Angelynn Jimenez, 18, a Filipina American who attends community college in Chicago, said she was concerned about the Supreme Court striking down affirmative action because she’s seen how beneficial programs for socioeconomically-diverse students truly are. The policy has helped her get scholarships to STEM programs in high school, and enroll in community volunteering programs in college, before she plans to transfer to a four-year school and major in public policy.
“We don’t choose where we’re born,” said Jimenez, who goes to Wilbur Wright College and grew up in a low-income household. “Maybe someone was super lucky. And they were born into a private school and tutors, so that’s the reason why they get into this institution, versus someone who maybe didn’t have that.”
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