It's a well known scenario.
The low-income student who hopes for a better future with a college education, and has had years of expectations set upon them by the parent that never finished college.
"I hope you get a good education, so that you can have a lucrative career that will enable you to get work anywhere, any time, instead of hopping from job to job, and worrying about the inability to find one."
Countless scholarship opportunities exist for the low-income, first-generation student to attend college, and even more opportunity if you happen to be a minority.
Hispanics/Latino, African American, Asia, Pacific Islander - all these groups have scholarships specifically for them, and they are based solely on their ethnicity. Why are scholarships for the non-minority not as readily accessible? While they do exist, they are hard to find and are not offered as publicly and naturally as the minority scholarship. For the most part, they are considered racist. Is there a general assumption that minorities need this more than the non-minority? Financial assistance is needed with all races, all ethnicities; low-income does not discriminate its prey.
I am "lucky" to be part of the minority group, and I am thankful for the myriad opportunites my Central American origin has provided me. However, I was at a loss to show my friend that I do care about how hard it is for her to find the scholarships and eligibility that I find easy to come by, and it made me wonder what I could say that would be of any help at all. Our qualification for aid is based on a trait that we have no control over.
Eligibility
By sugaraddict90 - Posted on February 22nd, 2008
Tagged: College
Why are scholarships for the non-minority not as readily accessible? While they do exist, they are hard to find and are not offered as publicly and naturally as the minority scholarship. For the most part, they are considered racist. Is there a general assumption that minorities need this more than the non-minority? Financial assistance is needed with all races, all ethnicities; low-income does not discriminate its prey.
I am "lucky" to be part of the minority group, and I am thankful for the myriad opportunites my Central American origin has provided me. However, I was at a loss to show my friend that I do care about how hard it is for her to find the scholarships and eligibility that I find easy to come by, and it made me wonder what I could say that would be of any help at all. Our qualification for aid is based on a trait that we have no control over.
Scholarships for the non-minority are not as readily accessible due to the public opinion that non-minorities don't need help. In essence, we're creating a bias on top of a bias. Two wrongs make a right in this world, right? lol I'm a "non-minority" and it is a little bit more difficult but, that's just how the dice is rolled.
+mspin
I totally agree. I think people should be judged entirely upon who they are rather than where they come from—in every case.
WEll in fact it is more common for minorities to have struggles more than the majority,I am a minority and by my name CAMESHA someone automatically knows I am black and can just turn me down, instead of JENNY or JOHN. I get what ur saying but you have to look at the other end of the spectrum what do minorities face against what the majority faces?