“…This may have elicited greater feelings of trust as opposed to speaking with a professor or advanced graduate student, which some participants noted during the interview. Furthermore, gender and racial identity likely played a role in how comfortable participants felt speaking about certain issues and what they chose to share (O’Keeffe, 2018). The interview included questions about the participant’s childhood, relationships with family members, family expectations, family financial strain, primary and secondary schooling experiences, pathway to college, parental guidance, current living situation, experiences in college, and goals and expectations for the future.…”