It’s Not Enough For Working Class Kids To Get Into College

The rising cost of higher education presents a huge obstacle to students from less advantaged backgrounds, but a new report suggests it’s not the lack of money that makes college tough for working class kids.

While financial support at universities is often good, even when they get into college working class students often feel out of place, lacking the confidence and sense of entitlement of their middle class peers.

And all too often this can have a damaging effect on their mental health and leads to a feeling that they do not fit in at university, while their experience of higher education means they no longer fit in at home either.

Nick Morrison

Full Story: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorrison/2017/02/26/its-not-enough-for-working-class-kids-to-get-into-college/#7c3ef3232acd