Eduardo was raised in a dangerous, impoverished, urban area by a single mother, and Maria came from a two parent, wealthy middle-class family. The difference in their education was that Eduardo attended public high school and Maria went to a private school. Eduardo’s mother was not well educated and communicated with her children in her native language, Spanish. Also, when attending college, Eduardo was listed as a “disadvantaged minority” student. Maria, being raised in a wealthy family, was able to attend a more prestigious high school, which taught her techniques to use in her college …show more content…
Eduardo's verbal test scores were low, and Maria's test scores were high, and her best subjects, with the best test scores, were science and math. Maria did well in her school's advanced placement courses; she was taught simple formulas and educational strategies, which prepared her for college. Eduardo didn't necessarily learn formulas, but learned some study skills to take with him as well. Although Eduardo attended a low end school, which had very little college prep classes, he still managed to graduate and attended