Transitions
Students and families spend a lot of time preparing for admission to universities and that sometimes means that acknowledging this important life transition doesn't take priority. At ISB, advisors facilitate a semester of transition activities for seniors to focus on this important life moment and parents are invited to a special session in April every year to acknowledge the many layers of preparing to send off a child. You can find a copy of this presentation here. Below, find some of our recommended resources.
Books
The Global Nomad's Guide to University Transition, Tina L. Quick
You're On Your Own (But I'm Here If You Need Me), Marjorie Savage
Letting Go - A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years, Karen Levin Coburn
The Naked Roommate And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College, Harlan Cohen
The Naked Roommate: For Parents Only, Harlan Cohen
The Happiest Kid on Campus: A Parent's Guide to the Very Best College Experience (For You and Your Child), Harlan Cohen
The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life, Kastner & Wyatt
Almost Grown: Launching Your Child From High School to College, Patricia Pasick
I'll Miss You Too: An Off-To-College Guide For Parents and Students, Margo E. Bane Woodacre
Been There, Should've Done That: Tips For Making The Most of College, Suzette Tyler
Don't Tell Me What To Do: Just Send Money, Helen Johnson
Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, David C. Pollock and Ruth E. Van Reken
Videos
SoSonia | Goodbye: Video of TCK talking about goodbyes
My College Transition: short film by Emery Bergmann, a Cornell student in her freshman year
The Expat Curve: ups and downs of transitioning as an expatriate
Articles
Advice From a Formerly Lonely Student, Emery Bergmann in the New York Times
A Third Culture Kid's Guide to College, Denizen Magazine
The Transition From School to University, The Guardian
7 Essential Things To Do The Summer Between High School and College, Huffington Post
Transition to College: Separation and Change for Parents and Students from NYU Child Study Center
Unprepared: Rob Lowe on sending his son off to college, Slate
Why I Won't Be GPS Tracking My College Freshman, Washington Post
Self-Compassion for Freshman, Berkeley Greater Good Science Center
Why Culture Shock Is Good For You, Work the World
Online Resources
Transitioning to College, Kent State University
Academic Success, Lewis & Clark College