Product Description

The second edition of this top seller includes all-new information on everything from admissions to excelling in the classroom. And, with a new take on student life, this new edition is perfect for today's college students.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #137448 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

About the Author
Michael S. Malone has thirteen years of higher education experience and has worked one-on-one with thousands of students, prospective students, and their parents about college lifestyle and adjustment. As the associate dean of students at Dickinson College, Mr. Malone works closely with students and their families regarding student life, residential life, and alumni affairs.

Customer Reviews

Don't go to College without This!
A must-have for any aspiring freshman. My child is going to be well prepared for what's to come in her future! This is quite general though, not giving much on a speciality college, but covering everything as a whole. Nice!

A good guide to the basics, but deeper social pressures are the real challenge
This is a good book to guide you through the perils of academics and basic college issues. However, the sad fact of most American universities is that exams are easy and you will do great on them if you go to class, do the readings, and study. The greater challenge is dealing with social pressures and lifestyle decisions that can prevent you from making it to class and hinder your ability to study. It is when personal lives impede on academic lives that students begin to struggle. To prepare for college, students need to prepare for the overwhelming social madness they are going to be encountering on campus. I thus recommend you buy a book that deals with real college life like: COLLEGE LIFE EXTREME: Lies, Sex, Drugs and Violenceor Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities or Goat: A Memoir.

Good information but a bit wordy
The author has done a thorough job of detailing the college experience from a student's perspective. The book starts with planning the move to college,finances, roommate selection, and whether to take a car to school. It really gets into detail when almost an entire page is spent on the practicality and pitfalls of ironing, which brings me to my point.

While the book is chocked full of advice a college student will probably need, it is text-heavy and visually less than appealing to its intended audience: 18 to 21-year-olds. I think parents will look at this book and think about how practical it is and how they will feel better about letting go just knowing all this helpful information is at their kids' fingertips. And that would be great, if kids would take the time to read it and refer back to the appropriate sections when they need help. Maybe it would be best for parents to read it, then discuss it with the kids a little at a time before they even leave for college.

For those grown kids who are committed to learning as much as they can about this huge step towards independence, and the parents who guide them, this book is an excellent source of information. 50 Ways to Leave Your Mother