I don't think the majority of us could have afforded to pay the 40 or 50 dollars to apply to the colleges.Understanding how to get the letters from people, and express yourself - it's like you're trying to translate to a different community. 

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Bank Street also provided us with real tools, and like,"Listen, this is what the neighborhood is like and this is what you need to say." You know, sometimes when it's like, "I know how to do this, but because I don't know how to present it in this way, or because I don't have the right person advocating for me, like legacy money or something, I can't get into this school or get this job.", So, it just removes blockages that were like, kind of bullshit anyway.