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zimtrovert94 t1_isbob2s wrote

Reply to comment by Bama_Peach in Accepted (2021) - A school in Louisiana is celebrated for putting traditionally underserved students into Ivy League colleges, but an investigation uncovers its charismatic founder's controversial methods (CC) [01:22:56] by thesecondfire

Sorry if it came off that way. I’m not knocking on you or your son.

Not everybody that goes to elite schools come from elite backgrounds.

And if he has the opportunity to go to a top school and meet with elite people, I’m glad yo hear of his success.

But it’s definitely a culture shock. My friend went to Occidental and was from the lowest income background.

When people learned about this, they always offered to pay for her stuff. While I don’t think they had any malicious intentions, it did turn a bit insulting when they thought she couldn’t even afford a bottle of water, according to her.

While they could focus on school, she worked Americorp.

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Bama_Peach t1_isbt1p4 wrote

Understood. I just wanted to provide my own personal ancedote as the perception seems to be that students from underserved communities who attend elite schools do terribly and flunk out because 1. They never should have been accepted in the 1st place and 2. They lack the talent and skills to excel in these colleges. My son’s and many of his friends’ experiences have been just the opposite.

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