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goes against large sets of literatures. The above points, along with a number of McCabe’s findings, run counter to both general assumptions and previous research in the field of the Sociology of Education, as well as the Sociology of Friendship. While the book has many positives qualities, its brevity and breadth of what it is seeking to cover means that even with the author’s desire to keep students’ perspectives in view, oftentimes the individual can get lost amongst the midst of the broader picture. This is, to a degree, to be expected. As with many books, Connecting in College leaves more questions open for asking than answered. This is, to my mind, a strength of the book rather than a weakness. The study of the social aspects of university life that are researched are often the most exaggerated and sensational elements – drinking, hooking up, sexualized violence, etc. – rather than the seemingly mundane lives of friends. This book brings the field back to a place where it can markedly recognize the ambiguous elements of sociality – and its incumbent challenges towards academic success – while also seeing the evergreen reality that friends made in college carry individuals through for the rest of their life, whether as life-long friendships, or as the demarked ideas of what a ‘friend’ is.