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table of contents
  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Who Is This Book For?
  8. Why “Bridges”?
  9. For Students: Some Important Definitions
  10. For Instructors: Some Important Considerations
  11. Getting In
    1. 1. Accreditation and Types of Institutions
    2. 2. International United States College Campuses
    3. 3. Study Abroad in the United States
    4. 4. College Fairs
    5. 5. Outreach Services
    6. 6. Community Serving Colleges and Universities
      1. American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities
      2. Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions
      3. First-Generation Forward Institutions
      4. Hispanic-Serving Institutions
      5. Historically Black Colleges and Universities
      6. Online Institutions
      7. Veteran-Serving Institutions
      8. Women’s Colleges and Universities
    7. 7. College Rankings
    8. 8. Campus Visits
    9. 9. College Websites and Other Internet Resources
    10. 10. Applications
      1. Undergraduate School
      2. Graduate School
  12. Getting Through
    1. 11. Common Challenges
      1. General Problem Solving
      2. Money
      3. Warning About Predatory Loans
      4. Getting Involved
      5. Time Management
      6. Dormmates/Roommates
      7. So Many Questions–Whom to Ask?
      8. Goal Setting
    2. 12. Academic Advising
    3. 13. Credentials, Majors, and Requirements
    4. 14. Instructors and Professors
      1. Job Titles and Pronouns
      2. Office Hours
      3. Letters of Recommendation
    5. 15. Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity
    6. 16. Rights and Responsibilities
    7. 17. More Quotes From the Field
  13. Appendix
    1. 18. Twenty Academic Jargon Words You Might Need to Know
    2. 19. Grammar for Composition Resources and Review
      1. Components of a Sentence
      2. Subjects
      3. Prepositional Phrases
      4. Verbs
      5. Sentence Structure
      6. Collective Nouns
      7. Sentence Combining: Conjunctive Adverbs
      8. Sentence Combining: Subordination
      9. Sentence Combining: Run-on Sentences
      10. Parallelism
      11. Good Paragraphs
      12. Topic Sentences
      13. Supporting Sentences
      14. Concluding Sentences
      15. Transitions
      16. Academic Paragraphs
      17. Thesis Statements
      18. Audience
      19. Introduction Paragraphs
      20. Body Paragraphs
      21. Conclusion Paragraphs
    3. 20. Academic Situations and Scripts
      1. In Emails
      2. In the Classroom
      3. In Office Hours
    4. 21. Pop Culture Index
      1. Best African American Films
      2. Best Asian American Films
      3. Best International Feature Film Winners
      4. Best Hispanic and Latinx American Films
      5. The EGOT List
      6. The Literary List
      7. The Kennedy Center Honor List
      8. The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
  14. About the Author

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Who Is This Book For?

Why “Bridges”?

For Students: Some Important Definitions

For Instructors: Some Important Considerations

Getting In

1. Accreditation and Types of Institutions

2. International United States College Campuses

3. Study Abroad in the United States

4. College Fairs

5. Outreach Services

6. Community Serving Colleges and Universities

American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities

Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions

First-Generation Forward Institutions

Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Online Institutions

Veteran-Serving Institutions

Women’s Colleges and Universities

7. College Rankings

8. Campus Visits

9. College Websites and Other Internet Resources

10. Applications

Undergraduate School

Graduate School

Getting Through

11. Common Challenges

General Problem Solving

Money

Warning About Predatory Loans

Getting Involved

Time Management

Dormmates/Roommates

So Many Questions–Whom to Ask?

Goal Setting

12. Academic Advising

13. Credentials, Majors, and Requirements

14. Instructors and Professors

Job Titles and Pronouns

Office Hours

Letters of Recommendation

15. Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity

16. Rights and Responsibilities

17. More Quotes From the Field

Appendix

18. Twenty Academic Jargon Words You Might Need to Know

19. Grammar for Composition Resources and Review

Components of a Sentence

Subjects

Prepositional Phrases

Verbs

Sentence Structure

Collective Nouns

Sentence Combining: Conjunctive Adverbs

Sentence Combining: Subordination

Sentence Combining: Run-on Sentences

Parallelism

Good Paragraphs

Topic Sentences

Supporting Sentences

Concluding Sentences

Transitions

Academic Paragraphs

Thesis Statements

Audience

Introduction Paragraphs

Body Paragraphs

Conclusion Paragraphs

20. Academic Situations and Scripts

In Emails

In the Classroom

In Office Hours

21. Pop Culture Index

Best African American Films

Best Asian American Films

Best International Feature Film Winners

Best Hispanic and Latinx American Films

The EGOT List

The Literary List

The Kennedy Center Honor List

The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

About the Author

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