ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book follows a linear progression from the academic and social preparation for college of students from low-income families through experiences while in college and revealed how students as a whole are prepared for failure. It includes a case study relating the moving stories of children of recent immigrants to America. The book follows the history of calculated discrimination against low-income students in admissions practices. It contends that children from low-income families confront many challenging obstacles in college leading to higher stop-out rates. The book considers the interconnected challenges for low-income women and ethnic minority students in college. It looks at how public institutions have struggled with changes in policy regarding affirmative action, as well as more recent efforts to use more complex admissions models. The book argues that the college myth of social mobility has persisted but is now fading.
