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Comment by codemac

A young black man with a single mother from East Orange, NJ getting into Princeton itself is the achievement.

The avg houshold income is ~50k, and over 20% of their residents are under the poverty line.

Yes, he skipped Econ recitations, but I think you're being almost absurdly reductionist for a fairly decent reflection on how someone ended up in a job they never expected. Not to mention the last sentence where he even states he feels "ridiculously privileged".

parent codemac 10 years ago

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