When I first went to college, coming from a public school, I met many students who had attended elite boarding schools on the East Coast. They had all had calculus coming in; I had not. They all had had a ton of experience living away from home; I had not. They did not have to think about money; I did. Academically and in other ways, it was off-putting; they looked down on me for not having had all these experiences, because they assumed all people did.

It took me a while to find anyone who would not treat me as inferior for not having had the same kind of background.

That's not to be afraid of, but it is absolutely to be aware of.

DeeDee