| I think that it is more difficult for lower income students to look good, but it is still possible. You just might have to work a little harder.
Sure, a wealthy person could afford a tutor, a private college counselor, extra classes at the community college, as many AP tests as possible, applying to more schools, the SAT prep classes, blah blah blah.
A poorer person will have to get a SAT review book instead, go without those community college classes, limit the number of AP tests, and while all that is happening it might be incredibly hard for them to get transportation to and from ECs because their parents might be working 2 jobs and aren't around. Or maybe they'll just work to help their family instead of doing all those extra ECs or all that extra homework from AP classes.
Hopefully colleges are understanding of those differences... some of them are, some of them aren't... But then, MUCH of life is easier for the wealthier... |