Potential and Low-Income Students: Is It Enough?

There was an interesting article in The Washington Post today about the dearth of gifted low-income students who perform well. The author argued an important point: the question should not be how can we get high-achieving low-income students into college, but how can we get those ones that have the potential in?

It can be a bit idealistic to assume that low-income students will already be high-achieving students if they do not have the necessary resources. The author delineates this important point - students with potential need help to gain admittance into these institutions of higher education. INeedAPencil is based off this idea - with supplementary preparation, we can tap into those low-income students with potential and help them realize their dreams.

Article referenced:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/26/AR2009072602301.html

Kevin Prior

INeedAPencil Summer Associate

Harvard Class of 2011