Help To Reach Full Potential. One Of Crucet’S Arguments

Help to Reach Full Potential One of Crucet’s arguments in her novel, Make Your Home Among Stranger, states that first generation college students should receive more help than other college students because it will increase their likelihood to pursue graduate from a university and they will have a better future than their family. She discusses the struggles of her main character faces while she attends to school far away from her hometown and her academic struggles. She also conflicts with her self-identity if she has lost her ethnic origin or she is becoming her own identity. I agree with Crucet’s argue that first generation college students should be offered more help in the transition from high school to college school, so they can†¦show more content†¦Molly Bang’s article â€Å"Nine Ways Colleges Should Support Underrepresented Students†, advised â€Å"remind students they are not alone.† If first-generation college students have a sup port system or a mentor, then they are more likely to be comfortable in high school to college transition rather than they feel overwhelmed and stress. However, there is a high chance that they will need financial assistance to pay school, housing, and expenses. I had face financial problems during my first year attending C.S.U.B. (California state university of Bakersfield). I did not have any family members living in Bakersfield, so I did not have the option to live with a family member. Also, I was recruited by the swim team of C.S.U.B. I required to live in the dorms and I did not receive a fund from the swim team; because it was my first year on the swim team. Therefore, I learned independently how to fill in the F.S.F.A. (federal student aid) and it turned out that the grant I received barely covered for tuition, but it did not cover for housing. I had to accept two types of loans, which was subsidized and unsubsidized loans. However, I was still short in paying the full-debt for housing. I would receive notice in my mail from the housing department towards the end of the quarter because the payment was due. My parents did find a way to come up with the money by working longer-hours. I felt guilty that I was attending college and