<p>I find it sad that because someone is accepted into a distinguished school that they automaticaly enter into the stereotype of “rich,” stuck up, or only accepted because of ethnicity. From personal experience I can say that this is not true in this case. The reason why the original article was even published was because no one from the particular high school this girl was from, had been accepted to Harvard in over twenty five years. From 15 she was already doing research in distinguished programs. </p>
<p>“Its always affluent kids. Never a poor kid…” She moved here from Africa. Being from overseas definitely does not make you automatically entered into the “rich and affluent” category. The high school she went to, if you had even read the article, was public, though this does not affect the quality of education. A truly rich and affluent family would more times than not, send their child to a private high school, or even a preparatory boarding school.</p>