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Great Grad Gift for High School Seniors<\/b><\/p>\n
<\/b>March 24, 2014, Rochester, N.Y. \u2013 <\/b>Mike Metzler, an educator with nearly two decades of college and high school teaching experience, has released Carpe College! Seize Your Whole College Experience<\/a><\/i><\/b>, to help high school graduates and their families navigate the transition into college.<\/p>\n As college decisions loom, it\u2019s a good time to recognize how the high school experience is laden with support and guidance from adults. \u201cThat support has the potential to make students passive,\u201d says Metzler, \u201ca habit that should be left behind when heading to college.\u201d Carpe College!<\/a><\/i> encourages students to be active and intentional about every aspect of their college experience. It addresses interactions with peers and professors, career reflection and academic choices, dorm living and partying \u2013 fostering a mindset that helps students make the most of their fleeting college years. Metzler suggests a mantra repeated throughout the book:\u00a0 \u2018Know thyself. Have a plan. Assume no one else cares.\u2019 It reminds students to be reflective, organized and in control of their own destiny.<\/p>\n \u201cA typical college student\u2019s day is a whirlwind of extremes,\u201d according to Metzler, \u201cfrom engaging in lofty philosophical thought to managing mundane minutiae and blowing off steam. So the book parallels that experience — it\u2019s lofty one moment and silly the next — just like the students it aims to help.\u201d\u00a0 It also recognizes that students juggle macro and micro challenges, like reflecting on career and life choices and managing their time, across both academic and social domains, all while trying to discover their emerging selves.<\/p>\n The book\u2019s playful tone emerges from fun illustrations and quirky chapter titles, including \u201cParents in Parentheses,\u201d<\/a> \u201cFive Alarm Mac-n-Cheese,\u201d \u201cParty Like a Smarty\u201d and \u201cLook! I Can See Your Breadth.\u201d<\/a> While the tone is light, the material is substantive with tips and templates for academic planning, communicating with professors, preparing for internships, and seeing the link between a rich life outside the classroom and success beyond college.<\/p>\n Helpful appendices include weekly planning charts, roommate questionnaires, personal reflection prompts, special sections for commuter students, athletes<\/a> and struggling students, and advice from the author\u2019s many former students.<\/p>\n More information about the book, including excerpts<\/a>, table of contents<\/a>, author bio<\/a> and high res images<\/a> can be found at CarpeCollege.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n The book is available through Amazon.com<\/a>, Barnes & Noble<\/a>, or IndieBound.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/b><\/p>\n Contact: Mike Metzler<\/b><\/p>\n 585-455-5433<\/b><\/p>\n info@woodsmanpress.com<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Carpe College! New Book Makes College Transition Easier Great Grad Gift for High School Seniors March 24, 2014, Rochester, N.Y. \u2013 Mike Metzler, an educator with nearly two decades of college and high school teaching experience, has released Carpe College! Seize Your Whole College Experience, to help high school graduates and their families navigate the transition into college. … Continue Reading