Just Like Us- Blog Post 2

In this part of the book, the four girls are talking about their transition from high school and what college is going to be like. The one quote that stuck out to me the most was what Elissa said after registering for her classes at Regis College. She said, "It's such a big place. I'm worried about what's going to be like. Going from this to that is going to be very hard"(91). This quote really interested me because even though these girls worked their butts off to get into college and get scholarships  they are still scared and do not know how to handle college. It is well known that Latinos are very close to their families and have a hard time leaving the things that are important to them. I'm not saying that my family is not important to me, but I think that education is higher than your family because when you are older you have your education to rely on to get a job and be successful, not your family. I think that it's really important that people realize the chance that they get to go to college and be thankful for the opportunity that they are given. Many people in the area just attend a college or university because that is what everyone does around here, but if you are not ready for the commitment to your studies, then it is not worth it to take someone's spot when they work harder than you do and will actually take education seriously. There is a problem of the rising cost of higher education and it's not fair to the kids who are a lot smarter than the kids that actually do go to college. There are kids with better test scores and grades that don't get to utilize their intelligence because they cannot afford college and something has to be done about this situation.