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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Students whose donut hole parents can barely scrape to pay school's bills are in worse position. They don't get money/opportunities from financial aid or wealthy parents so less opportunities than both extremes. Also there is guilt of draining family resources.[/quote] Hard disagree. I was a first generation college student and my kids are "donut hole." You have no idea how hard it is to navigate every single step of undergraduate education if you don't have anyone to give you good advice. Where do I live? How do I choose classes? When do I choose a major? How do I find an internship? How do I identify a mentor? Who can help advise me on next steps after getting my degree? I attended a big flagship university, so there was literally no one to help with those decisions until I basically stumbled into a mentorship relationship with someone who thought I had potential. [/quote]
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