Accept My Kid, Please!: A Dad's Descent Into College Application Hell

by Hank Herman

When it came to college acceptance for his first-born child, Hank Herman-an average Dad with average hopes and dreams for his son's college career-imagined he could resist the urge to meddle, that he... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738209996
• ISBN13: 9780738209999
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

HITS HOME, AND I'M GLAD IT'S OVER

On the spot memoir about the crazy but wonderful times a family experiences on the road to higher education! I've given it to all I know who are about to embark on the college thing. Thank you, thank you Hank Herman!

Humor is a Wonderful Thing!

Hank Herman provides all parents with high-school age children a much needed perspective on the college application process. I never laughed so hard while alone, reading a book! I purchased copies for everyone I know with teen-aged children and I was hailed as a hero. My 11th grader read it and loved it, as well. I passed copies on to the college counselors who loved every word (and recognized every anecdote). This is a MUST READ for anyone remotely connected to the application process -- students, parents, teachers, counselors -- and anyone else who wants a good laugh and some good insights into the mind of a typical teenage boy and the neurotic parents (of his peers, of course) during those final years of high school.

Laugh-out-loud Funny

This is a truly fun read, whether your kids are not yet ready for college, in the looking and application process, or this is already well behind you. We can see a little of each of us in these hilarious blow-by-blow accounts of getting your kid into "the" college. Sit back and enjoy!

A Funny But Helpful Book

This gem of a book came into my life at the right time -- just as I was hauling my high-school son on his first visits to college campuses. This book made me laugh while keeping the college search experience in perspective. In addition to being a fun read, this book also is filled with nuggets of good advice for parents of high school students. I highly recommend it. Sally Hartman Norfolk, Virginia

A Necessity!

Would that Hank Herman's wisdom was available to all who have suffered through the college application nightmare with their teenagers! Herman's practical, funny, and absolutely scary scenario of the trial-by-fire that college application has become is a must for every parent of an applicant. Highly recommended. Linda Phillips, Darien, Connecticut