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Make College Count: A Faithful Guide to Life and Learning [Hardcover]

Derek Melleby (Author), David Kinnaman (Foreword)
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March 1, 2011
There's more to college than classes, credits, and a nonstop social life. It's more than getting a degree to improve one's job prospects. College is a time where students develop into the adults they will be for the rest of their lives, a time to explore the big questions about life and human destiny, a time when they form their character and faith.
The perfect gift for high school graduation, Make College Count helps students make the most of their time in college. It encourages young people to ask important questions of themselves, such as


Why are you going to college?
What kind of person do you want to be?
How do you want your life to influence others?
With whom will you surround yourself?
What do you believe?
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From the Back Cover

Discover the way to true success at college--and beyond

There's more to college than classes, credits, and a nonstop social life. It's more than getting a degree to improve your job prospects. College is a time where you develop into the person you will be for the rest of your life. Make College Count will help you make the most of your time in college. It encourages you to ask the big questions, like

Why am I going to college?
What kind of person do I want to be?
How do I want my life to influence others?
With whom will I surround myself?
What do I believe?

You want your college years to count. This book shows you how to make that a reality.

"For years I have been looking for the right book to give to Christian high school grads: readable, real, honest, grace-focused, Christ-centered, and practical. Finally, I've found just the ticket--Make College Count is that book."--Chap Clark, author of Hurt: Inside the World of Today's Teenagers; professor of youth, family, and culture, Fuller Theological Seminary

"Christian college students hear a lot about what to avoid during their college years. So it's refreshing to encounter a book that explains what students should embrace in college. It's clear that Derek Melleby understands the world of today's students."--Joseph M. Stowell, president of Cornerstone University

"Make College Count is just right! What Derek Melleby has done is find a way to come alongside someone on the way to college and offer guidance about things that matter most."--Steven Garber, director of The Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation & Culture; author of The Fabric of Faithfulness

"Make College Count offers an accurate preview of college life and encourages and equips students to thoughtfully make the most of college (and the rest of their lives) by embracing a real and vibrant faith that's not an extracurricular add-on but a foundation for all of life. This could be the most important book students read during their college years."―Walt Mueller, president, Center for Parent/Youth Understanding

Derek Melleby is the director of the College Transition Initiative, a ministry of the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding and the Coalition for Christian Outreach. He is the coauthor of The Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness.

About the Author

Derek Melleby (MA, Geneva College) is the director of the College Transition Initiative, a ministry of the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding and the Coalition for Christian Outreach. He is the coauthor of The Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness and lives in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Heidi, and two sons.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 16 and up
  • Hardcover: 120 pages
  • Publisher: Baker Books; Reprinted edition (March 1, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0801013976
  • ISBN-13: 978-0801013973
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #495,582 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Derek Melleby is the director of the College Transition Initiative, a ministry of the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding and the Coalition for Christian Outreach. Learn more: www.CollegeTransitionInitiative.com

 

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Relevant book, April 5, 2011
This review is from: Make College Count: A Faithful Guide to Life and Learning (Hardcover)
Because I'm not in college, I wasn't really expecting this book to be relevant to my life. So I was surprised when, several weeks after reading the book, I still find myself thinking about the content. I found this to be a well written, fun to read, thought provoking book. I don't think it is limited as a read for those going to college--anyone who needs a reminder that life is more than the daily grind would feel refreshed after finishing this book.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome gift book!, March 14, 2011
This review is from: Make College Count: A Faithful Guide to Life and Learning (Hardcover)
This is an awesome book for students going to college. It's funny and easy to read, but also full of unique advice that you won't find in any other book for students going to college. I read the book as a 30-something and it applies to my life now! I only wish I had this book as a high school student going to college. It helps students think through why they are going to college and how to make their faith count while there. I especially liked the student interviews that accompany every chapter and the discussion questions. I plan on giving one to every graduating senior I know!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Count on this book to give guidance, February 20, 2012
This was one of those books I received for free because I went to a Sr. Breakfast at a youth retreat a while back. You know the kind, a smallish book that you don't think will have anything really worth reading in it. Still you grab thinking it will sit on a nightstand, then fall on the floor and conveniently get kicked under the bed because you plan to never read it. That's what I thought about this book, I mean seriously I am already taking college classes, why do I need to read a prep college book?

Oddly enough, I stuck the book in my backpack on the first day of classes and then found myself with 15 minutes to kill before class so I dug it out and read the first chapter. After that I slowly but surely worked my way through this helpful little book. Make College Count isn't about telling you everything you need to do (or don't do) in college. What struck me was that Melleby asked the questions that really mattered. All of which point back to, are you going to make college something that will glorify God? He isn't meaning not gettin' drunk and chasing squirrels during your free time. What Melleby is doing is reminding us that college isn't about us. It is about using this time to learn and then take that knowledge to glorify God.

He asks some pointed questions and answered them in short chapters that closed with interviews of recently graduated students. These were insightful and helped me to see the options I have for life.

I enjoyed this little book and plan on sharing it with friends and rereading it throughout my college years.

In closing I just want to say 3 things, 1) This book is short and well worth the small amount of time to read. 2) The designing within the book is pretty awesome and 3) Don't use the "I don't have time" excuse not to read this book. I actually was able to use a quote from this book for a paper that everyone in the class (Christian and non-Christ alike) Loved!

"These are the years when a man changes into the man he's going to become for the rest of his life; just be careful who you change into - Uncle Ben Parker". (21)
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