This quirky autobiography takes on the form of a guidebook as it provides "instructions" for how to navigate the school year of a freshman student at Northwestern. It chronicles her experiences and thoughts through her triumphs, failures, and mundane days turned adventures by sarcasm, wit, and fantasy. This "guide" provides a glimpse inside the head of an ambitious girl who refuses to grow up, trying to find both her way to class and find her place in this new world.