Anonymous wrote:I am a poor immigrant parent but not Latina.
I am trying to read up as much as I can on college etc
However my child doesn’t seem too motivated
I try to tell him that as long as he doesn’t outright hate coding he should pursue it as his career
He doesn’t seem to be passionate about anything but I hope he has time to grow and change

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Anonymous wrote:I'm west Indian and this is something I've always wondered. Immigrants from Africa, Middle Eastern, Asian push college especially STEM for their children.

When it comes to women studying stem it's mainly the women from countries that dont have much opportunities for women. Think arab, african, middle east, indian except latin america.

There was even a study showing that the less opportunities a girl has the more she is likely to study STEM except for Latin American women. I would like to know the history of education in Latin American nations to understand this. Even Chile which is a homogenous nation and is nowhere near the top at education.

My friend is a professor and he told me that Latin American parents tend to push labour but college will always be seen a superior in this nation.

I've wondered about this.

What is an “West Indian”? Is this a new thing?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another poor Asian immigrant kid. I had to translate for my parents everywhere, make phone calls for them and do all the paperwork. I still do this many decades later. I often wonder how they survived in this country. They seem so lost.

I absolutely hated being poor. My parents didn’t help me navigate anything. I wrote a pretty good essay about being poor and my dreams and it won me a bunch of scholarships. I went to college on a full ride but still took out loans so I could send my parents money to help pay their bills. I always had a job.

One thing that I notice that is different in Hispanic households is that the students and families may not try to go away for college. I had one coworker who was bright and taking forever to finish college. She lived at home with her mom and boyfriend and worked full time to pay bills. She must have been 27 or 28. If she had gone to a regular 4 year college, she would have qualified for financial aid and could have finished in 4 years instead of not being finished in 10. She also said she earned too much to get financial aid. I think it was because she went to school part time and not full time but I didn’t say anything.

Our Hispanic housekeeper has some amazing bright children. I am rooting for them. I know they stress about college costs. I had 100k in debt by the time I finished grad school. I had a high income that I was able to pay it off quickly.

I'm Hispanic and this is very true in most hispanic communities. Kids attend college part-time and work at the same time. College cost and huge loans are a very scary thing. I think most think if you can't "afford" it then it's impossible. They really don't understand school debt is a bit different and actually possible.

My father paid for my Community College and then said sorry honey I don't have more money for your University. A few years later I applied to George Mason, got in and paid all of it myself. With loans of course.

Hispanic families may not be familiar with how financial aid works. If you are low income, tuition is often free. You could take out loans for room and board and your opportunities after college will be far greater than if you go to community college and a local public school. If you go to college part time, I don’t think you qualify for the same financial aid as you would if you went away to college full time.

DH did the ROTC program for college and went to med school on a military scholarship. You obviously needed the grades to get into med school but there are so many opportunities out there if you are a strong student.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another poor Asian immigrant kid. I had to translate for my parents everywhere, make phone calls for them and do all the paperwork. I still do this many decades later. I often wonder how they survived in this country. They seem so lost.

I absolutely hated being poor. My parents didn’t help me navigate anything. I wrote a pretty good essay about being poor and my dreams and it won me a bunch of scholarships. I went to college on a full ride but still took out loans so I could send my parents money to help pay their bills. I always had a job.

One thing that I notice that is different in Hispanic households is that the students and families may not try to go away for college. I had one coworker who was bright and taking forever to finish college. She lived at home with her mom and boyfriend and worked full time to pay bills. She must have been 27 or 28. If she had gone to a regular 4 year college, she would have qualified for financial aid and could have finished in 4 years instead of not being finished in 10. She also said she earned too much to get financial aid. I think it was because she went to school part time and not full time but I didn’t say anything.

Our Hispanic housekeeper has some amazing bright children. I am rooting for them. I know they stress about college costs. I had 100k in debt by the time I finished grad school. I had a high income that I was able to pay it off quickly.

