African American Student's College Guide: Your One-Stop Resource for Choosing the Right College, Getting In, and Paying the Bill

Table of contents

• African American Student's College Guide *
• Title Page *
• Contents vi
• Acknowledgments ix
• African American Student's College Guide *
• Introduction 1
• Part One - Navigating the Admissions Process 3
• Chapter 1 - Answers to Frequently Asked Questions 5
• Chapter 2 - What You Know Can Help You 13
• Chapter 3 - Packaging Your Application 30
• Chapter 4 - Your High School Record 35
• Chapter 5 - Beat the Bell Curve! 40
• Chapter 6 - Your Life Preserver 44
• Chapter 7 - You'D Better Beware! 47
• Chapter 8 - Which is Better for You? 51
• Chapter 9 - Can You Do a Four-Minute Mile? 60
• Chapter 10 - “need a Second Chance” Students 70
• Chapter 11 - Oops, Let's Do It Again! 79
• Part Two - Financial Aid, Loans, and Scholarships 87
• Chapter 12 - Rules, Myths, and Misconceptions 89
• Chapter 13 - Loans and Debt 95
• Chapter 14 - (Or, Make Somebody Else Pay!) 101
• Chapter 15 - Scholarship Sources 113
• Part Three - The Colleges 145
• Chapter 16 - Top Colleges for African American Students 147
• Chapter 17 - Colleges of Art, Film, and the Performing Arts 315
• Appendix A - I Am Somebody: Actual Essays and a Student Résumé 339
• Appendix B - Gateway to the Internet: Additional Scholarships, Black Excel, and More 349
• Appendix C - Historically Black College Tours 353
• Appendix D - Organizations 359
• Appendix E - State Aid Sources 365

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