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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Growing up, I knew hundreds of people who dropped out/didn’t go. Most weren’t economically successful; it was/is a “dead” city. As an adult, I know people who are economically successful and are in a trade, but they usually had at least an AA degree. I was a first gen college student. [/quote]

This is my experience as well.  I grew up in Western PA and know of quite a few former classmates who didn't go to college.  They were from poor families, with parents who had low expectations and were not good role models.  Similarly, I know of quite a few who were kind of bumped along a college path by teachers, went to mediocre in-state schools like Clarion, Pitt, etc, and partied until they dropped out.  I tink this is also because there just wasn't the expectation in their families that finishing college or attending college was a hallmark of a successful person.  These people are mostly poor and live in their hometowns now, and many developed drug problems; several have died of overdose or are/were in legal trouble.  Super grim.  I never go back there because it is just so depressing.  [/quote]

Pitt is a mediocre school? Clarion, yes, but Pitt?[/quote]

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