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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
Yes. All of this.
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Originally Posted by 33girl
But all of that also applies to first generation college students and students whose parents are unfamiliar with a super competitive rush like Alabama's. You can't tell me that the black woman whose grandfather was a trustee was clueless regarding recommendations and/or unable to secure them for every group.
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I agree that first generation college students - regardless of race or socio-economic background - face many of the same challenges. I am perfectly fine with classically under-represented groups of all kinds having access to the resources I described.
Many (most?) colleges have specific programming to support first-generation college students as well as minority groups, as well as many other affinity groups that they especially want to attract and retain (honors students, legacies, athletes, etc.)
And I didn't mean to imply that the young woman who's grandfather was a trustee would necessarily be in need of these resources - not all minority or first generation women would, either. But in aggregate, you'd have to expect that the PNMs from upper-middle class backgrounds in nearby communities would need less guidance than minority PNMs from out of state.