The Black student's guide to college success /

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Imprint:Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1995.
Description:xvii, 365 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1697201
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Other authors / contributors:Higgins, Ruby D.
Ekeler, William J.
ISBN:0313294313 (alk. paper)
0313294321 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface: Reflections on a Speech by General
  • How to Succeed in College Introduction Step One: Making Sure You Have the Right Stuff
  • Step Two: Should I Choose a Black College or an Integrated College?
  • Step Three: Beginning the College Selection Process
  • Step Four: Financing My College Education
  • How Am I Going to Pay for It and Where Is the Money Coming from?
  • Step Five: Special Issue
  • For the Black Athlete by Ron Brown
  • Step Six: What About Housing On Campus or Off: What Are the Alternatives and What Will Help Me Most?
  • Step Seven: Selecting a College Major and the Road That Is Taken
  • Step Eight: The Critical First Two Weeks on Campus
  • Step Nine: Getting Along with Non-Blacks on Campus
  • Step Ten: Getting to Know Black African and Caribbean Students: Becoming a Member of a Global Ethnicity
  • Step Eleven: Study Habits: When and How Much to Study for Maximum Effect
  • Step Twelve: How to Handle Stress, Tension, and Frustration
  • Step Thirteen: What to Do if You Are Failing or in Academic Difficulty: How to Turn a Failing Situation into a Non-Failing One
  • Step Fourteen: Legal and Financial Aid, Affirmative Action
  • Introduction
  • What to Ask College Recruiters Most Prestigious Undergraduate Institutions Top Ten Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historically and Predominantly Black Colleges and Universities
  • Universities on the Continent of Africa and the Caribbean Black Greek Letter Organizations Directory of More than 900 Major Colleges and Universities in the United States
  • Index