The Freshman, Book 3

The Freshman, Book 3
Cost	16
Genre	Romance
Series	The Freshman
Book Number	3
Previous Book	The Freshman, Book 2
Next Book	The Freshman, Book 4
Weekly Released	Fully Released
Release Date	December 22, 2016 (Ch. 1) December 28, 2016 - February 1, 2017 (Ch. 2-7) February 22, 2017 - April 26, 2017 (Ch. 8-17)

The Freshman, Book 3 is the third book of The Freshman series. It succeeds its first two books, The Freshman, Book 1 and The Freshman, Book 2, and is followed by The Freshman, Book 4.

Summary

It's spring quarter at Hartfeld. The cherry blossoms are out, classes are starting again... and love is in the air!

Chapters

Chapter 1: New Leaves

It's spring quarter at Hartfeld. The cherry blossoms are out, classes are starting again... and love is in the air!

Chapter 2: A Place to Belong

You and Kaitlyn search for a new hobby, but not everyone welcomes you with open arms.

Chapter 3: New Kid on the Block

There are some fresh faces on campus... including a hot new barista at the cafe! Will new friends replace your old group?

Chapter 4: Budgetary Concerns

With Sebastian appointed treasurer of the student council, how will Chris be able to get anything accomplished?

Chapter 5: Bad Reputation

Kaitlyn struggles to fit in with her new bandmates. Will she lose her old friends in pursuit of a new identity?

Chapter 6: A Kappa Birthday

Madison's turning 21, and you're invited to celebrate with her!

Chapter 7: Rebel With a Cause

Zig reveals more about his past, and you must face some troubling decisions.

Chapter 8: Misadventures in Babysitting

Tensions run high as you try to juggle your personal life with a babysitting gig for Gabriela.

Chapter 9: Until We Meet Again

You and James have one last day together before he moves to Hollywood. How will you spend it?

Chapter 10: Caught in the Middle

With tensions high between Kaitlyn and Abbie, will you be able to make peace?

Chapter 11: Rock 'n' Roll Hartfeld

The Gutter Kittens are playing their first headlining gig! Will you be the life of the party or will tensions in your group get the best of you?

Chapter 12: Flirting With Disaster

Chaos ensues at the concert, and your relationships take unexpected turns.

Chapter 13: California Dreaming

You fly to LA to visit James, but can you survive a day in Hollywood?

Chapter 14: Karma Chameleon

Back at Hartfeld tensions are still running high. Will you be able to navigate the choppy waters, or are you heading straight into a storm?

Chapter 15: Take a Chance on Me

It's the morning of Chris's presentation to Dean Stafford, and Zig's a no-show. Will Chris pull through, or will his presentation crash and burn?

Chapter 16: Never Gonna Give You Up

James returns from Hollywood, and you and your friends prepare for the end-of-quarter dance.

Chapter 17: Don't You (Forget About Me)

The Spring Fling is finally here! What memories will you make on the last night of the quarter?

Gallery

Pre-Book Sneak Peeks & Information

The Freshman series soundtrack cover

TF Soundtrack Announcement on IG 12/12/18

Chapter 1 sneak peek

Chapter 8 sneak peek

Chapter 11 sneak peek

Chapter 15 sneak peek

Chapter 17 (Book 3 Finale) sneak peek

Favorite LIs

Ad for The Freshman

Part of the bottom half of TF BK 3 on Display

Someone at PB is a Kaitlyn Liao fan

Gonna miss Zig & the rest of TF Gang

New interface (May 21, 2020)

Featured Locations

• Hartfeld University
• Northbridge
• Los Angeles

Miscellaneous

• Game
• Items

Official Promo

Thumbnail Cover

Thumbnail Cover (Version 1) (Old Interface)

Thumbnail Cover (Version 2) (Old Interface)

In-Game Banner (New Chapters) (Old Interface)

In-Game Banner (Version 1) (Old Interface)

In-Game Banner (Version 2) (Old Interface)

Full Cover as Shown in the New UI

Moth found on beach

Grenade found on beach

Handcuffs found on beach

Casing found on beach

Ticket found on beach

Doubloon found on beach

Soundtrack

Visit the soundtrack page for more soundtracks from Choices.

The Freshman - Campus Tour

The Freshman - Weekend Vibes

The Freshman - Orientation

The Freshman - Study Buddies

The Freshman - Winter in July

The Freshman - Breathe

The Freshman - Crash Course

The Freshman - Finals Week

The Freshman - All Nighter

The Freshman - Sleigh Girl, Sleigh

The Freshman - Road Trip

The Freshman - Anywhere Together

The Freshman - Open Mic

The Freshman - Looking Back

Trivia

• Starting with Chapter 12, all of the chapters contain references to real-life songs.
• The book debuted on a Thursday. Subsequent chapters follow on a Wednesday.
• This book was released simultaneously with #LoveHacks.
• If you aren't dating Kaitlyn in Chapter 1, Zack will mention the infamous and horrific Orlando Shooting in the summer of 2016, in which a terrorist attacked a gay nightclub.
• In Chapter 6, the song "Outlaw" by Hayley Rose, a character from the Most Wanted series, is played at Madison's birthday party. Amara will ask Your Character "Isn't this song about a serial killer?"
  • In the same chapter, Your Character can make a reference to the film Legally Blonde during a conversation with Zig when she talks about the protagonist Elle Woods. Zig doesn't understand the reference.
• Claire Pierce, a character from the Rules of Engagement series, makes a cameo appearance in Chapter 4.
• Ryan Summers and Cassandra Leigh, characters from the Most Wanted series, make cameo appearances in this book.
• A new character named Zig is one of the new love interests for you character. Later, Becca became one of your character's love interests.
• Dominic Hunter and Kenna Rys, characters from The Crown and The Flame series appear in this book in a premium choice. In this universe, the series is a TV Show and they are actually actors.
• In Chapter 14, if Your Character gives Kaitlyn helpful advice to remember the six noble gases, Your Character will mention that Krypton is also the name of Superman's home world or she will make a reference to Xena: Warrior Princess. She will also either say that Xenon is a girl that lives on a space station (probably meaning Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, a Disney film from 1999), or make a reference to Lord of the Rings by saying that "Argon kind of sounds like that hot bearded guy".
• In Chapter 16, Your Character references Superman by calling James "a regular Clark Kent". In the same scene, James mentions another two famous journalists, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein (Watergate).
• All of the titles of the chapters in this book are references of Pop Culture from the 80s, either by Song Titles (Bad Reputation, California Dreamin', Karma Chameleon, etc), Band Names (New Kid on the Block), TV Shows or TV Shows episodes (A Kappa Birthday, Misadventures in Babysitting).
• Limetown Studios designed all of the book covers of The Freshman series.
  • More specifically, the three artists that worked on the book covers are named Gus Lima (drawing), Amanda Duarte and Daniel Bogni (painting).
• Between February 1 - February 22, 2017, the book took on a temporary break for The Freshman: Game of Love.
• Between September 11 - September 12, 2018, all of The Freshman books, including the specials, received a redesign in the thumbnails of their book covers.

Click here for the walkthrough of this book: The Freshman, Book 3 Choices.