Timothy L. Fields (ATLANTA, GA) is a graduate of Morehouse College and the senior associate dean of undergraduate admissions at Emory University. Shereem Herndon-Brown (WASHINGTON, DC) is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the founder and chief education officer of Strategic Admissions Advice, an educational consulting company specializing in the creation of college counseling curriculum for charter schools and school districts, online essay courses, and personalized college advice coaching. The authors encourage you to join the conversation about education, parenting, and race at www.understandingthechoices.com.

Focusing on the what, the why, and the how of college selection for Black students and their families, the authors provide advice from both the high school and college admissions perspective of the process. This exceptional book addresses issues of race as they intersect with the choice of Historically Black Colleges and Universities or predominantly white institutions and explains the selective college admissions process for high-achieving students of color.—School Library Journal

• PrefaceIntroduction Part I. Context1. Black Parents: The Choices We Make Now Matter Later2. Shift in Power: The Resurgence of HBCU Culture3. The Power 3 (The Black Ivies)4. What Is a Liberal Arts Education, and Is It Worth It?5. What's Best for Your Child? HBCUs versus PWIsPart II. X Factors6. What Questions Should You Be Asking in Your Family?7. Perception versus Reality8. Gender Wars: How Black Males and Black Females Are Assessed in College Admissions9. Sports, Arts, and Special Talents10. Show Me the MoneyPart III. Process11. Expectation for Success Timeline12. The Process: What Are Colleges Looking For?AcknowledgmentsIn Our OpinionAppendix A. Best Colleges for Black StudentsAppendix B. Frequently Asked Questions Appendix C. Notable Black College Graduates Mentioned in the BookSuggested ReadingGlossaryIndex

Timothy L. Fields (ATLANTA, GA) is a graduate of Morehouse College and the senior associate dean of undergraduate admissions at Emory University. Shereem Herndon-Brown (WASHINGTON, DC) is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the founder and chief education officer of Strategic Admissions Advice, an educational consulting company specializing in the creation of college counseling curriculum for charter schools and school districts, online essay courses, and personalized college advice coaching. The authors encourage you to join the conversation about education, parenting, and race at www.understandingthechoices.com.

Focusing on the what, the why, and the how of college selection for Black students and their families, the authors provide advice from both the high school and college admissions perspective of the process. This exceptional book addresses issues of race as they intersect with the choice of Historically Black Colleges and Universities or predominantly white institutions and explains the selective college admissions process for high-achieving students of color.—School Library Journal

• PrefaceIntroduction Part I. Context1. Black Parents: The Choices We Make Now Matter Later2. Shift in Power: The Resurgence of HBCU Culture3. The Power 3 (The Black Ivies)4. What Is a Liberal Arts Education, and Is It Worth It?5. What's Best for Your Child? HBCUs versus PWIsPart II. X Factors6. What Questions Should You Be Asking in Your Family?7. Perception versus Reality8. Gender Wars: How Black Males and Black Females Are Assessed in College Admissions9. Sports, Arts, and Special Talents10. Show Me the MoneyPart III. Process11. Expectation for Success Timeline12. The Process: What Are Colleges Looking For?AcknowledgmentsIn Our OpinionAppendix A. Best Colleges for Black StudentsAppendix B. Frequently Asked Questions Appendix C. Notable Black College Graduates Mentioned in the BookSuggested ReadingGlossaryIndex

Timothy L. Fields (ATLANTA, GA) is a graduate of Morehouse College and the senior associate dean of undergraduate admissions at Emory University. Shereem Herndon-Brown (WASHINGTON, DC) is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the founder and chief education officer of Strategic Admissions Advice, an educational consulting company specializing in the creation of college counseling curriculum for charter schools and school districts, online essay courses, and personalized college advice coaching. The authors encourage you to join the conversation about education, parenting, and race at www.understandingthechoices.com.

Focusing on the what, the why, and the how of college selection for Black students and their families, the authors provide advice from both the high school and college admissions perspective of the process. This exceptional book addresses issues of race as they intersect with the choice of Historically Black Colleges and Universities or predominantly white institutions and explains the selective college admissions process for high-achieving students of color.—School Library Journal

• PrefaceIntroduction Part I. Context1. Black Parents: The Choices We Make Now Matter Later2. Shift in Power: The Resurgence of HBCU Culture3. The Power 3 (The Black Ivies)4. What Is a Liberal Arts Education, and Is It Worth It?5. What's Best for Your Child? HBCUs versus PWIsPart II. X Factors6. What Questions Should You Be Asking in Your Family?7. Perception versus Reality8. Gender Wars: How Black Males and Black Females Are Assessed in College Admissions9. Sports, Arts, and Special Talents10. Show Me the MoneyPart III. Process11. Expectation for Success Timeline12. The Process: What Are Colleges Looking For?AcknowledgmentsIn Our OpinionAppendix A. Best Colleges for Black StudentsAppendix B. Frequently Asked Questions Appendix C. Notable Black College Graduates Mentioned in the BookSuggested ReadingGlossaryIndex