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Tools and school guides to help you manage classes, money, campus life, and what comes next. Start your first semester prepared. Keep using your toolkit through graduation and beyond.
Campus guides available for: Florida State University, University of Florida, University of Central Florida, University of South Florida, University of Miami, Florida Institute of Technology, University of Alabama, University of Georgia, Louisiana State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, West Virginia University, University of Notre Dame, University of Michigan, The Ohio State University, University of Southern California, The Pennsylvania State University, The University of Texas at Austin, University of Oregon, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Georgia Institute of Technology.
What you get
Your first year, start to finish. Moving in, picking classes, finding your people, handling money, and asking for help before things pile up.
Inside
Plus money defense, study habits, your rights, and ready-to-use checklists.
Unofficial, campus-specific playbooks. Each one unlocks the 28 guide-included student tools. Twenty in final review.
For the people doing the drop-off. What to expect, when to step in, and when to let go.
Download it once, or read it on your phone between classes.
Freshman101 is independent. No school wrote, paid for, or approved these guides.
Campus guides
Each guide will be $24.99, yours to keep: that school's content in PDF and online, plus the 28 guide-included student tools. They open one school at a time, as each one passes its final fact check.
Twenty schools: 20 in final review
Written and being fact-checked. We'll email you the day yours opens.
Tallahassee, FL
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Tallahassee.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Gainesville, FL
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Gainesville.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Orlando, FL
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Orlando.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Tampa, FL
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Tampa.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Coral Gables, FL
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Coral Gables.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Melbourne, FL
The unofficial first-year playbook for life on the Space Coast.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Tuscaloosa, AL
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Tuscaloosa.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Athens, GA
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Athens.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Baton Rouge, LA
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Baton Rouge.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Chapel Hill, NC
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Chapel Hill.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Morgantown, WV
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Morgantown.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Notre Dame, IN
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in South Bend.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Ann Arbor, MI
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Ann Arbor.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Columbus, OH
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Columbus.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Los Angeles, CA
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Los Angeles.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
University Park, PA
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in State College.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Austin, TX
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Austin.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Eugene, OR
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Eugene.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Lincoln, NE
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Lincoln.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Atlanta, GA
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Atlanta.
Price: $24.99at launch
Status: In final review
Tell us where you're headed. The most requested schools are written next.
How it works
Get the free student or parent guide. No card, no account.
Choose your school in the form and tick the updates box. We'll email you the day its guide opens.
Every campus guide is a PDF plus online pages, so it works on your phone between classes.
Free vs. campus guide
The free guides and tools work for any college. A campus guide adds everything specific to your school, and every school's page has a free sample chapter.
| What you get | Free | Campus guide, $24.99 |
|---|---|---|
| Free Student Guide (PDF, any college) | Included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
| Free Parent Guide (PDF) | Included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
| Planning tools | 16 free tools | All 44 tools |
| Your school's deadlines, with a countdown and calendar export | Not included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
| Holds and hidden charges at your school, and how to clear them | Not included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
| Your school's class rules: drops, withdrawals, repeats | Not included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
| Game day planner with the home schedule and stadium rules | Not included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
| Where to Eat near campus, plus student deals and freebies | Not included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
| A first 48 hours checklist built for your campus | Not included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
| Advising prep, study planners, and the résumé and letter studio | Not included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
| Online pages for your phone, plus the magazine-style PDF | Not included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
Tools
16 free tools, no signup: two in each student category, plus all 8 parent tools. 28 more student tools come with your school's guide.
FREEFor parents
No guide needed. Using one doesn't give you access to your student's accounts, grades, or saved work.
WITH A GUIDE
Included with every campus guide, alongside that school's content.
Free download
Drop your email and it's yours. Takes about ten seconds.
Off campus, too
Apps don't make friends. People do. These four sites can point you to groups, events, and volunteer shifts beyond campus. They're links, not tools, and you don't need a guide to use them.
Find local groups and events built around shared interests, like hiking, reading, or networking. Join a group, RSVP, or start your own.
Run by Meetup, not by Freshman101. We don't endorse it.
Browse public Discord servers by category, including Education and Science & Tech. Each server sorts its conversation into topic-based channels.
Run by Discord, not by Freshman101. We don't endorse it.
Search events by city and category, from workshops to concerts, and get tickets or register where an event offers it. Some events are free and some cost money.
Run by Eventbrite, not by Freshman101. We don't endorse it.
Search volunteer opportunities by keyword, skill, interest, and location. It's a volunteering site, not a social feed.
Run by Idealist, not by Freshman101. We don't endorse it.
Every campus guide has the full social apps directory: what each app does, how to start, and the privacy settings worth checking.
Pick your campusFor parents
A free, plain-English guide to the first year. What's normal, what's not, and how to help without hovering.
FAQ
Yes. No card, no trial. Give us an email and it's yours.
An unofficial, campus-specific playbook for students at that school, starting with the first year. You get a PDF plus online pages you can read on your phone. A guide unlocks the 28 guide-included student tools plus that school's content.
16 of our 44 tools are free with no signup: two in each student category, plus all 8 parent tools. The other 28 student tools come with a campus guide, at no extra cost.
Campus guides open one school at a time, after each one passes a final fact check. Your school's card shows where it stands: on sale, in final review, or planned. Pick your school in the free guide form and tick the updates box, and we'll email you when it opens.
Your access link shows up on the confirmation page and in your email. Open it to read online or download the PDF. Lost the email? Use Find my guide at the bottom of this page.
No. Freshman101 is an independent educational resource. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any college or university.
No. Our guides are educational. We don't offer admissions consulting, application editing, or financial aid advice.
Yes. Check out with your own email, then forward the access link to your student.
We're adding schools. Grab the free guide, tell us where you're headed, and opt in to updates so we can let you know when your campus drops.
Guides are digital and open right away, so sales are final, and you can read a free sample chapter on each school's page before you buy. Mistakes get fixed: a duplicate charge is refunded, the wrong school is switched or refunded, and if you can't open your guide and we can't fix it, it's refunded. Email freshman101.info@protonmail.com and a real person will take a look.
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