Ep26: Finding Their Way as a First Generation, Low-Income Student - Mase Peterson

From the promise of a no-tuition college in Kentucky to a community college in Maine to Amherst College. Mase Peterson talks with Ilona and Joy about the double-edged sword of striving for an elite college education as a first-generation, low-income student. 

 

Key Takeaways:

• Reaching for your ambitions at a variety of schools
• The “first-generation, low-income student complex” - internalized messaging about success
• No-Tuition colleges 
• The concept of a chosen family
• College mentors who believe in you
• The pros and cons of an elite education
• Importance of gender and sexuality conversations in college
• Finding belonging with identity-based student groups

 

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