| Ready for College provides the nuts and bolts for first-time college students: how to say good-bye to mom and dad, ways to plan and maintain finances, which supplies to bring and which to leave at home, tips for registering for first semester courses, how to avoid the pitfalls of dorm living, what to do about the common cold, how to prepare for and take exams and much more!! Ready for College provides a spiritual dimension encouraging college students to develop an ongoing relationship with Jesus through the practice of their faith and to maintain a spiritual fitness based on the values taught by their families and church. "I heartily endorse this book. It covers all the problems that college freshmen face. It affords a good Christian perspecitive." - Father John Powell, SJ "Michael Pennock offers good advice for first-year university students. He addresses in an admirable way the challenges and opportunities young people face, while providing excellent advice for parents who have brought their children to this special and exciting moment. The book rightly stresses how essential it is that young people take advantage of these formative college years to integrate religion and spirituality as key dimensions and tasks." - Father Richard V. Warner, CSC
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