Broad strokes about student life, not really about the freshman year
I expected this book to be about the freshman year experience, based on the title and the way that the book began. However, the book ended up being more about broad strokes describing student life. The author did not live in a freshman residence hall and I am unsure if she primarily enrolled in gateway classes or not. Memorable aspects include her depiction of the student community being comprised of independent networks and the way students learn to manage college (cut corners) as a stragegy to manage their time.