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Ms. Ellner from Brooklyn NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

College or Bust

My high school students need books that will help them apply to the right college for them.

  • $1,096 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

I inherited a middle school library from a failing inner city school that just phased out this June. Our school is from grades 6-12.

Failure is not an option! Our high school students, who are mostly from low-income families, should not be penalized because they did not inherit a high school building. There are no high school level books from our students.

The books we are asking for will put our students on an equal footing with students with the appropriate resources for their situation in life. Our students want to go to college; they need the tools to get into the one that is right for each of them.

Your donation can change the lives of our students for the better. The books you are purchasing will allow our students to prepare for the PSAT and SAT, select a college, and find financial aid sources. These are resources most schools that started as a high school have. Do not forsake our students because they are housed in a middle school building.

Ms. Ellner
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Official SAT Study Guide College Board • Barnes and Noble $13.96 1 $13.96
Barron's PSAT/NMSQT Sharon W. Green, Sharon Weiner Green M. a. • Barnes and Noble $15.29 3 $45.87
Cracking the PSAT/NMSQT 2009 Jeff Rubenstein, Adam Robinson • Barnes and Noble $12.55 3 $37.65
Pass Key to the SAT Sharon Weiner Green M.A., Ira K. Wolf Ph.D. • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Master Writing for the SAT Peterson's • Barnes and Noble $14.40 3 $43.20
Master Math for the SAT Peterson's • Barnes and Noble $14.40 3 $43.20
Master Critical Reading for the SAT Peterson's • Barnes and Noble $14.40 3 $43.20
Kaplan SAT Strategies for Super Busy Students 2009: 10 Simple Steps (for Students Who Don't Want to Spend Their Whole Lives Preparing for the Test) Kaplan • Barnes and Noble $14.40 1 $14.40
Laugh Out Loud Guide: Ace the SAT Exam without Boring Yourself to Sleep Charles Horn • Barnes and Noble $11.04 1 $11.04
How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay: 30 Essays That Won over $3 Million in Scholarships Gen Tanabe, Kelly Y. Tanabe, Contribution by Gregory James Yee • Barnes and Noble $16.15 1 $16.15
100 Successful College Application Essays Harvard Independent (Compiler), Harvard Independent (Editor), Harvard Independent Staff (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $13.50 1 $13.50
College Is Yours in 600 Words or Less: The Roeper School College Handbook Patrick Oconnor • Barnes and Noble $15.84 1 $15.84
Creative Colleges: A Guide for Student Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians, and Writers Elaina Loveland • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
Undergraduate Guidance Set 2009 Peterson's • Barnes and Noble $47.20 1 $47.20
What High Schools Don't Tell You: 300+ Secrets to Make Your Kid Irresistible to Colleges by Senior Year Elizabeth Wissner-Gross • Barnes and Noble $21.55 1 $21.55
What Colleges Don't Tell You (and Other Parents Don't Want You to Know: 272 Secrets for Getting Your Kid into the Top Schools Elizabeth Wissner-Gross • Barnes and Noble $13.50 1 $13.50
What High Schools Don't Tell You (and Other Parents Don't Want You to Know): Create a Long-Term Plan for Your 7th to 10th Grader for Getting Into the Elizabeth Wissner-Gross • Barnes and Noble $13.50 1 $13.50
Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook David Borgenicht, Justin Heimberg • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
How to Survive Your Freshman Year: By Hundreds of College Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Who Did Hundreds of Heads Books, Frances Northcutt (Editor), Created by Yadin Kaufmann, Created by Mark W. Bernstein • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
It's OK If You're Clueless: And 23 More Tips for Life for the College Bound Terry McMillan, Narrated by Patricia R. Floyd • Barnes and Noble $11.69 1 $11.69
The College Board Guide to Getting Financial Aid 2008 College Board, Manufactured by College Board • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
Paying for College without Going Broke, 2009 Edition Princeton Review Publishing Staff • Barnes and Noble $17.00 1 $17.00
Fiske Guide to Colleges 2009 Edward Fiske, Fiske • Barnes and Noble $16.06 1 $16.06
The Big Book of Colleges 2009 College Prowler (Compiler) • Barnes and Noble $23.96 1 $23.96
U. S. News Ultimate College Guide 2009 U.S.News & World Report Staff • Barnes and Noble $21.71 1 $21.71
Complete Book of Colleges, 2009 Edition Manufactured by Princeton Review • Barnes and Noble $21.56 1 $21.56
College Planning Workbook (SparkCollege) SparkNotes Editors • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Seventeen's Guide to Getting into College Jaye J. Fenderson • Barnes and Noble $13.56 1 $13.56
Best Way to Save for College: A Complete Guide to 529 Plans Joseph F. Hurley • Barnes and Noble $35.77 1 $35.77
The College Board College Handbook College Board Staff, Manufactured by College Board • Barnes and Noble $23.96 1 $23.96
Scholarships, Grants and Prizes 2009 Peterson's, Fern Oram (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $25.60 1 $25.60
Paying for College: Answers to All Your Questions about Financial Aid, Scholarships, Tuition Payment Plans, and Everything Else You Need to Know Peterson's • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
1001 Ways to Pay for College Gen Tanabe, Kelly Y. Tanabe • Barnes and Noble $26.05 1 $26.05
Money Facts Debra D. Green • Barnes and Noble $12.59 1 $12.59
Scholarships 2009: Billions of Dollars in Free Money for College Gail Schlachter, R. David Weber, Staff of Reference Service Press • Barnes and Noble $21.60 1 $21.60
The College Board Scholarship Handbook The College Board • Barnes and Noble $22.36 1 $22.36

Materials cost

$783.26

Vendor shipping charges

 $78.33

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$898.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$197.12

Total project goal

$1,095.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,095.12

31 Donors

-$1,056.47

Donations toward project cost

-$898.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$158.47

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$38.65

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