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Scenario

When Your Background Isolates You in Professional School

I got into medical school but I'm the only student who's ever been on food stamps, and everyone else's casual references to their privileged childhood make me feel like an alien.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Elite professional training environments can create profound isolation for students from working-class backgrounds.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Class identity and class consciousness?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.