THE ULTIMATE COLLEGE SURVIVAL GUIDE

$18

I’m Libby (your Jewish Boca Mom whether you requested one or not) and I’m here to help with the part that begins after move-in day.

Roommates. Friends. Homesickness. Classes. Laundry. Money. Going out. Getting sick. Calling home without accidentally sending your parents into DEFCON 1.

This guide tells you what to do, what to say, and who to call when college gets real.

College is not only learning where your classes are.

It is learning how to live three feet away from another human being, make friends when everyone looks like they already have them, send a normal email to a professor, take care of yourself when you are sick, manage money, do laundry, and survive a Sunday night without deciding your entire life is collapsing.

I made this guide because nobody should have to figure all of that out alone.

Inside, I’m walking you through:

Your first 72 hours on campus
What to do before deciding you hate college
The roommate conversation you need before there is a problem
Scripts for borrowing, guests, noise, food, cleaning, privacy, and conflict
How to make friends without waiting for an engraved invitation
What to do when a friend group changes or you feel left out
Homesickness and the first-month emotional crash
Classes, syllabi, office hours, professor emails, and falling behind
Laundry, food, personal care, medication, and basic adulting
Money, meal plans, Ubers, coffee, social plans, and the financial crimes of September
Going-out safety and how to help a friend who needs more than water and positive thinking
Dating, hookups, boundaries, rejection, and situationships that do not deserve your entire semester
Recruitment, clubs, teams, fraternities, sororities, and what rejection does—and does not—mean
How to get help, who to contact, and what to say
Parent communication without turning every difficult day into a federal investigation
Printable scripts, trackers, roommate agreements, and support maps

This is not a guide promising college will always feel amazing.

It is a guide reminding you that awkward does not mean wrong, lonely does not mean unlikable, overwhelmed does not mean incapable, and one bad week is not your whole college experience.

I am not physically inside your dorm room (and legally, that is probably best) but I am right here telling you what to do next.

This guide is for you if:

You are starting college or adjusting to your first semester
You feel excited and terrified at the exact same time
You need scripts for awkward conversations
You want advice that is practical, warm, and actually funny
You are a parent who wants your student supported without calling every fourteen minutes
You need a Jewish Boca Mom in your phone

THE ULTIMATE COLLEGE SURVIVAL GUIDE

$18

I’m Libby (your Jewish Boca Mom whether you requested one or not) and I’m here to help with the part that begins after move-in day.

Roommates. Friends. Homesickness. Classes. Laundry. Money. Going out. Getting sick. Calling home without accidentally sending your parents into DEFCON 1.

This guide tells you what to do, what to say, and who to call when college gets real.

College is not only learning where your classes are.

I made this guide because nobody should have to figure all of that out alone.

Inside, I’m walking you through:

Your first 72 hours on campus
What to do before deciding you hate college
The roommate conversation you need before there is a problem
Scripts for borrowing, guests, noise, food, cleaning, privacy, and conflict
How to make friends without waiting for an engraved invitation
What to do when a friend group changes or you feel left out
Homesickness and the first-month emotional crash
Classes, syllabi, office hours, professor emails, and falling behind
Laundry, food, personal care, medication, and basic adulting
Money, meal plans, Ubers, coffee, social plans, and the financial crimes of September
Going-out safety and how to help a friend who needs more than water and positive thinking
Dating, hookups, boundaries, rejection, and situationships that do not deserve your entire semester
Recruitment, clubs, teams, fraternities, sororities, and what rejection does—and does not—mean
How to get help, who to contact, and what to say
Parent communication without turning every difficult day into a federal investigation
Printable scripts, trackers, roommate agreements, and support maps

This is not a guide promising college will always feel amazing.

It is a guide reminding you that awkward does not mean wrong, lonely does not mean unlikable, overwhelmed does not mean incapable, and one bad week is not your whole college experience.

I am not physically inside your dorm room (and legally, that is probably best) but I am right here telling you what to do next.

This guide is for you if:

You are starting college or adjusting to your first semester
You feel excited and terrified at the exact same time
You need scripts for awkward conversations
You want advice that is practical, warm, and actually funny
You are a parent who wants your student supported without calling every fourteen minutes
You need a Jewish Boca Mom in your phone