Getting ready for a college education (or, what you need to know to quality for college) / Carlota Cardenas de Dwyer -- How to choose a college (a journey with familia) / Guadalupe Anaya -- What does college cost and where can I find financial aid? / Ronald S. Martinez -- Your first year of college: how to know about available services / Silas Abrego -- First semester strategies for academic success (or, how to meet your academic responsibilities) / A. Reynaldo Contreras -- Academic support on and off campus / Baltazar Arispe y Acevedo, Jr. / Your student rights and what you can do if you are failing a course / Roberto Haro -- Extracurricular activities (or, life beyond classes and studying) / Vicki A. Leal -- "How I did it". Leonard A. Valverde ; Eduardo J. Padron ; Mari-Luci Jaramillo ; Ronald T. Vera ; Consuelo Nieto ; Larry Villarreal ; Polly B. Baca ; Maria "Cuca" Robledo Montecel ; Loretta Sanchez ; Felix Gutierrez -- College and university directory.