Using "College Sense" Will Save Parents, Students Time and Money

PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 04, 2008 – Dayton, OH – For the last five years, nothing has been more evident in the higher education world than rising college cost. “College is too valuable of an investment not to come with an instruction manual,” says Tawan Perry. Before you invest time and money applying to and/or attending college, purchase College Sense: What College and High School Advisors Don’t Tell You about College (iUniverse). College Sense is a comprehensive college guide that covers everything from applying to college to the academic, social and the very unpredictable aspects of college. When asked why he wrote the book, Perry said “We [educators, family, and friends] spend a great deal of time, pushing our students to attend college, however, when they arrive to campus, they seldom really know the language of college and how to independently negotiate their environment.”

Some of the potential challenges addressed in College Sense are the college party culture, time management, homesickness, and campus safety. Perry believes that it is critical that students find success early in college and it begins with students understanding what questions to ask during their campus visit. “Students and parents often make the mistake of not asking the right questions.” For example, “If offered a scholarship, is it renewable each academic year?” “Is my program of study accredited?” “Does this residence hall have a history of pest problems?” Plain and simple, knowing the right questions to ask saves both time and money.

College Sense makes a point to emphasize that it takes an institution to graduate a student. In doing so, the book gives students over hundred tips of how to maximize campus resources. Special features integrated in the book include: a glossary of higher education terms, questions to ask before, during, and after the campus visit, a resource appendix, how to reduce and eliminate debt and Perry’s own inspiring story of how he overcome adversary in college.    

Tawan Perry is a prominent motivational speaker, author, and rising professional in the field of higher education. Tawan currently serves as a live-in campus administrator at the University of Dayton in Dayton, OH.