Center for Student Opportunity - College Access & Opportunity Guide

“At a young age, you really don’t think about college but this book tells you that it is possible. Don’t ever think there is not money out there or there’s not a spot for you. Now I’m really sure that I am going to get into college.” –Rochelle, 11th grade, Gertz-Ressler High School/The Fulfillment Fund, Los Angeles, CA

College Access
& Opportunity Guide
By Center for Student Opportunity
ISBN: 978-1-4022440-4-9
List Price: $24.99

To order by phone or if you have questions, please call Center for Student Opportunity at (301) 951-7101 ext. 213 or email guidebook@csopportunity.org

The College Access & Opportunity Guide is the first of its kind—a comprehensive college guidebook designed to help first generation, low-income, and minority students make their college dreams a reality! Inside the Guide, you will find:

284 colleges and universities committed to access, opportunity, & success
You will see some familiar names and others that are not-so-familiar. But what bonds these institutions are the outreach efforts, scholarship and financial aid opportunities and support and retention services that each has to offer.

Do you KnowHow2GO? Learn the steps you need to take
Follow KnowHow2GO’s plan for first-generation and other underrepresented students to take the steps necessary to go to college.

Insider advice from college students and other experts
Read articles and stories that share insight and first-hand experience on what it takes to get to college and succeed.

Valuable information for parents and mentors, en Español también
Whether you’re a parent, guardian, teacher, mentor, or other caring adult, chances are there’s a teen in your life who wants to go to college. We offer advice for guiding the student in your life to college.

Si usted es el padre, el guarda, el profesor, el mentor, o el otro adulto que cuida, las ocasiones son allí son adolescentes en su vida que quiera ir a la universidad. Ofrecemos el consejo para dirigir al estudiante en su vida a la universidad.

“Our students have found this guidebook essential to their college searches. It is easy to navigate and targets the information that's most important to them. There's no other resource that offers this kind and quality of information. ‘Opportunity’ is the perfect word; that's just what our students need!” –Debbie Greenberg, College Bound St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

"I began using the College Access & Opportunity Guide with my upper division students, but very soon the other students were asking to see it. Since I had only one copy, I would have a waiting list to look at the book. It became the focus of our group meetings and soon the students started calling it ‘the red college bible.’ In the end, we decided to give all of our sophomores their own copy to set them on the right path to college.” –Linda Perez, achieve/Gerson Bakar Foundation, San Francisco, CA

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