America's Top Internships, 1999
America's Top Internships, 1999

Author: Mark Oldman

Publisher: Princeton Review

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 9780375751691

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What do President Clinton, Today show anchor Katie Couric, and N.Y. Knicks star Patrick Ewing have in common? They all had internships. An internship can put you on the path to success, point you in a new career direction, help you discover your talents, and give you some experience. A successful internship can also help assure you of gainful employment after you finish high school, college, or grad school. The competition for good internships is fierce, but this book gives you a competitive edge. America's Top Internships puts you on the inside track for the best opportunities in law, the environment, advertising, sports, computers, journalism, music, health care, publishing, finance, education, television, modeling-even beer production-and more. Every entry includes: In-depth, candid critiques of the internship and its daily responsibilities Feedback from actual interns Advice on how to land the internship of your choice Crucial information on important deadlines and the materials required in order to complete an excellent application And, of course, our patented Busywork Meter, which tells you the truth about how much mind-numbing, menial labor you will be subjected to

How You Can Help
How You Can Help

Author: William D. Coplin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-28

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 1136610529

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How You Can Help is a book for anyone who wants to help make the world a better place, but doesn't know how to take the first step. This is the book for anyone who's ready to get involved, to reach out to others, and to do some good. Whether you want to help make your neighborhood safer, to help local kids learn to read, to get involved with a woman's shelter, to make a donation to a national or international issue like AIDS, or to get your company to start a recycling program, How You Can Help will show you the limitless opportunities available, who to contact, and what stephs you can take to help make a difference. Directed at people of all ages, economic backgrounds, interests, and abilities, How You Can Help oulines over 60 basic principles for incorporating good works into your daily life. Equally accessible for the first-time volunteer looking for the right group to join as well as the veteran volunteer looking to found a new service organization. Each chapter contains profiles of well-known and not-so-well-known genuine do-gooders, simple suggestions on where and how to help, recommended readings, and contact information for local and national service organizations. How You Can Help provides specific advice on how to get involved for parents, neighbors, employees, consumers, investors, donors, retirees, students and alumni. This book is an indispensable resource that will give you the advice, the tools, the information, and the resources to help others.

The Black Student's Guide to Graduate and Professional School Success
The Black Student's Guide to Graduate and Professional School Success

Author: Vernon L. Farmer

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2003-02-28

Total Pages: 455

ISBN-13: 0313058067

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This guide is designed to help black students prepare for standardized tests, negotiate admissions, find a faculty mentor, choose a field of study, select the best curriculum, adjust to the campus, master technology, engage in research and publishing, secure graduate assistantships, develop a global identity, maintain black pride and self esteem, and interact with other cultural groups. What are the models of success for black students in graduate and professional school careers? What should be expected and prepared for? What struggles lie ahead, and how have others overcome the obstacles? This guide is designed to help black students prepare for standardized tests, negotiate admissions, find a faculty mentor, choose a field of study, select the best curriculum, adjust to the campus, master technology, engage in research and publishing, secure graduate assistantships, develop a global identity, maintain black pride and self esteem, and interact with other cultural groups. In the first section of this guide, 21 scholars offer sound, nuts-and-bolts advice on preparing for-and excelling in-graduate and professional school. In the second section, 40 scholars from varied professions share the personal experiences that led to their successes. In the third section, current students recount their problems, solutions, and overall achievements. Their essays embody the advice and information provided in previous chapters, humanizing and reinforcing the themes of the entire book. Their success may begin in theory, but their stories and accomplishments are real. The primary audience for this guide consists of black undergraduates, black graduate students both prospective and current, deans of graduate and professional schools, graduate admissions counselors and recruiters, faculty advisors, and collegiate coaches in both predominantly black and white higher education institutions. The secondary audience includes high school students, parents, teachers, coaches, guidance counselors, and civic, community, and religious organizations.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, 1999
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, 1999

Author: Barry Leonard

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1999-06

Total Pages: 1712

ISBN-13: 0788183087

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Contains 1,412 assistance programs administered by 57 Federal agencies in agriculture, crime control, education, employment and training, health and human services, housing and homeownership, and science and technology. Chapters: how to use the catalog; agency summary; agency programs; alpha. index of programs; applicant eligibility; deadlines index; functional index; subject index; deleted and added programs; crosswalk of changes to program numbers and titles; program descriptions: programs requiring executive order 12372 review; authorization appendix; agency addresses; sources of additional info.; and developing and writing grant proposals.

Where the Jobs are
Where the Jobs are

Author: Joyce Hadley Copeland

Publisher: Cengage Learning

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13:

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For anyone entering the work force or considering a new, more satisfying and in-demand career, "Where the Jobs Are" is the essential handbook for the '90s.

Cracking the GMAT CAT
Cracking the GMAT CAT

Author: Geoff Martz

Publisher: Princeton Review

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 9780375751721

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We Know the Computer-Adaptive GMAT The experts at The Princeton Review have taken the new computer-adaptive test several times to make sure you get the most up-to-date, thoroughly researched book possible. This book contains the most current information on the computer-adaptive GMAT, plus the techniques you need for success on the test. We Know Students Each year we help more than two million students score high with our courses, bestselling books, and award-winning software. We Get Results Students who take our six-week GMAT CAT course have an average score increase of 80 points (verified by International Communications Research). The proven techniques that we teach in our course are in this book. And If It's on the GMAT CAT, It's in This Book The Princeton Review knows that acing the computer-adaptive GMAT is very different from getting a 4.0 in business school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about math and English--only the techniques you need to score high on the computer-adaptive GMAT. There's a big difference. In Cracking the GMAT CAT, we'll teach you how to think like the test-makers and: eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you Solve GMAT sentence-correction problems by spotting key errors in the questions Ace the writing-assessment section by knowing exactly what they're looking for Crack the math sections by "plugging in" numbers in place of letters on the algebra problems, and by memorizing a few key formulas for geometry questions Use process of elimination to solve tricky data-sufficiency problems Study the techniques and strategies in this book, and thenpractice them on the two sample computer-adaptive tests inside. The questions in these tests are exactly like the ones you'll see on the actual computer-adaptive GMAT, and we fully explain every solution. Includes three full-length sample GMAT CATs on a Windows and Macintosh CD-ROM, plus the assessment tests in the book! Quick feedback--predict your GMAT CAT score instantly.