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| Foreword | ||
| A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. | ||
| Judge Higginbotham's Legal Legacy | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Pt. I | How to Become a Successful Student in Graduate and Professional School | 1 |
| 1 | Making Sure You Have the "Right Stuff" to Be Successful in Graduate and Professional School | 3 |
| 2 | Negotiating Admission to Graduate and Professional Schools | 13 |
| 3 | Graduate School Admission in the Era of Hopwood | 23 |
| 4 | What It Takes to Be Successful on Standardized Tests: GRE, GMAT, LSAT, and MCAT | 30 |
| 5 | Choosing the Right Field of Study | 39 |
| 6 | Study Habits and Techniques: When and How to Study for Maximum Effect | 46 |
| 7 | Toward a Paradigm Shift: Adjusting to Technology | 54 |
| 8 | Establishing a Coalition for the Utilization of Learning Skills: Black Students Using Cooperation to Achieve Academic Excellence | 61 |
| 9 | Finding a Faculty Mentor to Help Guide You through the Doctoral Process | 68 |
| 10 | Psychosocial Adjustment to the Campus Environment | 82 |
| 11 | Maintaining Black Pride, Self-Esteem, and Self-Concept | 90 |
| 12 | Developing a Global Identity among Black American, Black African, and Black Caribbean Students | 98 |
| 13 | Competencies for Developing an African American Scholar: The Community of Scholars Model | 105 |
| 14 | Utilizing Internships and Teaching and Research Assistantships to Enhance Learning | 110 |
| 15 | Promoting Scholarly Writing and Publishing to Enhance the Scholarship of Black Graduate Students | 119 |
| 16 | Preparing for a Career after Professional Sports: Pursuing a Graduate Degree | 129 |
| 17 | The Career Hunt: Putting It All Together and Marketing Yourself for a Major Role in the Workforce | 137 |
| 18 | Learn to Learn the Joy of Work: The Dignity of Honest Work ... Honorably Done! | 143 |
| 19 | From Dissertation to Dollars: Successful Grant-Seeking Techniques | 152 |
| 20 | Education for Liberation: On Campus with a Purpose | 162 |
| 21 | African American Parents and Student Success in Predominantly White Colleges and Universities | 170 |
| Pt. II | How I Succeeded in Graduate and Professional School and in My Career Field | 179 |
| Essay 1 | Graduate School to a Profession: A Journey of Maturation | 181 |
| Essay 2 | Education Is Just the Beginning: Professional Relationships Are Key to Success | 184 |
| Essay 3 | Preparing for Success in Graduate School | 186 |
| Essay 4 | "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around": The Value of the Journey | 189 |
| Essay 5 | Graduate Student Mentoring | 192 |
| Essay 6 | You Can Succeed in Mathematics | 195 |
| Essay 7 | Graduate School Experience: Knowledge Is Our Future | 199 |
| Essay 8 | The "Old Man" and the Defining Moment That Changed My Life! | 203 |
| Essay 9 | The Hardest Part of Graduate Training Is Getting In | 206 |
| Essay 10 | Helping the African American Community through Higher Education | 209 |
| Essay 11 | Vision, Determination, Self-Leadership, and Time Management: Harbingers and Purveyors of Academic Success | 212 |
| Essay 12 | Using Networking, Role Models, and Mentoring En Route to Success | 217 |
| Essay 13 | Some Strategies to Help You Earn a Professional Degree | 219 |
| Essay 14 | Working with Cultural and Racial Groups to Develop a Global Perspective | 222 |
| Essay 15 | The Art of the Vita: A Success-Building Strategy | 227 |
| Essay 16 | The Significance of Obtaining a Graduate or Professional School Degree: Becoming Part of the Solution ... to an Academia Problem | 230 |
| Essay 17 | Beginning Graduate School with the Right Mind-Set | 233 |
| Essay 18 | Coming Home to Success | 237 |
| Essay 19 | Make a Place for Yourself Now That You Have Obtained a Graduate Degree | 240 |
