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Summary: Not just for undergraduates!
Review: Although Fungaroli's book is geared to adults who haven't finished college -- and some who never started -- returning students can benefit at any age and any degree level.
Her information is dead-on accurate. She's frank and realistic about options of attending prestige schools, finishing up those last few credits, ending unsupportive relationships and more.
A friend of mine was just like one of her interviewees: needed a few credits and sold himself short. A quick letter to the registrar and presto -- he got credit for life experience and an extra summer school course!
I'm recommending this book to my clients who ask, "Am I too old for school?" As she would say, the answer is always a firm NO.
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Summary: Traditional Degrees for Nontraditional Students
Review: Finally, a one-stop resource for everybody touched by the increasing number of adult students returning to college. Business professionals striving to recruit and retain top talent are faced with a need to understand why and how their employees want to get a degree -- 1st, 2nd or 3rd. The real-life stories, tips and telling statistics in this book provide an essential training tool for any organization.Spouses, kids, friends, and parents will also gain much from the insights offered by Dr. Fungaroli,particularly if they use the book to communicate with their loved ones, who have taken the big step to go for what they want by returning to school. Professors working with nontraditional students will find a worthwhile teacher training resource here too. As a consultant and Ph.D. student, I have been looking for this very book for almost a decade. If you are planning the next chapter in your life and a college degree is in the picture, get this book!!!
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Summary: Indispensable. Buy It Now.
Review: Ms. Sargent has produced a work of inspiration. As a 37 year old man taking his first baby steps into the world of higher education, I suffer from not only various fears, but from complete confusion as well. Where do I start? Should I follow the recommendations of well-meaning friends and attend school at night while working full time? What the hell is "matriculation?" Of course, no one book can answer every question you might have about returning to college, but "Traditional Degrees for Nontraditional Students" comes very close. There is extremely useful information on applying for schools, navigating financial aid offices, and choosing a major. But more importantly (because it means you will actually ENJOY the book), the author strikes a pitch-perfect tone: warmth and humor tempered with enough authority to let you know she's had much experience, and knows whereof she speaks. I HIGHLY recommend this book - buy two copies in case your first one gets lost. The bottom line is that it was Ms. Sargent's book that inspired me enough to...get moving on a long-postponed dream.
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