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"This narrative tells the story of seven women and one man at the heart of a sit-in protesting decreased enrollment and hiring of African Americans at Swarthmore College and demanding a Black Studies curriculum. The book, written by the former students themselves, also includes autobiographical chapters, providing a unique cross-sectional view into the lives of young people during the Civil Rights era. For years the media and some in the school community...
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"The U.S. Department of Education reports that about half of the students who start college will never finish and 75% will graduate with student loan debt. Homeschooling for College Credit teens graduate high school with about 1 year of college under their belts, but motivated teens can finish their degree. Homeschooling for College Credit brings the goal post closer and teaches you how to pay cash as you go. Homeschooling for College Credit will...
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"Practice your way to excellence. 3 full-length practice tests to prepare you for the actual testing experience. Over 600 additional questions (grouped by subject) to help pinpoint your strengths and work through your weaknesses. Targeted subject drills that bolster critical English and Math skills for the ACT."--Page 4 of cover.
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Provides a study guide for the ACT, and contains test-taking strategies and a content overview for all five sections. Features advice on colleges admissions and financial aid, video tutorials, and multi-week study plans. Includes eight full-length practice tests with answer explanations.
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"From ESPN journalists whose investigation garnered a Peabody Award, the full devastating story of former physician Larry Nassar's serial abuse of America's elite gymnasts and others, revealing the win-at-all-costs culture in youth athletics and higher education that enabled him"--
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"Provides students with the concrete and practical solutions ... for cracking through the distinct blocks all writers face ... tak[ing] the anxiety out of the college admissions essay-writing process and replac[ing] it with a completely organic, common sense way of getting to the heart of what one is trying to say"--
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"The coauthors, a college admissions officer and a high school guidance counselor, demystify the process of college admissions and bring sanity to what has become a source of great anxiety for families with college-bound kids. This book is rooted in experience from both sides of the college admission profession, and it provides valuable insight and practical tips about choosing and applying to schools"--