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We created this category to help build a bridge for students to make a successful transition from high school to black colleges. The following stories and posts will give you answers to frequently asked questions. Here you will find information on how to navigate the black college experience in the fall.

HBCU Freshman Bible: 5 Ways to Get Kicked Off Campus

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Though historically black colleges and universities have a reputation for producing well over half of all African-American higher education degrees, they are also known...

HBCU Freshman Bible: 7 Easy Mistakes in Gaining a Bad Reputation on Campus

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  If you are like most freshman students your time is split between being impulsive, embracing new found freedom, exploring a new city, spending a...

HBCU Freshman Bible: How To Throw An Amazing Event On Campus

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Rather it is a welcome back to campus party, a day of community service, or a seminar aimed at getting college students prepared for...

HBCU Freshman Bible: 10 Do’s and Don’ts When Trying To Impress The Ladies

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Orientation season is winding down, and incoming freshmen are starting to feel the butterflies of venturing off into this new chapter full of possibilities,...

HBCU Freshmen Bible: 5 Truths About Fraternity Parties

“Party, Party, Party, Let’s All Get Wasted!” I’m sure you’ve heard these lyrics from the newly-released Gucci Mane. Even more, I’m sure as a...

HBCU Freshman Bible: 12 Essential Items Needed When Arriving to Campus

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College. Nothing says independence like it. Being away from your parents for the first time, meeting people from all over the country, and getting...

HBCU Freshman Bible: 7 Ways To Calculate College Spending That Won’t Hurt Your Pockets

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Freshman year can be overwhelming. Besides living away from your family for the first time and learning campus life, understanding how to spend your...

HBCU Freshman Bible: Entrepreneurs, 5 Ways to Network on a Black College Campus

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New supplies, new clothes, new start. Freshman year is a chance to redefine yourself, to challenge assumptions, and for young entrepreneurs, it’s a way...

HBCU Freshman Bible: Five Words Freshmen Should Add To Their Vocabulary

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As a freshman, you’ll learn so much at your HBCU, both in and out of the classroom. You’ll meet new people, try new things,...

HBCU Freshman Bible: 5 Reasons Freshmen Should Not Have a Car On Campus

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Freshman year will be the time of your life; you are away from home and all the rules you have ever known, amongst thousands...

HBCU Freshman Bible: 5 Ways To Get Involved on Campus

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When you step on campus in August, you’ll officially be a freshman! Long hard road to get to this point, but you did it....

HBCU Freshman Bible: 5 Reasons You Need a Mentor

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As an incoming freshman it can be difficult to navigate your way through your new college or university campus. You can feel lost, confused...

5 College Survival Tips Using J Cole Songs #HBCUFreshmanBible

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Going to college is like getting lost and finding something new. It's a new environment, new people and new challenges. My first year of...

5 Tips to Tame Your Temper at Financial Aid Offices #HBCUFreshmanBible

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One, two, three, four, five, six people… I’m counting six people currently ahead of me in line for financial aid questions, concerns and issues...

HBCU Freshman Bible: Dorm Room – How To Decorate

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Going to college is of the most memorable experiences that anyone can encounter.  I can vividly remember the preparation leading up to arriving on...

5 Interview Tips Using Rihanna Lyrics #HBCUFreshmanBible

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It's internship season! People all over my campus have been applying and interviewing in hopes of snagging an awesome internship in their field this...