College bound

Browsing threw PRX pieces I came across the piece College bound. College bound is a piece about a former high school student trying to make a choice between Cornell University and Howard University. There were questions of why to choose between Cornell and Howard, when Cornell is an Ivy League college. That immediately drew me in because even though I am a freshman in high school, I am trying to look for good colleges out there. People tell me to apply to a black school because many successful African-Americans such as Oprah Winfrey made it big. Cornell has also made a lot of successful people and off the bat; right away people will give a positive responses to you once you put that name on your resume. This piece makes you question opportunity and what to do with it. This piece is awesome because of the information they hit in terms of history of both schools. The only thing I think this person needs to work on is bringing more action to their piece, because at first I thought it was going to be boring. I though this because the tone of the speakers voice. Other than that this piece is awesome.

Adomako

Choosing a college is a huge desicion, with many different factors involved. One that I'd never considered, skin color, is evidently a biggie. This piece helped me understand how that tricky issue ties into choosing where you want to spend the next chunk of your life. It was produced and read well. Nice piece.