When I was young, all I wanted to do was go to college.  The idea of doing something better for myself was more prevalent in my mind than anything else. I wasn't entirely sure of the field I was interested in, I just knew that I needed to get to college in order to achieve, and I couldn't let anything get in my way.       Statistically, the odds of making it to college were stacked against me. As an African-American and...

I advise all high school students not to worry so much as to "how good" their prospective school are, but to if the schools you apply to have everything...