Is the NHRP becoming irrelevant?

lapagan
Sat, 17 Sep 2011 11:24:58 +0000

I have been wanting to post this question for a while now but couldn’t find a time.

I’ve seeing many schools eliminating full rides associated with the NHRP or taking the scholarships to minimum levels.

I know that the economy is bad but those same schools are keeping their NA and national merit scholarships intact. Is like Hispanics are taking it to chin again.

I wonder if in the eyes of the schools the standards are too low compared to the others. What they don’t know is that for the most part Hispanics have less access to better public education and to move forward is a true challenge. At 11th grade when you take the PSAT most of the kids have not even had a chance to think about college and neither their families.

I would like for the Hispanic leaders in this nation to further support this program.