Hi all,
I’m a senior at Princeton University, and I’m writing my thesis about the barriers to college enrollment that are faced by people with criminal records.
I have done a number of interviews with university admissions officers to get a sense of how they evaluate applicants who have criminal records, but now I want to look at the other side of the story: to write about the barriers to admission from the perspective of the applicants themselves.
Have you or anyone you know applied to college with a criminal record? Do you feel that the criminal record played a role your decision of how or where to apply? Do you feel that it impacted whether you were admitted or not? If so, I would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you and to hear your story.
Feel free to post here, and I will get in contact with you. Thanks so much for your time!