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Sheree Williams Jodie Bross IS112 Formal essay #4 November 5, 2007 Blacks vs Prestige and Diversity In reading "There's no room for you here" I agree with Phillip Richards, high school students (especially the African American population) should not be given the sole impression that the college atmosphere is one big traditional happy family oriented institution. The colleges and universities need to make it known that these students are dealing with an essentially academically competitive, and meticulous upper class white environment. They should be made aware of the academic standing of the school, the social and intellectual differentiation between students and their socioeconomic classes as well as racial backgrounds. Although the social and intellectual gap can bridged easily with time, love and cooperation between different cultures, races and classes the fact still remains that black students coming into these elite, upper class, prestigious schools should not expect the change but be open to the possibility of...

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