Admissions rates of 6 percent? Kids applying to thirty-two colleges? Sixteen-year-olds with more impressive resumes than Fortune 500 CEOs? Has the nation lost its mind? Why yes, it has! J.D. Rothman, the Neurotic Parent of blog fame, takes readers on a hilarious satiric journey through today’s insane college admissions process. The vividly illustrated book takes you from the Itsy-Bitsy Fiske Guide and Junior Kumon Tips for Preschoolers through Rejection Letters from the Heart and Bed Bath & Bye-Bye.
Simple strategies to tackle the college admission process head on. Written by twenty-year admissions expert, Shereem Herndon-Brown, this book is for every parent who wants their child to succeed in college and beyond.
The same parent described how her oldest son , when he was a freshman at Williams , convinced the family that it would ... The child also loses when parents use money as an unspoken bargain , the “ after - all - I've - done - for - you ...
Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Today's College Experience
Watsamatta U guides the reader through the author?s own neurotic and chaotic experience with the college admission process.
A parent's guide to the college education experience addresses everything from academic programs to finances, discussing such topics as the benefits of a desktop or laptop computer, how to select the best meal plan, and working while ...
Two experts at handling every kind of admissions situation present this wise, practical guide full of valuable advice for nervous parents everywhere.
Discusses college choice, tests, finance, the application process, the admission decision, and other concerns.
Perfect parents -- like perfect children -- don't exist, but those who follow the invaluable advice in this book will be 601 ways nearer to getting it right
This book explains how despite being an average student myself, I was able to help my kids become "A" students and to be accepted by an excellent, prestigious university.
Acceptance by a top college is more than a gold star on a high school graduate's forehead today. It has morphed into the ultimate "good parenting" stamp of approval--the better the bumper sticker, the better the parent, right?