The Black Excel Newsletter

                                        March, 2004

    The Black Excel African American Student's College Guide is 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. Harvard Will Help Low-Income Students With No Tuition Due
    2. Where Are Black Law Students?
    3. "College Hill," a Black College Reality Show on BET
    4. Summer Jobs and Internships for 2004
    5. Homework Helpers for Our Aspiring Students
    6. NACAC COLLEGE FAIRS for March 2004 (National Assoc. for College Admission Counseling)
    7. Black American Students Accepted (and Matriculating) at Medical Schools in the US
     

                   Harvard Will Help Low Income Students
                                   With No Tuition Due

    Harvard University is now guaranteeing that students from low-income families (earning less than $40,000 annually) won't have to pay for their children's education.  Also, households earning less than $60,000 per year will get a reduction in tuition.  This was announced in Feb. 2004. The Harvard president, Lawrence H. Summers, says the school wants to "recruit talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds." He also says, "Our doors have long been open to talented students regardless of financial need, but many students simply do not know or believe this. We are determined to change both the perception and the reality.''  About 1,000 of Harvard's 6,600 undergraduates are expected to benefit from these new initiatives.

    Black Excel note: Encourage our students to apply if they are eligible.
     

                     Where Are Black Law Students?

    A sample listing of top-percentage enrollment totals at specific law schools for 2003.
     

    • Howard University (DC)---88%
    • CUNY, Queens College-NYC---15%
    • Rutgers State University-Newark, NJ---15%
    • Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)---23%
    • George Washington University (DC)---12%
    • Touro College (Jacob D. Fuchsberg)---11%
    • Georgetown University (DC)---10%
    • Vanderbilt University (TN)---13%
    • University of Maryland---11%
    • Catholic University of America (DC)---9%
    • Duke University (NC)--9%
    • Loyola University of New Orleans---11%
    • Oklahoma City University--7%
    • Tulane University (LA)---10%
    • University of Baltimore (MD)--14%
    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--10%
    • Florida Coastal School of Law---11%
    • Temple University (PA)--7%
    • University of Cincinnati--9%
    • University of Buffalo (NY)--7%
    • University of Arkansas--10%
    • Washington & Lee University (VA)---13%
    • Ohio State University---8%
    • College of William and Mary (VA)--9%
    • John Marshall Law School (IL)--7%
    • Indiana University (Bloomington) ---7%
    • Indiana University (Indianapolis)--9%
    • Wayne State University (MI)--10%
    • Georgia State University---10%
    • University of Georgia---11%
    • University of Dayton (OH)--6%
    • University of Detroit (Mercy)--11%
    • University of Tennessee--12%
    • Louisiana State University--10%
    • University of Memphis---10%
    • Mercer University (GA)---9%
    • Capitol University (OH)---8%


    Black Excel created this list based on "diversity" data collected by U.S. News at: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/law/brief/lawdiv_brief.php
     

    "College Hill," a Black College Reality Show on BET

    "Eight college co-eds; a popular Black college campus in the hot Louisiana sun; challenging class work; a slamming party scene and 24/7 surveillance by the network's television cameras.  Is it dangerous? Maybe. Is it provocative? Absolutely. It's College Hill. Television's first Black dramatic reality show. College Hill is produced by Edmonds Entertainment and filmed at Southern University." (Quote from BET.com.)

    Is this any good? Wednesdays at 9 PM.  --IJB
     

                Summer Jobs and Internships for 2004

    100+ Summer Research Gateways
    http://www.cassas.hawaii.edu/pac/Sumrese.asp

    2004 Resource Guide of Summer Opportunities
    for Minority Undergraduate Students
    http://www.doorsofopportunity.org

    (Will be added to Black Excel website.)
     

         Homework Helpers  for Our Aspiring Students

    A One-of-A-Kind "Reference Desk"
    http://www.refdesk.com/

    College Study Skills
    http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html

    (Will be added to Black Excel website.)
     

            NACAC COLLEGE FAIRS for March 2004
       (National Assoc. for College Admission Counseling)

    Louisville National College Fair
    Sunday, March 14, 2004
    Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center
    Louisville, KY
    Sunday: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

    Springfield National College Fair
    Sunday, March 14 - Monday, March 15, 2004
    Eastern States Exposition (The Big E)
    West Springfield, MA
    Sunday: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    Monday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    West Michigan National College Fair
    Monday, March 15, 2004
    DeVos Place Convention Center
    Grand Rapids, MI
    Monday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Monday: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Metro Detroit National College Fair
    Wednesday, March 17, 2004
    Macomb Community College Sports
    and Expo Center, Warren, MI
    Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Wednesday: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    New York City National College Fair
    Sunday, March 21, 2004
    Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
    of New York/New York, NY
    Sunday: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    New Orleans National College Fair
    Thursday, March 25, 2004
    Kiefer Uno Lakefront Arena
    New Orleans, LA
    Thursday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Thursday: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

    Memphis National College Fair
    Sunday, March 28, 2004
    Mid South Coliseum
    Memphis, TN
    Sunday: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

    Hartford National College Fair
    Tuesday, March 30 - Wednesday, March 31, 2004
    Connecticut Expo Center/Hartford, CT
    Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 11:45 AM
     

                      Black American Students Accepted
                                    (And Matriculating)
                          At Medical Schools in the US

    Partial Listing (including HBCUs):
     

    • 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


    This post originally appeared in the our April, 2003 newsletter. It's still relevant and we're still getting requests to see it.  Note that there are 125 accredited medical schools in the US.  The stats for the year 2001 above were gathered from data presented in the Medical School Admission Requirements guide published by the Assoc. of American Medical Colleges (2003-2004 edition).  -Kristin S. Black, MD., (graduate of Cornell, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Harvard Arthur Ashe Fellow)
     

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