New PDF release: The Black Student's Guide to College Success: Revised and

The ebook starts with a step by step advisor to a profitable university choice procedure and freshman yr, supplying insights beneficial to scholars, mom and dad, academics, counsel counselors,and athletic recruiters. subsequent, extraordinary African-American women and men inform the tales in their personal university careers--from admission to graduation--in 27 brief, autobiographical essays incorporated partially of the book, How I Did It. additionally featured is a listing of greater than 900 schools and universities with info and information of specific curiosity to African-American scholars. The listing comprises reviews and listings of the main prestigious American undergraduate associations, with certain details on precise courses and actions for African-American scholars, entries on traditionally Black U.S. faculties and universities and African and Caribbean associations, and knowledge on Black Greek letter enterprises. an issue index concludes the guide.

This is the one entire collage consultant in particular designed for African-American scholars and their counselors. The Black Student's advisor to school Success is a step by step quide and reference software for college students, mom and dad, academics, tips counselors, and athletic recruiters--leading the reader via a winning collage choice method and freshman 12 months. A listing of greater than 900 faculties and universities is supplied, with info of specific curiosity to African-American scholars. Many uncommon Black educators and well known american citizens have contributed to make this paintings a entire reference device which addresses the questions and difficulties encountered by means of African-American students.

A foreword via Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, former U.S. Secretary of healthiness and Human companies, introduces the 1st half, How to reach College, that includes 14 hard-hitting essays geared to the desires of the African-American scholar in the course of the university choice method and the freshman yr. Of specified curiosity are: * essays at the Black scholar athlete; * selecting a Black or an built-in university; * financing a school schooling; * connecting with scholars from Africa and the Caribbean; * getting in addition to different ethnic teams on campus; * dealing with educational pressure; * learn conduct and tricks; and * affirmative motion. the following half, How I Did It, comprises inspirational autobiographical essays at the collage careers--from admission to graduation--of 27 striking African-American women and men. those luck tales will inspire and inspire scholars as they think about their collage techniques. The final half, listing of faculties and Universities, comprises: (1) entire up to date info on greater than 900 American faculties and universities (2) the names of recruiters of African-American scholars (3) the share of African-American scholars enrolled and those that graduate (4) the share of scholar athletes who graduate, and (5) details on African-American enterprises reviews and listings of the main prestigious U.S. undergraduate associations, precise info on courses and actions of targeted curiosity to African-American scholars, listings of traditionally Black schools and universities (and reviews of the head ten), profiles of universities in Africa and the Caribbean, and knowledge on nationwide Black Greek letter businesses also are integrated during this thorough, obtainable listing. an issue index concludes the advisor. This paintings is principally necessary for prime tuition and public libraries, highschool tips and occupation counselors, university admissions places of work, athletic recruiters, and African-American schooling enterprises, in addition to for aspiring African-American scholars looking for the motivational key to success in college.