Choosing a college ” the most significant decision in every student's educational life - all too often feels like a hit-or-miss affair. But veteran educator Barry Beckham has systematized and streamlined the process with a series of self-paced exercises designed to match student and institution. Self-inventory Charts help you rate your needs. Pros-and-Cons Worksheets help you size up the schools. The College Shopping List keeps track of it all.
Barry Beckham has taught at Hampton University and Brown University, where he was director of the graduate writing program. He is editor of Beckham’s Guide to Scholarships for Black and Minority
Students and has written for the Washington Post, New York Times, Educational Record and others.