education (higher)

Examines opportunities for African-American students at one hundred American colleges, discussing admission requirements, social life, support services, and percentages of African-American faculty and students.

Designed to give women a head start as they enter college and to be a resource guide throughout the college years.

Two Ivy League students with learning disabilities explain how other learning disabled students can achieve academic success and find the support services they need to help them learn.

Profiles over one thousand universities and colleges that offer programs designed to meet the needs of students with learning disabilities or attention deficit disorders. Includes a CD-ROM for Windows and Macintosh computers with software to help find the right college program for any student.

Profiles over 900 colleges and universities.

A comprehensive resource to postsecondary education options for students with intellectual disabilities that explains three models, including the individual support and mixed hybrid approaches and substantially separate options; discusses common challenges; and provides advice on planning transition services for high school students and making connections to employment and other goals.

Offers practical advice on the college application process for students with attention deficit disorder or a learning disability, covering assessing strengths and weaknesses, analyzing a transcript and GPA, planning for standardized tests, building a portfolio, getting recommendations, putting together an application, and interviewing.

Examines over 550 programs in the media arts and sciences discipline at top colleges and universities across the nation; with information on admission and tuition, financial aid, and students and faculty.