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[quote=Anonymous]I was a first generation, URM, Pell-grant recipient who pretty much got a free ride to Swarthmore. It completely changed the trajectory of my life. I loved my time there, and I believe that the Quaker values really helped me to fit in despite my family's inability to support me financially.
I think that for kids with backgrounds like mine, going to a top college is absolutely life changing. It means having little to no college debt (because these schools have massive endowments and generally do not require poor students to take out loans), and invitations to incredible opportunities. The world is your oyster when you leave a school like that. I was shown graduate school, career, and travel opportunities that I simply couldn't even imagine before I had left for college.
For kids who already grow up with privilege, going to a top college is probably less life-changing because all those opportunities and and doors are already open to you via other venues (parents, friends, neighbors, etc.).[/quote]

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