The Black Student's Guide to Colleges

The Black Student's Guide to Colleges

Author: Barry Beckham

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 1568330804

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A must for black students, this guide includes profiles of over 200 black and predominently white colleges, based on interviews, questionnaires, and official college statistics.


African American Student's Guide to College Success

African American Student's Guide to College Success

Author: F. Erik Brooks

Publisher: Greenwood

Published: 2015-10-21

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1440829292

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This encouraging guide coaches African American and first-generation college students on strategies for maximizing their experiences and success on university campuses. Marked gaps in academic achievements continue to exist between white and black students on college campuses in America. This motivational book, with contributions from academic role models from within the African American community, provides tools to help ethnically diverse students choose the best college, improve their study skills, and cope with academic anxiety. From college selection to graduation, this practical resource provides firsthand accounts of successful college experiences and the strategies used by former students to obtain their degrees. This work is divided into four parts. After an introductory section that addresses how to find the right college for aspiring students, the second part discusses the culture of an academic environment and reveals what incoming students may discover on a new campus. The third section introduces the language and lingo used in college settings. Finally, the guide concludes with conversations with successful African Americans who have achieved their undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. The content also features a helpful college and university directory.


Black College Student's Survival Guide

Black College Student's Survival Guide

Author: Jawanza Kunjufu

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780913543559

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Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu states that many African American students have not fully accepted the responsibility of being a college student. This book is a blueprint in choosing the most appropriate college, making the right decisions while there, and ultimately marketing oneself after graduation.


Higher Hopes: a Black Man's Guide to College

Higher Hopes: a Black Man's Guide to College

Author: R.D. Smith

Publisher: BFI Technology LLC

Published: 2012-08-17

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 0615675093

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For many, college is their first chance at life without a guide or instruction manual. There is great room to succeed-as well as fail. How can you approach your college career with the right tools, insights, and tips to succeed? In Higher Hopes, the author meticulously covers every aspect of your college journey from academics to relationships to studying abroad to dealing with race and class issues. Far from telling you to just do your homework and obey the rules, Higher Hopes outlines the hidden lessons and sometimes painful learnings that can make college not only an accomplishment but a triumph.


African American Student's Guide to College Success

African American Student's Guide to College Success

Author: F. Erik Brooks

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2015-10-21

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1440829306

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This encouraging guide coaches African American and first-generation college students on strategies for maximizing their experiences and success on university campuses. Marked gaps in academic achievements continue to exist between white and black students on college campuses in America. This motivational book, with contributions from academic role models from within the African American community, provides tools to help ethnically diverse students choose the best college, improve their study skills, and cope with academic anxiety. From college selection to graduation, this practical resource provides firsthand accounts of successful college experiences and the strategies used by former students to obtain their degrees. This work is divided into four parts. After an introductory section that addresses how to find the right college for aspiring students, the second part discusses the culture of an academic environment and reveals what incoming students may discover on a new campus. The third section introduces the language and lingo used in college settings. Finally, the guide concludes with conversations with successful African Americans who have achieved their undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. The content also features a helpful college and university directory.


African American Student's Guide to College Success

African American Student's Guide to College Success

Author: F. Erik Brooks

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2015-10-21

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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This encouraging guide coaches African American and first-generation college students on strategies for maximizing their experiences and success on university campuses. Marked gaps in academic achievements continue to exist between white and black students on college campuses in America. This motivational book, with contributions from academic role models from within the African American community, provides tools to help ethnically diverse students choose the best college, improve their study skills, and cope with academic anxiety. From college selection to graduation, this practical resource provides firsthand accounts of successful college experiences and the strategies used by former students to obtain their degrees. This work is divided into four parts. After an introductory section that addresses how to find the right college for aspiring students, the second part discusses the culture of an academic environment and reveals what incoming students may discover on a new campus. The third section introduces the language and lingo used in college settings. Finally, the guide concludes with conversations with successful African Americans who have achieved their undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. The content also features a helpful college and university directory.


