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Re: made a risky move re:johns hopkins

Posted by bookgurl99 on June 22, 2003, at 14:20:05

In reply to Re: made a risky move re:johns hopkins, posted by noa on June 22, 2003, at 12:42:09


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> But, BTW, just to avoid assumptions--all white here and grandparents didn't go to college. Grandmothers finished high school, grandfathers didn't have the opportunity to do so. But strong emphasis on education for their chidlren, and then from my parents to us, etc.


yeah; the cultural experience with higher education isn't just race-based. that's why it's great that there are scholarships for 'first-generation' college attendees, regardless of race.

in some ways, i think coming from a rural area was more of a hindrance to me -- just that there's less of an understanding and sophistication about the whole process. meanwhile, upper-class families in big cities are sending their kids to 'college advisors' who help craft their applications and grease the skids. Although either way can be a problem -- being 'pushed' to an elite school because your folks went to it, as well as only knowing about the world within the state borders.


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