The Black Excel Newsletter

                                        August, 2003

    The Black Excel African American Student's College Guide is now on sale at Amazon.com for $13.96. "This book will have a rallying impact on our aspiring college students."  -Isaac Black,  Black Excel Founder and Author
     

    TOPICS

    (1) National Historic Black College Fair and Expo (Sunday, August 17, 2003)
    (2) Black American Students Accepted to and Attending Medical Schools in 2001
    (3) Gateway to 100+ HBCU Libraries
    (4) Where Are Our Black Dental Students?
    (5) Law School Forums for Aspiring Law Students: 2003
    (6) How to Actually Win a Scholarship? (Note from Black Excel Founder)
     

               National Historic Black College Fair and Expo
                           (Sunday, August 17, 2003)

    This is the annual Harlem Week College Fair held in Harlem, USA.  The affair will start at 11:00 am and ends at 7:00 pm.  Usually epresen- tations from dozens of HBCUs and other colleges are at outside tables.  Location: Between Malcolm X Blvd. and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. (135th Street).
     

       Black American Students Accepted to and Attending
                              Medical Schools in 2001

    Due to many requests, we are repeating this recent post.  It's a partial listing, including HBCUs (*).
     

    • *Howard---82 Students
    • *MeHarry---58 Students
    • U. of Illinois---32 Students
    • Wayne State---31 Students
    • *Morehouse---30 Students
    • Harvard---26 Students
    • SUNY (Downstate)---23 Students
    • Cornell--22 Students
    • U. of North Carolina---21 Students
    • Temple---21 Students
    • UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson---20 Students
    • U. of Tennessee---19 Students
    • Case Western Reserve---18 Students
    • Duke---18 Students
    • U. of Michigan---17 Students
    • UCP Hahnemann---16 Students
    • U. of Alabama---16 Students
    • U. of Pittsburgh---16 Students
    • U. of Indiana---16 Students
    • Louisiana State at New Orleans---16 Students
    • U. of Los Angeles (UCLA & *Drew)---15 Students
    • UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical---15 Students


    Black Excel note: There are 125 accredited medical schools in the US.  The stats above were gathered from data presented in the Medical School Admission Requirements guide published by the Assoc. of American Medical Colleges (2003-2004 edition).
     

                     Gateway to 100+ HBCU Libraries

    This cooperative link is a gateway to over 100 HBCU Libraries, leading to invaluable resources and information. Thanks to the HBCU Library Alliance for this effort.

    http://www.hbculibraries.org/MemberLibraries.htm
     
     

                 Where Are Our Black Dental Students?
     

    • Meharry Medical College*--162 Black Students (of 217)
    • Howard University*---142 (of 304)
    • U. of Tennessee---28 (of 312)
    • U. of Maryland--32 (of 367)
    • U. of Michigan--32 (of 412)
    • U. of Medicine of New Jersey--21 (of 308)
    • U. of Pennsylvania--24 (of 442)
    • Virginia Commonwealth Univ.--18 (of 324)
    • Tufts University--22 (of 607)
    • New York University--31 (of 1,286)


    (*HBCU)

    This is a 2001 sampling of Black Student enrollment stats at US Dental schools. This short list was created from a comprehensive article and chart that appeared in the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.  For a telling overview of out Dental school enrollment percentages go to: http://www.jbhe.com/news_views/36_dentistry.html
     
     

                      Law School Forums for Aspiring
                                Law Students: 2003

    Black Excel has attended some of these forums. Representatives from over 100 law schools usually attend.  Bring a snapback for catalogs and resource materials that will be available. --Editor

    These FREE 2003 Law School Forums are sponsored by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) and participating law schools. Every year, thousands of prospective law students (including many minority students) take advantage of this opportunity to talk to law representatives, and ask questions. For more info go to http://www.lsac.org. Some dates below.

    NEW YORK: September 6-7:
    Saturday, 10 AM - 5 PM
    Sunday, Noon - 5 PM
    New York Marriott Marquis
    1535 Broadway

    ATLANTA, GA: September 19-20:
    Friday, Noon - 6 PM
    Saturday, 10 AM - 4 PM
    Hyatt Regency Atlanta
    265 Peachtree Street NE

    CHICAGO: October 10-11:
    Friday, Noon - 6PM
    Saturday, 10 AM - 4 PM
    Chicago Marriot Downtown
    540 North Michigan Ave

    BOSTON: October 25:
    Saturday, 10 AM - 4 PM
    Marriott Copley Place
    110 Huntington Avenue
    Boston, MA
    617-236-5800

    HOUSTON, TX: November 8:
    Saturday, 10 AM - 4 PM
    JW Marriott
    5150 Westheimer

    BAY AREA: November 10:
    Monday, Noon - 6 PM
    Hotel Nikko San Francisco
    222 Mason Street
    San Francisco, CA
    415-394-1111

    LOS ANGELES: November 15-16:
    Friday, Noon - 5 PM
    Saturday, 10 AM - 4 PM
    Los Angeles Airport Marriott
    5855 West Century Boulevard
    Los Angeles, CA
    310-641-5700
     

                  How to Actually Win a Scholarship?
                   (Note from Black Excel Founder)

    In the Black Excel African American Student's College Guide (John Wiley & Sons), I tell you what to do, step by step. This is the "real deal" overview you would get if you were sitting with a BE rep one-on-one.  Hundreds of scholarships are also listed.  Scholarship-related content?
     

    • Get The Money Guide (p. 87 to p. 143 )
    • Getting Started: Ten Things to Consider Before You Begin Your Scholarship Search (p. 101-103)
    • Your Scholarship Get-the-Money Tutorial (p. 104-106)
    • Scholarship FAQs (p. 109-110)
    • Scholarship Sources (p. 113-143)


    The guide is the KEY to the rules of engagement you must know to sucessfully tap into the thousands of money gateways we present at the Black Excel website. The Black Expressions Book Club has featured our guide with one of it's "Back to School" nationwide mailer
    inserts this month.
     

    Black Excel has the TOP SCHOLARSHIP gateway for minority students on the Internet. Thousands of scholarships are presented. Go to: http://www.BlackExcel.org/link4.htm

    Our 100 Minority Scholarship Gateway List is at http://www.blackexcel.org/100minority.htm

    Black Excel has the TOP SCHOLARSHIP gateway for minority students on the Internet. Go to: http://www.BlackExcel.org/link4.htm
     

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    Newsletter by Isaac Black, Founder

    Black Excel: The College Help Network
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    Tip: To maximize your child's college options (getting in, aid, scholar- ships), check out the Black Excel African American Student's College Guide. It's only $13.95 at Amazon.com.
                                 --Isaac Black, author and Black Excel Founder.

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