It is blatant that there is a correlation between the quality of a student’s neighborhood and the higher education rate. Earlier, my topic was on the correlation of neighborhoods and the value of education, but I do not think that a community affects the value of education.  A person’s neighborhood affects their ability to receive a higher education. I believe that a better topic would be why is there such a huge gap between lower income students who receive a bachelor degree and students who come from more established neighborhoods.  The value of education is personal. Socio-economic status does not alters a person’s value, but their abilities. With this topic I can explore many barriers that cause such a big gap. It is obvious that money and the quality of education is two barriers, but I would like to explore more than just the two obvious reasons.