-15,000 students get a free education at the five Federal Military Academies with the attached service obligation. -There are hundreds of schools with institutional/school scholarships that many students do not know about. - High schools are not created equal. - This book evens the playing field by telling the reader of the many ways to prepare/over prepare yourself for any program you aspire to complete. College, Medical school, and Law - For STEM programs ensure that you take the calculus in 3 parts, chemistry in 2 parts, and physics in 3 to 4 parts so that you know these courses like the back of your hand before you attend programs where the graduate assistant and sometimes the professor will teach like you already know them. This way you will already know them. Doesn't hurt to have differential equations or some engineering courses. - Self-help books REA publisher series, Schaum's outline series, and Khan Academy to help you learn these courses. -HBCU's are amazing colleges