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<p><span word="A">A</span> 12<span word="th">th</span>-<span word="grader">grader</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="essay">essay</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="oceanography">oceanography</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Isabella">Isabella</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="edited">edited</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="classroom">classroom</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> 17-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="fantasize">fantasize</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="whales">whales</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="essay">essay</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="distinctive">distinctive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>: <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highlight">highlight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essay">essay</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="framing">framing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="making">making</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="essay">essay</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rhetoric">rhetoric</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="educators">educators</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="motivate">motivate</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="peers">peers</span>—<span word="other">other</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>. <span word="She">She</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="foremost">foremost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="socioeconomic">socioeconomic</span> <span word="mobility">mobility</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="rhapsodized">rhapsodized</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="unlock">unlock</span>. <span word="Administrators">Administrators</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="rattled">rattled</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gulf">gulf</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="diplomas">diplomas</span>. <span word="She">She</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="diligent">diligent</span>. <span word="She">She</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="working">working</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p><span word="Thankfully">Thankfully</span>, <span word="Isabella">Isabella</span> <span word="decried">decried</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="characterization">characterization</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="shortsighted">shortsighted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="simplistic">simplistic</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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