Choosing a College Resource
Magazines:
- College Parent Magazine is a must-read for parents coping with the transition from high school to college. This magazine gives parents information on young people leaving home for college, the college application process and how to handle freshman freak-outs.
- Florida Leader - is a magazine for Florida college students. It provides information on student government activities, and what Florida students think. It also identifies the Best of Florida Schools.
- Young Money Magazine – is a money management resource for college students. It Includes articles on student loans, credit cards, saving, investing, career planning, and travel.
- Black Collegian – is a magazine that provides career opportunities and college information for African American students.
- College Bound Magazine – offers information on colleges, universities, financial aid, sports, and more.
- Student Leader – is a leadership oriented magazine for outstanding college students.
- U.Magazine – features news from campuses across America.
 Note: All of these publications have websites and subscription information on-line. Review the website information and make sure you find the publication that fits your needs.
Books:
- Letting Go; A Parents Guide to Understanding the College Years. Authors: Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger.
- When Your Kid Goes to College; A Parent’s Survival Guide by Carol Barkin.
- Don’t tell me what to do, Just Send Money; The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years by Helen E. Johnson.
- You’re On Your Own, But I’m Here if you need me; Mentoring Your Child During College by Marjorie Savage
- Navigating Your Freshman Year; Students Helping Students Series by Allison Lombardy.
- Almost Grown; Launching Your Child from High School to College by Patricia Pasick.
- Empty Nest…Full Heart; The Journey from Home to College by Andrea Van Steenhouse.
- The Launching Years; Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life by Laura Kastner and Jennifer Wyatt.
- Meeting College Costs; A workbook for families. College Board, 2004.
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