Reading and Resources for the Transition to College
For Students
The Naked Roommate and 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College. Cohen, Harlan
Do Your Laundry or You’ll Die Alone, Blades, Becky
The Freshman Survival Guide: Soulful Advice for Studying, Socializing, and Everything In Between. Bradbury-Haehl, Nora
How to Become a Straight-A Student, Newport C. (helpful for students to learn from other students on being academically successful while maintaining an active social life in college)
GREAT VIDEO about the sometimes difficult transition to college made by a freshman at Cornell
. . . . . and the follow up article she wrote as a sophomore:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/09/well/family/advice-from-a-formerly-lonely-college-student.html
For Parents
Letting Go. Coburn, Karen Levin and Treeger, Madge Lawrence
College Success Guaranteed 2.0: 5 Rules for Parents. Gauld, Malcolm
The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives. Stixrud, William
The Naked Roommate: For Parents Only: A Parent’s Guide to the New College Experience. Cohen, Harlan
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