Letting Go: A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years
- ISBN-10
- 006095244X
- ISBN-13
- 9780060952440
- Series
- Letting Go
- Category
- College students
- Pages
- 359
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Authors
- Karen Levin Coburn, Madge Lawrence Treeger
Description
Using many anecdotes from students, teachers, and administrators on the "front lines", this book leads parents through the transitional period from the junior year of high school to the senior year of college. This edition includes all-new sections on campus life, as well as the latest facts on the Internet and its impact on the admissions process, academics, and student life.
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