Review Essay: Race, Class, and Student Experiences in Elite Colleges and Universities

Subjective Social Status, Perceived Academic Competence, and Academic Achievement Among Underrepresented Students

“…These experiences may lower students' sense of status leading them to question their academic competence and consequently, underperform academically. Statistics indicate that students from underrepresented groups tend to struggle academically relative to their more affluent, continuing-generation, White counterparts (Chen & DesJardins, 2010;Hinz & Braxton, 2013). Despite increasing admission rates, underrepresented students are more likely than their majority counterparts to leave school before graduating.…”