Your Children Can't Go To College

[PoliticalChic]

but an illegal immigrant can.

For an illegal immigrant, getting into UCLA was the easy part

By Jason Song
February 2, 2009
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De La Cruz faces fairy tale odds. She's an illegal immigrant, so she isn't eligible for most forms of state and federal financial aid. The University of California system, by policy, does not require applicants to disclose their citizenship status: Officials say their goal is to find the best students, not to enforce immigration law. UCLA officials say they aren't even sure how many undocumented students are on their campus.


The 18-year-old De La Cruz graduated barely in the top 20% of her San Pedro High class and is competing against students with much higher GPAs and test scores. She probably doesn't have enough money to finish her first year of classes.

She has almost no safety net: She doesn't know her father, and her mother, who lives across the street, didn't get up to wish her good luck. She met a few people during orientation but doesn't have anyone she would consider a friend.

UCLA officials acknowledge that some freshmen are admitted for reasons other than their grades and test scores, that some students come from dramatically different backgrounds than many of their peers but show academic promise. They say there are programs on campus to help these students But De La Cruz isn't aware of them.

Read full article at below link.

For an illegal immigrant, getting into UCLA was the easy part - Los Angeles Times

 

[KittenKoder]

It's easy for anyone to get in regardless of grades ... except poor or middle class American citizens.