I'm Hispanic and this is very true in most hispanic communities. Kids attend college part-time and work at the same time. College cost and huge loans are a very scary thing. I think most think if you can't "afford" it then it's impossible. They really don't understand school debt is a bit different and actually possible.

My father paid for my Community College and then said sorry honey I don't have more money for your University. A few years later I applied to George Mason, got in and paid all of it myself. With loans of course.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another poor Asian immigrant kid. I had to translate for my parents everywhere, make phone calls for them and do all the paperwork. I still do this many decades later. I often wonder how they survived in this country. They seem so lost.

I absolutely hated being poor. My parents didn’t help me navigate anything. I wrote a pretty good essay about being poor and my dreams and it won me a bunch of scholarships. I went to college on a full ride but still took out loans so I could send my parents money to help pay their bills. I always had a job.

One thing that I notice that is different in Hispanic households is that the students and families may not try to go away for college. I had one coworker who was bright and taking forever to finish college. She lived at home with her mom and boyfriend and worked full time to pay bills. She must have been 27 or 28. If she had gone to a regular 4 year college, she would have qualified for financial aid and could have finished in 4 years instead of not being finished in 10. She also said she earned too much to get financial aid. I think it was because she went to school part time and not full time but I didn’t say anything.

Our Hispanic housekeeper has some amazing bright children. I am rooting for them. I know they stress about college costs. I had 100k in debt by the time I finished grad school. I had a high income that I was able to pay it off quickly.

I'm Hispanic and this is very true in most hispanic communities. Kids attend college part-time and work at the same time. College cost and huge loans are a very scary thing. I think most think if you can't "afford" it then it's impossible. They really don't understand school debt is a bit different and actually possible.

My father paid for my Community College and then said sorry honey I don't have more money for your University. A few years later I applied to George Mason, got in and paid all of it myself. With loans of course.

Anonymous wrote:Another poor Asian immigrant kid. I had to translate for my parents everywhere, make phone calls for them and do all the paperwork. I still do this many decades later. I often wonder how they survived in this country. They seem so lost.

I absolutely hated being poor. My parents didn’t help me navigate anything. I wrote a pretty good essay about being poor and my dreams and it won me a bunch of scholarships. I went to college on a full ride but still took out loans so I could send my parents money to help pay their bills. I always had a job.

One thing that I notice that is different in Hispanic households is that the students and families may not try to go away for college. I had one coworker who was bright and taking forever to finish college. She lived at home with her mom and boyfriend and worked full time to pay bills. She must have been 27 or 28. If she had gone to a regular 4 year college, she would have qualified for financial aid and could have finished in 4 years instead of not being finished in 10. She also said she earned too much to get financial aid. I think it was because she went to school part time and not full time but I didn’t say anything.

Our Hispanic housekeeper has some amazing bright children. I am rooting for them. I know they stress about college costs. I had 100k in debt by the time I finished grad school. I had a high income that I was able to pay it off quickly.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm west Indian and this is something I've always wondered. Immigrants from Africa, Middle Eastern, Asian push college especially STEM for their children.

When it comes to women studying stem it's mainly the women from countries that dont have much opportunities for women. Think arab, african, middle east, indian except latin america.

There was even a study showing that the less opportunities a girl has the more she is likely to study STEM except for Latin American women. I would like to know the history of education in Latin American nations to understand this. Even Chile which is a homogenous nation and is nowhere near the top at education.

My friend is a professor and he told me that Latin American parents tend to push labour but college will always be seen a superior in this nation.

I've wondered about this.

What is an “West Indian”? Is this a new thing?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm west Indian and this is something I've always wondered. Immigrants from Africa, Middle Eastern, Asian push college especially STEM for their children.

When it comes to women studying stem it's mainly the women from countries that dont have much opportunities for women. Think arab, african, middle east, indian except latin america.

