The Forgotten Minority

The article "UNC's Forgotten Minority" was a rather thorough article, citing a good many sources, from students that are part of this forgotten minority to people from UNC staff to members of the rural schools. However, I feel a few key perspectives are missing in this.

An interesting perspective would be from someone in the university that is not part of this minority, someone from the seemingly better equipped urban community that takes up the majority of UNC's student body. The viewpoints of these people when first coming to UNC and their views of the rural students would contribute greatly to this story. In many cases, these students despite coming from a well diversified background and larger communities would still experience a shock in a large school such as UNC.

Statistics would also greatly add to the story and general message that the writer is trying to get across. Statistics on success rates of these rural students versus their high school achievements and versus the other students not from rural areas. Another thought provoking statistic would be the amount of time rural students go to academic supports as opposed to urban students.