My Case

Research Blog #7

The main example that I will be using to argue my point will the the article by Jason DeParle, For Poor Leap to College Often Ends in Hard Fall. This article, which is also explained in detail in the previous blog Literature Review #1, illustrates how a lack of information within the low-income students is a precursor a harder times during college. It highlights three young women, but the most astonishing is Angelica Gonzalez. Though the Emory Advantage Plan, she would have been able to attend Emory for free but missed the deadline and missed her aid. She then proceeded to make the poor decision to take out a student loan for that year equaling $40,000. Not having the proper information she needed showcases how poor decisions can be made. She is now buried in debt and without a degree working a minimum wage job back home.

This speaks to my debate because it shows how students, especially for lower-income families make poor decisions when they do not have the proper information available to make informed decisions. It also shows that without some cultural capital, she made poor decisions regarding her college career. This research is a newspaper article from The New York Times and explains in excessive detail her story. The link to the story is below:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/education/poor-students-struggle-as-class-plays-a-greater-role-in-success.html>