There is a stronger correlation between being poor when you go to college and not being able to pay your loan than there is between where you finish with respect to your peers in school. If you go to college from a poor family and an impoverished background, a culturally and economically disadvantaged student will do better than one that does not go to college but he will never do as well as your child and mine, given the same opportunities, because he will never get the same opportunities.
William Ford: “There is a stronger correlation between being poor when you go to college and not being able to pay your loan than there…”
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Discussing the impact of socioeconomic status on student loan repayment and educational opportunities.
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