Hasnain says:

This was an eye opening read - college is held as this great equalizer for people, especially for private colleges. They’re viewed as a way into the “upper class” and into the elite.

And yet they’re still not accessible due to various biases and long held privileges that are hard to overcome.

Not to mention the different upbringing that is near impossible to unlearn

“Another thing I didn’t know: There were exceptions to rules, that some people broke the rules and got away with it. Some had been getting away with rule-breaking their whole lives. That wasn’t an option for me. Following the syllabus and course policies to the letter, I came to class ill, I came to class exhausted. I was never late. I didn’t ask for a sorely-needed extension on a paper, not any paper — something many students request and many professors grant — until I was a senior. It didn’t even occur to me to try.”

Posted on 2019-03-02T22:08:13+0000