College, Covid, and Questions: Tips and Advice for Incoming Freshmen, Undergraduates, Transfer Students, and Parents

by Suzy Beamer Bohnert

Overview

College, Covid, and Questions: Tips and Advice for Incoming Freshmen, Undergraduates, Transfer Students, and Parents

Millions of people are considering going on to college, but there are so so many choices and questions that need consideration and answers. Not only when and where do you want to go to school, but once you've made the decision, how do you prepare? Once on campus, how do you take advantage of all the opportunities at college and beyond? What type of school-community college, four-year university, public, or private?

Whether you're in high school, the mom or dad of a university student, taking a gap year or a college transfer student, making a career change, finishing a military career, or enduring a bad job market, this book is for you. Or, maybe you were waiting for your dream school, and received an acceptance.

College, Covid, and Questions will help you to know:

- School essentials during coronavirus

- Considerations when buying a computer

- Technology to succeed in school

- Characteristics to look for in a tutor

- Advice on help with accommodations and services from the Center for Accessibility Services

- Advantages and disadvantages of campus meal plans

- Hints and tips when seeking an internship

- Tips to get along with roommates

- Academic advisors-your role and theirs

Simple, clear answers about coronavirus and college, classes, internships, campus dining, dorms, roommates and residence life, academic advisors and mentors, clubs, recreational activities, and getting back home.

This is the essential guide to navigating the college journey successfully in these unprecedented times.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780578801575
Publisher:	B&B Publishing
Publication date:	12/15/2020
Pages:	134
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Suzy Beamer Bohnert is the author of many acclaimed books for readers. Her award-winners include "Game-Day Youth: Learning Baseball's Lingo," a Mom's Choice Award-winner for "Most Outstanding Nonfiction Children's Book"; "Game-Day Youth: Learning Basketball's Lingo," named Best Books for Teen Boys by the New Hampshire Library Media Association; "Game-Day Youth: Learning Football's Lingo," an Honorable Mention Award for nonfiction in the Readers' Favorite International Book Awards; and the "Game-Day Goddess Sports Series, 3-Volume Set," selected as Best Books for College Students by StudentAdvisor.com, a Washington Post Co. "Game-Day Goddess: Learning Baseball's Lingo," "Game-Day Youth: Learning Basketball's Lingo," "Game-Day Youth: Learning Baseball's Lingo," and "Game-Day Youth: Learning Football's Lingo" each won the Readers' Favorite Five-Star Award. The recipient of nineteen national awards for writing excellence, she lives in northern Virginia with her husband and family. Reach the author at suzybohnert.wix.com/gameday.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication

Preface

Coronavirus and College

Public-Health Measures on Campus

Classes, Professors' Office Hours, and Housing

Student Life, Dining Halls, Health Centers, Transit

Classes

Tutoring, Arrangements, Preparations, and Tips

Class Selection Process and Academic Advisors

Technology-Smartphones, Internet,Wi-Fi, and Virtual Learning

Technology Support, Campus Apps, Software, and Help Desk

Printers-Benefits, Drawbacks, and What to Look for When Buying

Computers-Things to Look for When Purchasing and Recommended Supplies

Administrative

Services and Accommodations for Those with Disabilities

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Campus Health Services-What's Available and How to Navigate the System?

Campus Resources

Campus Bus Transit System

The Bookstore and Textbooks

Dining Hall Options

Campus Mail Through the Post Office

Internships and Career Center

Roommates and Residence Life

What to Bring to School?

Protecting Your Belongings and Insurance

Engravers and Personal Security (Staying Safe)

Moving into Dorms and Off-Campus Housing

Roommate Selection and Discussions

Issues with Roommates

Spending and Budgeting

Clubs and Activities

Learning More About Fun Things at School

Intramurals-Benefits and How to Participate

Club Sports-How Do They Work and Differ from Intramurals?

Travel

Getting Home

Apps to Get You Where You Need to Go

Index

Editorial Reviews

"An almost endless amount of useful, practical information. I highly recommend this excellent book. Every new and current college student, and their parents, would benefit from it. State-of-the-art relevant."
—Professor Joe Wisinski, University of Tampa

"Parents, educators, and college-bound students need this navigation course on Covid and college. No college-bound student or their family should fail to consult College, Covid, and Questions's overview of the special challenges Covid has added to the college education milieu."
—Diane Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

"Bohnert covers many topics incoming students might have questions about, making it a helpful pocket guide for those interested in knowing about different aspects of college life. The breadth of topics offered and the generalizability of information accommodates differences among institutions. This book can serve a range of students, including first-generation college students. The book's question-and-answer format makes future student reference convenient. This book offers an excellent general overview of many aspects of college."
—The Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention

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