For the next two weeks, Amazon is selling Thriving at College for only $1.99. Offer expires June 15. "There is no better guide to college." --Alex and Brett Harris "Alex has written an insightful and useful book to help college-bound people know what to expect, how to prepare for it, and what to do to avoid the pitfalls." --Randy Alcorn "Written by an ‘insider’—an excellent gift for high school seniors." --Jerry Bridges … [Read more...] about Thriving at College on Kindle for $1.99
Thriving at College
Ambitious Teens: Win $100K Not to Go to College
Peter Thiel made a fortune co-founding PayPal shortly after graduating from Stanford Law School. He later invested $500,000 in Facebook, a stake now worth billions. This past fall, he set up an interesting contest called 20 under 20: if you were finishing up high school and had a great idea for a technological innovation that could benefit society in a major way, you could apply for a chance to win $100,000. Those who won would have to commit not to attend college. Twenty winners were selected, and each will receive $100,000 to be used over the next two years in the pursuit of their … [Read more...] about Ambitious Teens: Win $100K Not to Go to College
Bob Hayton Reviews Thriving at College
Hats off to Bob Hayton for taking the time to review Thriving at College. An excerpt: Thriving at College covers the whole gamut of the college experience. It truly has something for everyone. Study tips, schedules, eating advice, how to deal with your parents — all of this and more are addressed. Yet the book isn’t very long, and doesn’t have to be read in order. The chapter contents are clearly enough indicated that it can be used as a manual, to be referenced when needed. Discussion questions at the end of each chapter allow for its use as a book that parents read along with their … [Read more...] about Bob Hayton Reviews Thriving at College
Impromptu Give-Away
Amazon has run out of copies of Thriving at College about 4 times in the last 6 weeks. The goal is to blow out their remaining inventory ASAP with a little give-away deal: Order a copy of Thriving at College and I'll send you a free e-copy of In Christ Alone by Sinclair Ferguson (courtesy of Reformation Trust). Just e-mail me, and I'll get you the e-book (in .epub format - for use with Adobe Digital Editions, a free download). If all 6 of Amazon's remaining copies go out today, I'll randomly select one person to receive a free paperback copy of Tempted and Tried by Russell Moore and … [Read more...] about Impromptu Give-Away
The Great Recession’s “Lost Generation”
A somewhat depressing take on the job market for recent college graduates from Chris Isidore of CNN Money: About 60% of recent graduates have not been able to find a full-time job in their chosen profession, according to job placement firm Adecco.....Last year, the unemployment rate for college graduates age 24 and younger rose to 9.4%, the highest since the Labor Department began keeping records in 1985.....Adecco also found that 18% of recent grads have been forced to turn to full-time jobs outside their field of study, often jobs for which a college degree is not required. The term … [Read more...] about The Great Recession’s “Lost Generation”
Surviving vs. Thriving (at College)
I wrote a guest post for the Tyndale House Publishers blog today. Here's how it starts: You’ve heard the statistics: 80% of Christians fall away from their faith during college. Watch out for the party scene. Don’t run with the wrong crowd. Don’t experiment with drugs. Don’t cut class. Don’t flunk out. Don’t get pregnant. Don’t get someone pregnant. I don’t know about you, but when I went to college, it seemed so many of the messages were well-intended warnings of what terrible dangers awaited me away from home. The goal, it seemed, was survival. Read the rest of it. … [Read more...] about Surviving vs. Thriving (at College)