| Essay 20 | Achieving Academic Success in Graduate School | 243 |
| Essay 21 | Mentoring in the Advising Process | 246 |
| Essay 22 | A Whole Lot of Others | 248 |
| Essay 23 | Mentors, Peers, and Advisers: Key Players in Making Decisions | 251 |
| Essay 24 | Mentoring Strategies: A Report Card for Faculty | 254 |
| Essay 25 | Graduate School Literacy and Academic Success | 260 |
| Essay 26 | Pursuing an Urban Planning Degree in Graduate School | 263 |
| Essay 27 | Graduate and Professional School Success: The S.I.M.P.L.E. Approach | 268 |
| Essay 28 | Reflection and Introspection: Black Graduate Students at a Predominantly White Institution | 272 |
| Essay 29 | God Should Be the Architect as You Pursue Your Academic Goals | 277 |
| Essay 30 | Self-Awareness: An Important Attribute for Graduate School Success | 279 |
| Essay 31 | The Experimental Student | 282 |
| Essay 32 | Developing a Mentor-Mentee Relationship during Your Doctoral Studies | 284 |
| Essay 33 | How to Be Successful in Graduate School | 289 |
| Essay 34 | Graduate Education Is the Road to Excellence | 292 |
| Essay 35 | Being Persistent Helped Me to Achieve My Wings as a Navy Aviator | 296 |
| Essay 36 | A Gift to Yourself: The Doctorate Degree | 300 |
| Essay 37 | A Producer versus Consumer Consciousness | 303 |
| Essay 38 | Setting the Agenda for Success | 306 |
| Essay 39 | How to Be Successful as a Full-Time Law Student While Working Full Time as a Police Officer | 309 |
| Essay 40 | Achieving Your Professional and Career Goals against the Odds | 315 |
| Pt. III | How Contemporary Students in Graduate and Professional School are Succeeding | 319 |
| Essay 1 | Surviving in Graduate School Even If You Have a Writing Problem | 321 |
| Essay 2 | "A" Is for Average: On Being an Average Medical Student | 324 |
| Essay 3 | On Being a Great Student | 327 |
| Essay 4 | Adapting to Life as Graduate Students: Getting Up to Speed on Information Technology | 332 |
| Essay 5 | How to Win a Seat in Medical School | 343 |
| Essay 6 | Life after Sports: The Participant Observer | 345 |
| Essay 7 | How to Move through Your Graduate Program Successfully | 350 |
| Essay 8 | The Key to Graduate School Success | 355 |
| Essay 9 | The Essentials for Graduate Success | 358 |
| Essay 10 | Predominantly Black to Predominantly White: Making the Transition to Graduate School | 361 |
| Essay 11 | Some Reflections and Insights for African American Graduate Students | 365 |
| Essay 12 | Lessons Learned That Were Vital to My Success as a Doctoral Student | 368 |
| Essay 13 | Don't Let Anyone Tell You That You're Not Smart Enough | 371 |
| Essay 14 | Building Relationships during the Graduate Experience | 374 |
| Essay 15 | Prescription for Persistence: What Graduate Students Need to Know | 377 |
| Essay 16 | Some Factors to Consider in Graduate School | 382 |
| Essay 17 | Faith without Works Is Dead | 384 |
| Essay 18 | Some Traits of a Successful Graduate Student | 387 |
| Essay 19 | Knowing Yourself Will Enhance Your Graduate Study | 391 |
| Essay 20 | Hard Times: Traveling on the "D" Train Day to Day, Dreaming of Life as a Ph.D. | 394 |
| Essay 21 | Constructing Identities: The Black Graduate Experience | 400 |
| Essay 22 | Making the Right Decisions in High School Can Enhance Your Chances for Success as an Undergraduate and Graduate Student | 402 |
| Essay 23 | Preparing for Graduate School: An Undergraduate's Perspective | 405 |
| Essay 24 | Preparing for Graduate Study While in High School | 407 |
| Conclusion | 409 | |
| Index | 413 | |
| About the Editor and the Contributors | 419 |
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reviewed Black Student's Guide to Graduate and Professional School Success on January 22, 2009
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