I wish I had read this book before I went to College. In many ways the author try to stress the importance of holding up with our faith. In a light an easy written style, Mr. Chediak shows in a Christian perspective which are the common errors that the student should avoid when entering into a College life, in order to succeed and live the best experience of his/her life, while getting ready for the real world.
The book is divided in four main sections: College Matters, Relationships Matters, Character Matters and Academics Matter. On each one Alex goes deep in the analysis of the common mistakes, giving guidance and suggesting different approaches to overcome common situations. He speaks with the authority of being a professor and living in a daily basis observing the struggle of his students.
I have a fifteen and a thirteen year old daughters. The older is only talking about colleges now and definetely I will make her read this book. And the type of wisdom that is presented in this book can be applied not only for College situations as well as for many other situations in life, at any age we are. I definitely recommend this book to any Christian that wants to keep his/her standards according to the Word of God. It deserves to be in the permanent library of any serious reader.
Thanks, Mr. Alex Chediak, for such a masterpiece.


This book was written by Mr. Alex Chediak and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. in 2011 and they were kind enough to send me a copy for reviewing through their blogger book review program.
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NCLA Review -I do not recommend that church libraries acquire this book for their libraries. I will not even be donating my review copy to our own library. This probably has to do with significant theological differences between the reviewer and the author, but I have two concerns. First, the book is too long for what it hopes to accomplish. Gifting a youth headed for college with over 300 pages on how to thrive in college seems ill-conceived. But second, it seems the primary emphasis on the books is rules and a structure to life rather than the freedom to live into academic excellence and adventure. A good book for college graduates is a great idea, but this is not the one. Rating: 1 —CS ( )