For Poor Leap To College Often Ends In A Hard Fall Summary

For Poor Leap Into College Often Ends in a Hard Fall “Education is key to success,” is a phrase said by many people around the world who hope for a better future. Although it is proven that the higher level of education a person acquires, the better and more successful they will be in the future, it may not be as feasible to disadvantaged people. In particular, Mexican-Americans and other financially disadvantaged minorities have difficulty graduating high school and even less likely to receive a Bachelor's degree than middle/upper class. There are many factors in which intervene minorities from receiving a higher education including but not limited to; family, finances, readiness for college, and cultural barriers. In the chapter called, “For Poor, Leap to College Often Ends in a Harder Fall,” Jason DeParle writes about three honor roll Mexican-American students trying to graduate high school and go on to college despite several difficult circumstances. Their stories resonate among many minorities trying to go to college for a …show more content…
They all were admitted to colleges, however, encountered many struggles along their journey. All of the girls had to take loans out from $12,000 to $200,000 each. Their story is similar to what many disadvantaged minorities have to go through in order to continue attending schools that do not offer much financial help and end up in great financial debt. I personally connect to this story because I have taken two loans so far for my first semester at University of California Merced since my single mother cannot afford to help me out financially and I have at times had to even send her money to support my own family. The leap for a better future has many barriers many students are not prepared which in many cases causes failure to graduate or