Everyone in
this world would hope to believe that hard work and determination
can get you anywhere in life. I would also like to believe in this
idealism. Unfortunately, we know that is not the case at this time.
Four years ago, I was rejected in my continuation of an academic
program known as NAI, or Neighborhood Academic Initiative, for one
solid unexpected reason: my adherence to my faith. In middle
school, I was
part of the middle-school version of NAI. During those three years,
all those part of the program had a slightly accelerated curriculum
compared to that of the school. Soon, there was a stigma that those
in NAI were smarter than the remainder of the school; as a result,
the school was divided between NAI people and non-NAI people. This
idea was never apparent to me as I was part of the more
academically privileged.
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They reasoned
that since I could not attend the mandated Saturday School, I would
not even be offered the application. Despite telling them that I
had required spiritual services on the weekends, they still said it
did not matter. I would not enjoy the perks of taking classes at
USC, benefitting from SAT preparation, etc.. I had disillusioned
myself. I thought NAI was about serving back the community. I
thought NAI was about helping those who want to learn. I thought
NAI was about proving that minorities from inner-city communities
could be a scholar much like the rest of the world. I felt
betrayed. I felt lost. I felt I was the victim. I felt any
prospects this inner-city Latino teenager had was
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