My students need 26 books that talk about the different aspects/challenges of preparing for and successfully completing college.
$625 goal
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Hooray! This project is fully funded
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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.
"I want to go to X university because I want to join a sorority," said a 17 year-old male student when doing a presentation on a university that interests him. As a first year counselor in a new charter school that serves a great number of first generation students, I hear these kinds of statements quite often. While this specific statement can be easily fixed with a brief explanation on the differences between fraternities and sororities, this statement does highlight a more intricate problem/challenge for first generation students: the lack of opportunities for engaging in informative conversations about college.
Unfortunately, most of my students do not have the opportunity to get first hand information about college from their parents and/or relatives. In fact, many of my students come from families where completing high school was never a reality. For most, school is the only source of conversations about college. My students, and their families, see or would like to see college as part of their future; now, all they need is to learn more about preparing for an experience that has, thus far, been foreign to their immediate surroundings.
Since I am aware of the lack of opportunities for my students to engage in conversations about the "college world," I want my classroom to be a place where "college talk" is not only encouraged but expected. I envision a room full of books that provide a range of information about college, from technical information (SATs, college applications, essay writing) to more profound readings that will not only impact the student but will empower the student's family to be informed and involved in the process.
The books that I have selected will tremendously help our students to become more informed about college. In addition, the books will also provide information to families who will be asked to be involved in a process that is new to them. While this is small step toward empowering first generation students and their families, it is a step that is essential to their success. In a couple of years, our first graduating class will be able come back and share their knowledge and experience about college. Until then, these books will definitely help my students to learn and prepare for the day when college becomes a reality for them and for their families.
The Get It Together for College College Board
• Barnes and Noble
$11.96
1
$11.96
College Board College Handbook 2010 The College Board
• Barnes and Noble
$23.96
1
$23.96
The Best 371 Colleges, 2010 Edition Princeton Review
• Barnes and Noble
$18.39
1
$18.39
Letting Go (Fourth Edition): A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years Karen Levin Coburn, Madge Lawrence Treeger
• Barnes and Noble
$8.71
1
$8.71
College Planning Workbook (SparkCollege) SparkNotes Editors
• Barnes and Noble
$11.96
1
$11.96
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
$12.76
1
$12.76
Paying for College Without Going Broke, 2010 Edition Princeton Review
• Barnes and Noble
$16.00
1
$16.00
1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know: (Like Buying Your Books Before Exams Start) Harry H. Harrison Jr.
• Barnes and Noble
$8.99
1
$8.99
Acceptance: A Legendary Guidance Counselor Helps Seven Kids Find the Right Colleges -- And Find Themselves David L. Marcus
• Barnes and Noble
$20.76
1
$20.76
Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges Loren Pope
• Barnes and Noble
$12.80
1
$12.80
The Official SAT Study Guide The College Board
• Barnes and Noble
$14.29
1
$14.29
Chicken Soup for the College Soul: Inspiring and Humorous Stories for College Students Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Dan Clark, Kimberly Kirberger
• Barnes and Noble
$11.96
1
$11.96
A Girl's Guide to College: Making the Most of the Best four Years of Your Life Traci Maynigo
• Barnes and Noble
$8.76
1
$8.76
College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success (Ace/Praeger Series on Higher Education) Alan Seidman (Editor), Vincent Tinto, Foreword by Vincent Tinto
• Barnes and Noble
$32.57
1
$32.57
How to Go to College Almost for Free: The Secrets of Winning Scholarship Money Ben Kaplan, Benjamin R. Kaplan
• Barnes and Noble
$17.60
1
$17.60
The Insider's Guide to the Colleges 2010: Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know Yale Daily News Staff
• Barnes and Noble
$18.39
1
$18.39
College Match: A Blueprint for Choosing the Best School for You Steven R. Antonoff
• Barnes and Noble
$10.80
1
$10.80
Kaplan Scholarships 2010: Billions of Dollars in Free Money for College Gail Schlachter, R. David Weber
• Barnes and Noble
$21.60
1
$21.60
Survival Guide for College Students with ADD or LD Kathleen G. Nadeau
• Barnes and Noble
$10.36
1
$10.36
Been There, Should've Done That: 995 Tips for Making the Most of College Suzette Tyler
• Barnes and Noble
$8.76
1
$8.76
Admission Matters: What Students and Parents Need to Know About Getting into College Sally P. Springer, Marion R. Franck, Jon Reider
• Barnes and Noble
$11.96
1
$11.96
The Official Study Guide for All SAT Subject Tests The College Board
• Barnes and Noble
$15.16
1
$15.16
On Course: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life Skip Downing
• Barnes and Noble
$54.22
1
$54.22
Creative Colleges: A Guide for Student Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians, and Writers Elaina Loveland
• Barnes and Noble
$15.96
1
$15.96
You're On Your Own (But I'm Here If You Need Me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years Marjorie Savage
• Barnes and Noble
$12.80
1
$12.80
Looking Beyond the Ivy League: Finding the College That's Right for You Loren Pope
• Barnes and Noble
$12.00
1
$12.00
Materials cost
$423.48
Vendor shipping charges
$42.35
Sales tax
$30.70
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.35
Fulfillment labor & materials
$9.00
Total project cost
$511.93
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$112.37
Total project goal
$624.30
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$624.30
2 Donors
-$312.14
Donations toward project cost
-$255.96
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$56.18
match offer
-$312.16
Match offer toward project cost
-$255.97
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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