<p>If you do very well in high school, work your ass off, get
straight A’s, high scores etc aren’t you entitled to something
other than a part time job at fast food and a drive
to the local comm college? We tell kids to work hard
and achieve in hs and then turn around and say, “sorry
we have no place for you, but if you had the money…”
The sense of entitlement for many lower income kids
comes from teachers, political leaders and the media.
They’re given a false message to keep them at the wheel.
If we really said, " Look, you probably won’t be going to
one of the “better” colleges no matter how well you do."
it would certainly be more honest, but we wouldn’t be able
to sustain the sham.</p>