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It’s being criticized as “affirmative action for the wealthy.”

It’s often discounted and undervalued.

Students are being encouraged to write about their worst experiences.

The Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling just makes our struggle harder.

No one knows you like you do.

Rotimi Kukoyi is a student at UNC—one of the universities involved in the recent Supreme Court cases.

There are institutional barriers for queer students who are cut off from their families.

The court's conservatives are expected to roll back decades of precedent. 

“The processes involved in standardized testing failed me.”

This June marks the 10-year anniversary of the DACA program.

“It's okay that we don't have degrees. We are still worthy."

Things can get ugly.

Yet conversations about affirmative action tend to focus on race, not gender.

The name drop did not go unnoticed.

But there's a way to ask for more.

“You're allowed to have a hard time in this world.”

Try Harder! follows students at San Francisco’s top public high school.

And who actually benefits.

It's the first time Olivia has given a public interview about the "Varsity Blues" admissions scandal.

We have the answers to your questions.