There was even a study showing that the less opportunities a girl has the more she is likely to study STEM except for Latin American women. I would like to know the history of education in Latin American nations to understand this. Even Chile which is a homogenous nation and is nowhere near the top at education.

My friend is a professor and he told me that Latin American parents tend to push labour but college will always be seen a superior in this nation.

I've wondered about this.

What is an “West Indian”? Is this a new thing?

Google is your friend.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm west Indian and this is something I've always wondered. Immigrants from Africa, Middle Eastern, Asian push college especially STEM for their children.

When it comes to women studying stem it's mainly the women from countries that dont have much opportunities for women. Think arab, african, middle east, indian except latin america.

There was even a study showing that the less opportunities a girl has the more she is likely to study STEM except for Latin American women. I would like to know the history of education in Latin American nations to understand this. Even Chile which is a homogenous nation and is nowhere near the top at education.

My friend is a professor and he told me that Latin American parents tend to push labour but college will always be seen a superior in this nation.

I've wondered about this.

What is an “West Indian”? Is this a new thing?

Anonymous wrote:Poor Eastern European immigrant parents here, no money and no guy English when we arrived (over 3 decades ago now). They did not, however, tell me to do what I loved - they insisted I go to college and get into a profession that made money. But how? That part was up to me. My parents are loving and supportive but at that time they were just trying to survive in a new country and pay the bills. They didn’t understand the process and had no time to figure it out.

I was on my own in terms of grades, extracurriculars, figuring out how to apply for college, financial aid, etc. I went to a local state school, lived at home, took 15 credits a semester, worked 20 hours a week as a receptionist, had no car as I couldn’t afford one so spent two hours each day on the bus. No social life, no parties, and definitely not the typical college experience.

I have a pretty decent job that pays well and a nice life. I am thankful. It has been a grind though - doing it with no guidance and no connections.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm west Indian and this is something I've always wondered. Immigrants from Africa, Middle Eastern, Asian push college especially STEM for their children.

When it comes to women studying stem it's mainly the women from countries that dont have much opportunities for women. Think arab, african, middle east, indian except latin america.

There was even a study showing that the less opportunities a girl has the more she is likely to study STEM except for Latin American women. I would like to know the history of education in Latin American nations to understand this. Even Chile which is a homogenous nation and is nowhere near the top at education.

My friend is a professor and he told me that Latin American parents tend to push labour but college will always be seen a superior in this nation.

I've wondered about this.

What is an “West Indian”? Is this a new thing?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm west Indian and this is something I've always wondered. Immigrants from Africa, Middle Eastern, Asian push college especially STEM for their children.

When it comes to women studying stem it's mainly the women from countries that dont have much opportunities for women. Think arab, african, middle east, indian except latin america.

There was even a study showing that the less opportunities a girl has the more she is likely to study STEM except for Latin American women. I would like to know the history of education in Latin American nations to understand this. Even Chile which is a homogenous nation and is nowhere near the top at education.

My friend is a professor and he told me that Latin American parents tend to push labour but college will always be seen a superior in this nation.

I've wondered about this.

What is an “West Indian”? Is this a new thing?

Anonymous wrote:Poor Eastern European immigrant parents here, no money and no guy English when we arrived (over 3 decades ago now). They did not, however, tell me to do what I loved - they insisted I go to college and get into a profession that made money. But how? That part was up to me. My parents are loving and supportive but at that time they were just trying to survive in a new country and pay the bills. They didn’t understand the process and had no time to figure it out.

I was on my own in terms of grades, extracurriculars, figuring out how to apply for college, financial aid, etc. I went to a local state school, lived at home, took 15 credits a semester, worked 20 hours a week as a receptionist, had no car as I couldn’t afford one so spent two hours each day on the bus. No social life, no parties, and definitely not the typical college experience.

I have a pretty decent job that pays well and a nice life. I am thankful. It has been a grind though - doing it with no guidance and no connections.