Okay so before you read please know that I'm coming here because this is something a genuine been thinking about and I'm looking to get educated on it like this app has done for me in the past. I am in no way saying "iM a ViCtIm!"

I was home-schooled throughout my whole general education. My mom had a passion for it and she really worked her butt off, and we also followed all of my state's laws regarding it so my high school diploma is considered approved by the state. I've been to EMT school, I have an associate's degree in respiratory therapy, and I'm working on my bachelor's in respiratory therapy. I hate telling people that I was homeschooled because they instantly think my education was not sufficient, or that I'm dumb. I remember one time it came up in a job interview why I didn't have my high school education listed on my resume and I told them. I didn't get the job, while I'll never know why, I have a strong suspicion that that was the reason because the interview was going amazing until that came up. Their whole tone changed, which seems to be pretty common when I bring up my education. I've never been turned down from any college because I have always met the requirements, but advisors always give me crooked looks when they see my transcripts even though the state has approved them. I even had one community college that wanted me to take their placement exam that they make high school students take, but I told him to shove off and they couldn't force me to do it. Now that I've completed a lot of education and enrolled in my final school, the main thing I experience is when I refuse to argue with crazy relatives about politics they say I can't defend myself because of my "poor education" (No Joyce, I'm just not going to sit there and argue with you when you get all your "facts" from fake news. Most importantly that's pretty damn insulting to my mother.) I digress.

My husband goes through similar things because he made some bad decisions in high school and ended up completing his degree through a second chance high school. Ironically, he got his bachelor's degree at one of the most prestigious private colleges in the nation, but people still get judgemental when they hear about his HS education.

It got me thinking because a lot of minority groups typically come from lower income neighborhoods and go to schools with less than amazing reputations, and typically can't afford private schools. Does anyone else having experienced being viewed differently because of where they got their education? Can this apply to all people, or just POC?