Why Low-Income Students Avoid Enrolling In Top and Competitive Colleges [Video]
“Every year, it seems like thousands of low income students in the United States are found to be unfit by college admissions officers in their top schools, and they end up enrolling at schools which do not offer the best academic fit for them. A study explains why.
It is quite unfair for low income students to be given less opportunities than they deserve simply because of their socioeconomic status. According to The Atlantic, an investigation revealed only 14 percent of the students from the bottom 50 percent of the income distribution consist the population of the most competitive universities in the country.”