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I look forward to college every day I wake up. ... Unlike I, who must, like the majority of everyone else, look for my own scholarships and write essays to compete with thousands of students over money for my future, the “underprivileged” have money practically thrown at them because they are poor or misfortunate. ... On the contrary, many of these kids go home every day oblivious to the fact that tax payers, you and I, are paying their free tutoring program, essay workshop, book fees, field trips, and so much more. Upward Bound is one program for the “underprivileged,” that requires a student to qualify by having their family’s income meet certain guidelines and being a descendant of a family that has not been in college. ... Did you know that five percent of the committee’s decision is based on whether or not the student is a minority, “poverty-stricken,” or international? ... 0 GPA’s and near identical SAT scores applied for admission into the same university, the minority would have a five percent better chance of being accepted than the American, who is being neglected because he is misfortunate enough to be an ordinary white, Caucasian, American.
Approximate Word count = 763
Approximate Pages = 3.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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