Finding the right college is a challenge for all students, but Black families face additional challenges and questions when navigating the admissions process. Veteran admissions experts Timothy L. Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown demystify this complexity by advising families on when to begin the process, where to apply, and how to be a competitive applicant.

Fields and Herndon-Brown address specific concerns that are not often addressed by school counselors or other resources. They highlight how recent social justice movements and legal cases have amplified the necessity of considering both Historically Black Colleges and Universities and predominantly white institutions, while covering everything from athletic recruitment and artistic talents to financial aid and step-by-step instructions for how to search for colleges and then apply to them.

The second edition includes new chapters on:

• prioritizing students' and parents' mental health

• understanding the influence of artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT on college essay writing

• reviewing recent Supreme Court decisions about race-conscious admission and their likely impact on Black applicants

• navigating the admission process as a transfer applicant

The book is published by Johns Hopkins University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.