| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 212 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Getting ready for a college education (or, what you need to know to quality for college) / Carlota Cardenas de Dwyer -- How to choose a college (a journey with familia) / Guadalupe Anaya -- What does college cost and where can I find financial aid? / Ronald S. Martinez -- Your first year of college: how to know about available services / Silas Abrego -- First semester strategies for academic success (or, how to meet your academic responsibilities) / A. Reynaldo Contreras -- Academic support on and off campus / Baltazar Arispe y Acevedo, Jr. / Your student rights and what you can do if you are failing a course / Roberto Haro -- Extracurricular activities (or, life beyond classes and studying) / Vicki A. Leal -- "How I did it". Leonard A. Valverde ; Eduardo J. Padron ; Mari-Luci Jaramillo ; Ronald T. Vera ; Consuelo Nieto ; Larry Villarreal ; Polly B. Baca ; Maria "Cuca" Robledo Montecel ; Loretta Sanchez ; Felix Gutierrez -- College and university directory |
| Summary |
A guide for Latino students contemplating, preparing for, and succeeding in college |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Hispanic Americans -- Education (Higher) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Universities and colleges -- United States -- Directories
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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Hispanic Americans -- Education (Higher)
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Universities and colleges.
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Lateinamerikanischer Student
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Ratgeber
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College
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Directories.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Directories.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Valverde, Leonard A
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| ISBN |
0313006997 |
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9780313006999 |
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031331960X |
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9780313319600 |
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