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[quote=Anonymous]Here we go again blaming the rich for our laziness to educate ourselves.
Being poor does not excuse you from knowing basic facts about what is SAT
and what it takes to get into a good college. When I was in high school my 
parents were new immigrants who spoke little English and worked 12 hour
days to pay basic bills. We had to save money by walking instead of taking a bus.
Taking all this into consideration, all my friend and I included, spend a lot of time
educating ourselves about admission process, financial aid and different scholarships,
I personally filled out every application to universities without any help from my parents 
not because they did not want to help, but because they couldn't. All of us got admitted 
to top state school on full financial aid.  Most  of us graduated law schools, medical 
schools, etc.  My point is, you can be what you want to be as long as you take personal 
responsibility, prepare to work hard and set correct goals. There are a lot of resources 
available all you have to do is just start looking regardless of how much money you have. 
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