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[quote=Anonymous]Many elite schools are not needs blind, so don't assume first generation/low-income college kids aren't every bit as bright as yours. In many cases, they're smarter. That said, it's hard to get the same grades as your peers when working 3 work study jobs. Even with a "full ride" there is often a work study requirement, and at elite schools non-FA kids are not spending their weekends cleaning up after their peers in the dining halls. At my college, there were no mentorship programs for low-income students like there were for some groups through DEI programs. It was hard socially, and also sometimes hard academically. With a small school, dinners at professors houses and class discussions often made me feel like a fish out of water.[/quote]
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