Negotiating Your College Success: The Guide for First-Generation Students of Color

This book resonates with me on so many levels. Many of the roadblocks I faced while attending a PWI are covered in this guide. The game changer here is that this guide offers tangible solutions on how to identify roadblocks and get past them. Having graduated, there's a lot of "If I knew then what I know now" moments I have when I reflect on my college experience. This book is incredibly informative and a tremendous resource for parents, students, educators, guidance counselors, mentors, and so much more. Knowledge is power and I recommend that everyone purchase and share this guide with others. Kudos to Greg on this amazing piece of work.

Negotiating Your College Success, provides a powerful illustration of the obstacles that come with navigating a Predominately White Institution as a student of color, but more importantly a crash course of how to matriculate through said obstacles. Greg has managed to shine a light on the nuanced realities of familial responsibilities, personal accountability, relationship management and so much more through sharing his years of expertise and experience. I could have only wished to have a reference like this while in school, but I am grateful this can serve as one for future students of color. Job well done!

If you're a first-year or first-generation student, I highly recommend reading this book!! The author truly understands the challenges that most first-year students face and provides valuable tools to navigate those experiences. I found this book to be an essential guide for achieving success in college and I plan to share and revisit it often.

This is book is not only informative, but it is very accessible. Many of the issues that are depicted in this book I didn't know until I was already experiencing them. Reading this book would have helped me in my journey, and can certainly help prospective first gen students of color with navigating the intricacies of higher education institutions. The book includes a multitude of strategies and tips that will allow for a deeper understanding and appreciation of the investment into college.

I wish I had a book like this when I was getting ready to go college. I had a tough time adjusting and this would have helped tremendously. The best chapters were the ones focused on micro aggressions, imposter syndrome,
and building a support system. Reading this beforehand would have made me more aware in my collegiate journey.