The Naked Roommate: For Parents Only: Calling, Not Calling, Roommates, Relationships, Friends, Finances, and Everything Else That Really Matters When

If your child is going off to college, there's a surprise around every corner...

But that doesn't mean you can't be prepared! The Naked Roommate: For Parents Only is a witty and wise survival guide for everything you need to know about the college experience. Harlan Cohen, America's most trusted college transition expert, delivers the best advice, facts, stats, tips, and stories from parents, students, and experts across the country to ensure that you and your child will have an incredible and meaningful college experience.

The Summer Before

• What, when, and how to prepare
• The emotional roller coaster and letting go

Calling, Texting, and Facebooking

• New ways to keep in touch
• How much is too much

To A or Not to B

• Professors, grades, and actually going to class
• When to step in (and when not to)

Paying the Bills

• Financial aid tricks and tips
• Budgets, books, and the best campus jobs

The First Few Months

• Move-in, roommates, and homesickness
• What not to do when you're missing them

Keeping Them Safe

• Drinking, partying, and other things your kid might not be doing
• Knowing your campus support resources

Get this freshman survival guide for yourself when you pick up these other helpful college guides:

• The Naked Roommate by Harlan Cohen
• The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2021 by Ted Fiske
• The Fiske Guide To Getting In To The Right College by Ted Fiske
• College Essay Essentials by Ethan Sawyer (The College Essay Guy)
• College Admission Essentials by Ethan Sawyer (The College Essay Guy)

Harlan Cohen is the New York Times bestselling author of the Naked Roommate series and is one of the most widely read and respected syndicated advice columnists for teens and twenty-somethings. His column, "Help Me, Harlan!," is distributed by King Features Syndicate, and his advice has been featured in hundreds of publications, including the New York Times, Seventeen, and Psychology Today.

Harlan regularly tours high school and college campuses giving presentations to students, professionals and parents. He lives in Chicago, Illinois. For more information, visit www.HelpMeHarlan.com and www.NakedRoommate.com.