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xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS WeareindebtedtotheUniversityofMichiganPressforsupporting andencouragingthisproject.Whilethisbookbuildsonthesuccess ofDavid’searlierbook,College Knowledge: 101 Tips,thePressunderstood thattherewereuniqueissuesfacingstudentathletesandthat thispopulationofstudentswouldbebestservedbyabookaddressing their specifi cconcerns. ShellyKovacs:Aboveandbeyondallelse,Iwanttothankmyfamily, myhusband,HarveyBerman;myson,Joshua;andmydaughter,Julia, fortheirunderstanding,support,andthepridetheyhavealwaystaken inmycareerthatenabledmetobesodevotedtomystudents.Harvey hasalwaysbelievedIhadastorytotellthatwouldhelpcollegeathletes beyondmyreachattheUniversityofMichigan.AsJoshandJulia grewolder,theygainedadeeperunderstandingfortheimportance ofwhatIdidwhenIwasnotwiththem.Theybecameevenmoretolerant ,patient,andwillingtoshareme.Forthat,Icannotlovethem ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xii enough.Myparents,probablyunknowingly,providedthesupport andinspirationintheearlyyearsofmycareerthatledmedownthis path.Myfather’sprideandmymother’sjoyinmyaccomplishments remainwithmeandwereverymuchpartofthegenesisofthisbook. DavidSchoem:Iwishtothankmylovingfamilyforthis,mytenth book.Mywife,Karyn,andadultdaughters,AdinaandShana,have offeredconstantencouragement.Karynhasbeenpatientbeyondwords duringthispastintensiveyearofbookwriting.Myfather,Gerald,was passionatelydevotedtohighereducation,despitehisneverhaving receivedacollegedegreeand,mymother,Sara,now88yearsold,has alwaysrepresentedthemostvocalandheartfeltcheeringsectionfor myeveryendeavor. ...