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The Naked Roommate: For Parents Only - by Harlan Cohen (Paperback)

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  • If your child is going off to college, there's a surprise around every corner...But that doesn't mean you can't be prepared!
  • Author(s): Harlan Cohen
  • 496 Pages
  • Study Guides, College Guides

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About the Book



Using Cohen's trademark style-with tips, statistics, quotes, and stories from parents and students, as well as expert advice--this guide tackles the most important topics on parents' minds when their kids are ready for college.



Book Synopsis



If your child is going off to college, there's a surprise around every corner...

But that doesn't mean you can't be prepared! The Naked Roommate: For Parents Only is a witty and wise survival guide for everything you need to know about the college experience. Harlan Cohen, America's most trusted college transition expert, delivers the best advice, facts, stats, tips, and stories from parents, students, and experts across the country to ensure that you and your child will have an incredible and meaningful college experience.

The Summer Before

  • What, when, and how to prepare
  • The emotional roller coaster and letting go

Calling, Texting, and Facebooking

  • New ways to keep in touch
  • How much is too much

To A or Not to B

  • Professors, grades, and actually going to class
  • When to step in (and when not to)

Paying the Bills

  • Financial aid tricks and tips
  • Budgets, books, and the best campus jobs

The First Few Months

  • Move-in, roommates, and homesickness
  • What not to do when you're missing them

Keeping Them Safe

  • Drinking, partying, and other things your kid might not be doing
  • Knowing your campus support resources

Get this freshman survival guide for yourself when you pick up these other helpful college guides:

  • The Naked Roommate by Harlan Cohen
  • The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2021 by Ted Fiske
  • The Fiske Guide To Getting In To The Right College by Ted Fiske
  • College Essay Essentials by Ethan Sawyer (The College Essay Guy)
  • College Admission Essentials by Ethan Sawyer (The College Essay Guy)



Review Quotes




"This book has helped me cope with the most important issue first generation (sending your first child to college) college parents must learn - when to butt in and when to butt out. For this alone I must thank you, Harlan Cohen. " -- Good Reads with Ronna
Dimensions (Overall): 6.9 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: .95 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: College Guides
Genre: Study Guides
Number of Pages: 496
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback
Author: Harlan Cohen
Language: English
Street Date: May 1, 2012
TCIN: 1002819483
UPC: 9781402267567
Item Number (DPCI): 247-37-6670
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.1 inches length x 5 inches width x 6.9 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.95 pounds
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