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Our #nacacreads chat with Reach Higher on Michelle Obama\u2019s Becoming<\/em> is coming up in just under a month.<\/p>\n But in case you can\u2019t wait that long, you can hear from the former first lady in her own words.<\/p>\n Obama recently talked with a group of young women convened by her publisher about \u201cimposter syndrome,\u201d the importance of education, and many other topics highlighted in her book.<\/p>\n \u201cI had to contend with \u2018how do I get my education when I\u2019m surrounded by people who may have different expectations of me?\u2019 And those weren\u2019t just the kids in the neighborhood. There were teachers I had to confront, teachers who underestimated me\u2026 When I sat down with my high school counselor — somebody who didn\u2019t know me but was assigned to work with students to help them apply to college — and I told them my intention was to apply to Princeton. That counselor told me, \u2018I don\u2019t think you\u2019re Princeton material,\u2019\u201d Obama said in the interview.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe person whose job it was to help young people reach their dreams when it came to college saw me and whatever she saw in me told her that my dreams were too high\u2026Even though I continued on, I applied, and you know obviously I got in, but I still remember that story. I remember that feeling of doubt. Just another adult placing a barrier on me that I didn\u2019t even have for myself. So then, to enter into an elite school when your high school counselor has told you you\u2019re not good enough, when all of society looks at kids of color or kids from poor communities or rural communities as not belonging, I, like many others, walked into that school with a stigma in my own head.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch the full video<\/a> and make plans to join us next month for this important conversation. We will be discussing the former first lady\u2019s own journey to college, her experience as a first-generation student, the importance of diversity on campus, and the role college counselors play.<\/p>\n The #nacacreads Twitter chat will kick off promptly at 9 p.m. ET on March 19.<\/p>\n Ashley Dobson is NACAC\u2019s communications manager for content and social media. You can reach her at\u00a0<\/em>adobson@nacacnet.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our #nacacreads chat with Reach Higher on Michelle Obama\u2019s Becoming is coming up in just under a month. But in case you can\u2019t wait that long, you can hear from the former first lady in her own words. Obama recently talked with a group of young women convened by her publisher about \u201cimposter syndrome,\u201d the … Continue reading #NACACreads: Hear More from Michelle Obama<\/span>