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applying to college

Turning down a full ride as a have-not

January 22, 2014 by Alysé Bigger 6 Comments

A full collegiate scholarship is a dream for some high school students, especially those that come from a low socio-economic status or those that are first-generation college students. While that dream is not a bad dream, it was not my dream. I attended an inner-city public high school where a large number of students applying […]

Filed Under: Class in Higher Education, First Generation College Students Tagged With: academia, applying to college, first generation college students, scholarships

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