 Both Hispanic and African-American youths often receive mixed messages about the importance of education, and often end up performing below their academic potential.Latino American

Many Hispanic parents who immigrate to The United States see a high school diploma as being a sufficient amount of schooling and may not stress the importance of continuing on to college.Parental discouragement from pursuing higher education tends to be based on the notion of "we made it without formal schooling, so you can too".