Preparing for College

Practical Advice for Students and Their Families

John J. Rooney, John F. Reardon (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2009
Facts on File Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8160-7378-8 (ISBN)

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Helps students for college preparation. This book guides students with everything from choosing a college and undergoing the application process to uncovering the financial resources to pay tuition and expenses and adjusting to the academic and personal challenges that first-year students face.

This is an essential resource for college preparation. The ideal guide for students looking for the best college to suit their needs, ""Preparing for College"" helps them evaluate their strengths, interests, and goals in order to find the right educational fit. This accessible, all-in-one resource guides students with everything from choosing a college and undergoing the application process to uncovering the financial resources to pay tuition and expenses and adjusting to the academic and personal challenges that first-year students face.The authors use their decades of college experience - both as students and as professors - to offer illuminating and reassuring advice to prospective college students and their families. With an emphasis on successfully navigating the high-pressure college application process and dealing with the stress of balancing college and family life, ""Preparing for College"" explores practical techniques to help students identify and concentrate on their most important considerations.A handy 'Appendix of Online Sources for College Planning' provides links to up-to-the-minute information on the many facets of college planning as well as listings of the organizations mentioned throughout this comprehensive book.

John J. Rooney, Ph.D., is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychology and director of the master's program in clinical counseling psychology at LaSalle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. John F. Reardon, Ed.D., is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Accounting at LaSalle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he chaired the department from 1991 to 2000. Katherine Haley Will is the president of Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and chair of the Annapolis Group.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.3.2009
Vorwort	Katherine Haley Will
Zusatzinfo	index, bibliography, tables
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	154 x 226 mm
Gewicht	337 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
ISBN-10	0-8160-7378-3 / 0816073783
ISBN-13	978-0-8160-7378-8 / 9780816073788
Zustand	Neuware