How did he decide between 15 schools?
... it was almost like there were two separate pandemics impacting our nation, and we saw [some people] marginalized and impacted way more."Kukoyi now hopes to inspire other students to apply to schools that may not have considered earlier."A lot of kids that I talked to didn't think they could apply to the bigger schools or get into the bigger schools" or were concerned about the costs, he said.
He added that several competitive schools offered much more extensive financial aid than state schools. As the only Black male student in all of his school classes, he also hopes to better things for the underrepresented populations. Along with his fellow National Merit finalists, Kukoyi has set up free tutoring for those in need of more academic support or resources, and for those seeking to take"... I feel like a lot of the disparities that we see with standardized testing are because these underrepresented minorities in low-income communities often can't afford the same levels of [test preparation] that their wealthier counterparts get," he said.
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