What disappointed me about this article was the total lack of accountability for those local to the writer.
If the writer's parents, extended-family, and school faculty were all unable to provide any insight for the writer then they were willfully ignorant. People do have a responsibility to educate themselves. Especially when they are in a position of responsibility.
The writer self-filtered himself from the opportunities available by not seeking out opportunities. Universities two thousand miles away should (and do) try to make themselves known to students. But that doesn't relieve a person of responsibility. If you don't have the motivation to find out about them, then you probably wouldn't succeed at the school anyway.
If the writer's parents, extended-family, and school faculty were all unable to provide any insight for the writer then they were willfully ignorant. People do have a responsibility to educate themselves. Especially when they are in a position of responsibility.
The writer self-filtered himself from the opportunities available by not seeking out opportunities. Universities two thousand miles away should (and do) try to make themselves known to students. But that doesn't relieve a person of responsibility. If you don't have the motivation to find out about them, then you probably wouldn't succeed at the school anyway.