Foreword xi
Mildred García
Acknowledgments xv
A Note to the Reader xix
Introduction: What Is STEM and Why Is It Important for
Latinx Students? 1
Laura I. Rendón and Vijay Kanagala
Part I: Planning for a Career in STEM
1. STEP 1: Preparing for a Career in STEM—¡Preparate! 13
Karina I. Vielma
2. STEP 2: Choosing a College and STEM Program 27
Marcela Cuellar and Juan Carlos Garibay
3. STEP 3: Paying for College 45
Vincent D. Carales, Ripsimé Bledsoe, and Amaury Nora
Part II: Succeeding in College
4. STEP 4: Surviving Thriving in the First Year of College 63
Vijay Kanagala, Josephine J. Gonzalez, and Jose Adrian Leon
5. STEP 5: Choosing a STEM Major 75
Dimitra Jackson Smith and Frankie Santos Laanan
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