As a college student, I wanted nothing more than to talk about being a low-income student. As an Odyssey Scholar, I felt like my experiences were not only meaningful, or deserving to be heard, but were worth something.
By Natalie Geiger, Contributing Writer
/ January 31, 2024
Your spot here depended on an admissions essay that revealed the magnitude of what this opportunity would do for you, but, now that you’re here, those words suddenly wobble in your mouth.
It has been frustrating to feel out of place among my peers who are representative of an elite minority. I often feel that my fellow students do not really understand how our situations differ, but, more importantly, that my family’s socioeconomic background is actually much more common among the general population.
Navigating life at the University of Chicago manifests a distinct psychological state for First-Generation and Low-Income students that goes beyond typical imposter syndrome.
By Marty Cowherd, Contributing Writer
/ January 31, 2024
African American students and alumni face a certain unique form of imposter syndrome and rhetoric regarding our intellectual inadequacies that other students do not have to face.
