Casey Rowley Barneson - The College Wellness Guide: A Students Guide to Managing Mental, Physical, and Social Health on Campus

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For over two decades, Ive been working here at the glorious The Princeton Review, thrilled to be able to speak at near countless numbers of high schools and colleges campus alike. I count myself among the very lucky to be able to work with students, parents, and counselors near daily, supplying them with need-to-know content about the college process in all its varied parts.

For thirty years, weve been the proud creators of the annual editions of our Best Colleges series, a data- and student-opinion-rich tome with one driving purpose: helping students find their best-fit schools. Adding to the list, in 2003, we started actively surveying high school students and families, speaking directly to their experiences in our (still annual) College Hopes and Worries survey. I remain deeply proud to stand behind titles like The K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Differences, Paying for College, and College Admissions 101, which work hand-in-hand to ensure that application, financial, and best-fit concerns are addressed head-on and with confident ease.

For all of these resources, however, Ive remained acutely aware of one simple fact: the stress that students feel while searching for, touring, applying, and accepting a school doesnt end when they cross that academic milestone. Higher education is a crucial step in ones career, and we can play a part in making sure that there are no missteps. As weve seen over the last year with COVID-19, especially for students who have had to adjust to being remote, the campus experience plays a monumental role in helping to manage a students stress, and our full team here at The Princeton Review wanted students to be aware of all those opportunities.

Thats where the book youre holding in your hands, The College Wellness Guide, comes from. Driven by the expertise and research of my longtime colleague Casey Rowley Barneson, weve broken down the various types of stress the average student may face over their college years into three main categories: mental, physical, and social health. Each chapter looks at different on-campus facilities and resources you can avail yourself of, like finding the right counselor or support setting, or making sure that your body gets the right sort of exercise or nutrition to help the mind stay focused and sharp. And because we know it can be a herculean effort to motivate oneself in a vacuum, we look as well at how helpful it can be to surround yourself with the right friends, whether youre studying or relaxing together. Weve even included some stress-relieving tools for your future career and financial health so that you leave college as prepared and excited for the next step as I hope you are right now in readying yourself for your next semester.