Actual rating: 3.25/5 stars
If I found this book at my very first year, I'd say this was one of to-read for college, a well-prepared things to know aka class 101 about uni-life. But I read this while right now still being student but somehow passed lots of that entrance time, so yeah I don't find it useful for me. But at some point it made me rethought and rephrased my motivations and expectations for my study life, so yeah that's why I gave it a 1/4 star more. 
Anyway, if somebody asked me a recommendation for freshman, well I'd say this without any hesitation.