The Black Girl's Guide to College Success

The Black Girl's Guide to College Success

Author: Sheryl Walker

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781425960650

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The Black Girl's Guide to College Success: What No One Really Tells You About College That You Must Know provides readers with all the information they need to know to be successful in college. There are books that tell you how to get into college, but few that show you how to navigate college successfully once you're actually there. The Black Girl's Guide to College Success covers the entire college experience from choosing the right major, studying abroad, and obtaining internships, to having fun, balancing out relationships and extracurricular activities, and tough issues like combating feelings of inferiority. Life becomes a little easier when you don't have to figure out EVERYTHING on your own. Millions of black women have graduated from college and have been successful, but having a heads up on how to make it through successfully can only increase the population of black female college graduates. The Black Girl's Guide to College Success not only defies the myth that all you have to do is study and get good grades to be successful in college, it leaves you wishing there was a Black Girl's Guide for every stage of life!


Black Men in Higher Education

Black Men in Higher Education

Author: J. Luke Wood

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-11-13

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1134699182

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Black Men in Higher Education bridges theory to practice in order to better prepare practitioners in their efforts to increase the success of Black male students in colleges and universities. In this comprehensive but manageable text, leading researchers J. Luke Wood and Robert T. Palmer highlight the current status of Black men in higher education and review relevant research literature and theory on their experiences in various postsecondary education contexts. The authors also provide and contextualize innovative, actionable strategies and solutions to help institutions increase the participation and success of Black male college students. The most recent addition to the Key Issues on Diverse College Students series, this volume is a valuable resource for student affairs and higher education professionals to better serve Black men in higher education.


The Black Family's Guide to College Admissions

The Black Family's Guide to College Admissions

Author: Timothy L. Fields

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2024-01-15

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1421448971

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Named one of the Top 2023 College Admissions Resources by Forbes Featured on NPR as "Book of the Day" and on Marketplace "Game changer, and long overdue"—Angel B. Pérez, CEO of the National Association for College Admission Counseling Finding the right college is a challenge for all students, but Black families face additional challenges and questions when navigating the admissions process. Veteran admissions experts Timothy L. Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown demystify this complexity by advising families on when to begin the process, where to apply, and how to be a competitive applicant. Fields and Herndon-Brown address specific concerns that are not often addressed by school counselors or other resources. They highlight how recent social justice movements and legal cases have amplified the necessity of considering both Historically Black Colleges and Universities and predominantly white institutions, while covering everything from athletic recruitment and artistic talents to financial aid and step-by-step instructions for how to search for colleges and then apply to them. The second edition includes new chapters on • prioritizing students' and parents' mental health, • understanding the influence of artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT on college essay writing, • reviewing recent Supreme Court decisions about race-conscious admission and their likely impact on Black applicants, and • navigating the admission process as a transfer applicant. A list of the best colleges for Black students, a glossary of terms, a list of notable Black college graduates and their alma maters, a suggested reading list, and an FAQ section round out the guide. Having worked on both sides of the desk—as school counselors and as college admissions gatekeepers—Fields and Herndon-Brown are well equipped to give parents, students, and school counselors the information and inspiration to research a variety of schools, understand their choices, and define success on their own terms.


African American Student's Guide to College

African American Student's Guide to College

Author: Marisa Parham

Publisher: Princeton Review

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780679778783

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You probably have a lot of questions about college right now. Maybe you're not sure what kind of school is best for you, or what kind of financial aid you qualify for. If you are the first in your family to pursue a college education, you might be especially confused by all the choices out there, and unsure of what to expect from the whole experience. The African American Student's Guide to College helps you not only to get in, but also to stay in, to deal with all the demands and conflicts that await you, and ultimately to enjoy the thrill of graduating. You can find the "official" word on colleges almost anywhere, but The Princeton Review is famous for bringing you the real story, telling you what you can expect in your classes and from your classmates. In this guide, we explain: How to choose the right college and find out what a school can offer you How to pay for it: financial aid, grants, and scholarships How to study smart, take tests, write papers, and prioritize How to have fun while avoiding trouble How to deal with racism: confronting difference, intolerance, and plain ignorance This all-in-one guide also profiles the top 150 colleges for African Americans (whether historically black or predominantly white). We include the most up-to-date information on academics, tuition, student population, and campus life, plus all the important addresses, phone numbers, and deadlines you need to know to apply.