Hello! Thank you for choosing to participate in this survey. My name is Teddy Sepulveda and I am a WR152 student at Boston University. The purpose of this exploratory survey is to draw connections between one's background and their perceived need to attend college.

Raffle: Completing this survey will enter you into a raffle for Mini Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups or Dried Tangerines from Trader Joe's. If you would like more entries into the raffle, you are free to refer to as many people as you would like. If you were referred by somebody, please type that person's first name and last initial when prompted at the end of the survey.

Confidentiality Statement: Responses may be disclosed to the public in the form of quotes/data sets in a research paper, though all will remain anonymous. Responses will not be used in any personal way and will not be shared with any other researcher without your permission. Any collected email addresses will only be used for the purposes of reaching out for an interview or as an entry into the raffle. The time to complete this survey is approximately 7-9 minutes. Please proceed to the questions on the next page.