Complete Handbook for College Women Making the Most of Your College Experience

"Belongs on every woman's bookshelf in betweenOur Bodies, OurselvesandWhat Color is Your Parachute?Essential!" --Allison Wildridge, Associate Director of Residence Life for Student Development, The College of William and Mary Refreshingly free of jargon and platitudes, it goes right to the heart of the key issues facing women college students today. Whether her subject is family ties, sexual harassment or socioeconomic class, the treatment is inclusive and honest, and her tone is respectful. Reading this book is like having the perfect conversation with an older sister. I recommend it highly for women college students and for those who work with them." --Gladys Rodriguez, Associate Dean of Students University of Massachusetts, Amherst "Weinberg's 20-plus years of experience on college campuses are evident throughout this guide, which will benefit all women about to enter college." --Library Journal "Carol Weinberg provides a mentoring voice that anticipates the emotional growth and survival needs of contemporary college women. I'll definitely recommend this book to students." --Kathy Hotelling, Ph.D., Psychologist and Director of Counseling and Student Development Center, Northern Illinois University "Weinberg's advice is sound and based on not only practical experience, but on her own good judgement. The Suggested Readings and Resources section will provide a tremendous boost to women hoping to get the most out of their college experience." --Sidonia M. Dalby, Associate Director of Admission, Smith College, co-author ofThe Transfer Student's Guide to Changing Colleges "One of the most comprehensive resources around. It will be mandatory for all my staff members and strongly recommended for all our new students.The Complete Handbook for College Womenaddresses all the issues with which I have seen college women struggle. This is the handbook noone should be without." --Folly Patterson, Assistant Dean of Students, Scripps College "An ambitious, comprehensive, and personal guide which is as useful for college-bound seniors and undergraduate as it is informative for parents and college counselors. One of the few, if not the only one, of its kind--it covers an arrage of 'life issues' thus making it an important complement to a student's academic pursuits." --Bekki Lee, Associate Dean of Students, Amherst College Increasingly, college is portrayed as posing as many perils for young women as it does opportunities and challenges. The cover ofThe New York Times Magazinetells us that "Crime Turns The Campus into an Armed Campr" at the same time that dozens of schools experience painful racial upheavals. Date rape, eating disorders, drugs and alcohol, hate crimes, the recent firestorm over political correctnessall have combined recently to make college seem a daunting, even threatening experience. This need not be so, says Carol Weinberg, and inThe Complete Handbook for College Womenshe provides concrete, incisive advice to help young women make the most of their college experience. Away from home for the first time, in an unfamiliar environment, paired with a stranger as a roommate, the college student faces a number of imposing academic and social challenges. As an experienced college administrator who has spent over twenty years working with students at a range of colleges, Weinberg is an ideally suited guide to help young women navigate their way through what may well be the most formative experience of their lives. Written in a straight-forward, personable manner,The Complete Handbook for College Womenis must reading for both college- bound women and students already at school, as well as a valuable guide for administrators, parents, and anyone involved with higher education. Issues discussedWeinberg, Carol is the author of 'Complete Handbook for College Women Making the Most of Your College Experience' with ISBN 9780814792667 and ISBN 0814792669.