Equality With Top Colleges Research Paper

Equality With Top Colleges Stepping into the final years of high school and applying to college is one of the most stressful times of persons life. Deciding which college to apply for, and later enroll in, is a huge turning point in ones life. It is commonly believe that students should attend the best college they are capable of, but it is as easy as choosing which one will be best. When looking at colleges, students must determine not only which one will give them the best education, but also which one they are financially stable enough to attend. Tina Rosenberg states in her article, “How Colleges Can Again Be Levelers of Society,” “The top colleges are the only ones where students of all income levels graduate at the same rates” (1). It …show more content…
Sometimes it is true that a test score and previous achievements show the potential a person has, but other times it can not. Rosenberg writes, “Colleges like to see students ‘demonstrate interest’ by visiting campus” (3). Visiting campus is one way a school can “determine” whether or not a student is more qualified that others to succeed in the school. They do not realize that students from low income families do not have a way to visit the campuses of top colleges, because they can not afford the trips. If those students could afford the trip, many of them would. Many students of higher income families will make trips to visit their potential college, while student of low income families will not. If there were better evaluations of how qualified a student was, there would be more equal opportunities for every …show more content…
The opportunity available to these students is one of the disadvantages they face. Top colleges have the ability set aside money for those students of low income families, but rather spend unnecessary amounts on people and objects that do not truly need it. These colleges overlook the application, missing out on the true ability of low income students. It is a much tougher struggle for students from low income families to succeed in college than it is for students who come from high income families. Many colleges have the potential to change this sad truth, but do not because it has been like this in society for so