hard, when to get help, crisis resources, and building a wellness routine
• Making the Most of It — Academic strategy, resume building, skills development, and the experiences that actually matter

Who This Is For

Incoming or current college freshmen (and their parents) who want practical, honest advice — not the generic "get involved!" platitudes from every orientation packet ever printed.

This guide covers the real stuff: how to eat on $5/day, what to do when you feel like you don't belong, how to study when nothing from high school works anymore, and why your mental health matters more than your GPA.

Free Preview: The Grocery Math

Think you can't eat well in college? A week of real food costs about $35: eggs, rice, frozen vegetables, chicken thighs, pasta, beans, bread, peanut butter, bananas, cheese, and milk. That's roughly $5/day — less than a single DoorDash delivery fee.

The full kit includes a complete weekly grocery list, dorm room microwave recipes, dining hall strategy, and a meal planning template you can use all semester.

This is just a taste. The full kit has 8 chapters, checklists, templates, and real-world budgets.