Is this sentence redundant?

College Essays
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<p>Here it is:
Youth-to-youth peer education remains my greatest…</p>

<p>I’m concerned with the “youth-to-youth peer” education part. My mom thinks it’s redundant because my peers are youth. I think it’s correct because the youth with whom I work are not usually my peers in the social or economic sense. My sister thinks it can go either way.</p>

<p>Help, please!</p>

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<p>Redundant, though not glaringly so. Peer and youth-to-youth convey the same information. The fact that these kids aren’t your typical peers isn’t evident from either phrase and will need to be elaborated on separately.</p>