My project needs a variety of reference books which highlight how to choose a college, the steps to being accepted, and what to do once you get there.
$608 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
For the vast majority of students at Jordan High School in Watts (Los Angeles,CA), college is an unknown ideal. When you ask one of my students what he or she intends to do after high school, the response is consistently accompanied by an innocent look of surprise at the assumption he or she will actually graduate. They definitely understand the concept, but many of these underprivileged African American and Latino students have never believed college could be right for them. If they have decided they want to go to college, the "how" is completely lacking. As most of these students would be the first in their families to go to college, parental involvement, while not lacking, is simply inadequate to provide the necessary guidance.
I am an Algebra teacher, but more than that, I am a primary influence in my students' lives. I am here not only to educate, but to inspire. My children deserve every opportunity I had and much, much more. With the creation of a College & Career Corner titled "Where are you going next?", the many post-high school opportunities available for students will be illuminated. I hope for it to be filled with reference materials, compelling statistics, and inspiring quotes and photos. My door is open 45 minutes before school starts and for 2 hours after it ends; "What Next?" workshops will be held outside of regular class hours to develop students' interests, applications, and essays. I will serve as a sound-board for my students ideas and assist in as many ways as possible, but I can not provide the best information without access to the best resources.
Creating a library of reference materials will open many doors for these motivated students. Working together, we can change the life path of over a hundred students each year. There is a 7 in 10 chance that a young black man living in Watts neighborhood is unemployed or in prison; you can help my students beat these odds.
I'll Find a Way or Make One: A Tribute to Historically Black Colleges and Universities Dwayne Ashley, Juan Williams, Shawn Rhea, Ed Bradley (Introduction)
• Barnes and Noble
$31.50
1
$31.50
Black Greek 101: The Culture, Customs, and Challenges of Black Fraternities and Sororities Walter M. Kimbrough
• Barnes and Noble
$44.55
1
$44.55
America's Best Colleges for B Students: A College Guide for Students without Straight A's Tamra B. Orr
• Barnes and Noble
$17.95
1
$17.95
First in the Family: Your High School Years: Advice About College from First-Generation Students Kathleen Cushman
• Barnes and Noble
$8.05
1
$8.05
Financing College: How Much You'll Really Have to Pay and How to Get the Money Kiplinger's Personal Finance, From the Editors of Kiplinger's Personal
• Barnes and Noble
$16.15
1
$16.15
High School Athlete's Guide to College Sports: How to Market Yourself to the School of Your Dreams Staff of College Bound Sports
• Barnes and Noble
$15.25
1
$15.25
Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College Edward Fiske, Bruce Hammond
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
1
$13.45
The Advocate College Guide Shane L. Windmeyer
• Barnes and Noble
$19.75
1
$19.75
Campus Visits and College Interviews College Board
• Barnes and Noble
$11.65
1
$11.65
California Colleges 2006 College Prowler Staff, Meghan Dowdell (Editor), Jim Balzer (Editor)
• Barnes and Noble
$26.95
1
$26.95
The Real Freshman Handbook: A Totally Honest Guide to Life on Campus Jennifer Hanson
• Barnes and Noble
$9.00
1
$9.00
The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College Harlan Cohen
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
1
$13.45
The Truth about Getting In: A Top College Advisor Tells You Everything You Need to Know Katherine Cohen
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
1
$13.45
100 Successful College Application Essays Harvard Independent (Compiler), Harvard Independent (Editor), Harvard Independent Staff (Editor)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.50
1
$13.50
How to Write a Winning College Application Essay, Revised 4th Edition Michael James James Mason
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
1
$13.45
The College Board Guide to Getting Financial Aid 2008 College Board
• Barnes and Noble
$17.95
1
$17.95
The College Board Scholarship Handbook 2008 The College Board
• Barnes and Noble
$22.36
1
$22.36
Discover What You're Best At: A Complete Career System That Lets You Test Yourself to Discover Your Own True Career Abilities Linda Gale, Barry Gale, Preface by Linda Gale
• Barnes and Noble
$12.60
1
$12.60
The Everything College Major Test Book: 10 Tests to Help You Choose the Major That is Right For You Burton Nadler
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
1
$13.45
Fiske: What to Do When for College, 2006-2007: A Student and Parent's Guide to Deadlines, Planning and the Last Two Years of High School Edward B. Fiske, Bruce G. Hammond
• Barnes and Noble
$10.75
1
$10.75
The Insider's Guide to the Colleges 2007: Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know Yale Daily News Staff
• Barnes and Noble
$17.99
1
$17.99
Fiske Guide to Colleges 2007 Edward B. Fiske, With Robert Logue, With Fiske Guide to Colleges Staff
• Barnes and Noble
$18.36
1
$18.36
The College Board Book of Majors College Board Staff
• Barnes and Noble
$19.96
1
$19.96
Materials cost
$401.52
Vendor shipping charges
$40.15
Sales tax
$29.11
3rd party payment processing fee
$10.04
Fulfillment labor & materials
$17.00
Total project cost
$497.82
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$109.28
Total project goal
$607.10
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$607.10
3 Donors
-$547.35
Donations toward project cost
-$469.00
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