Which Student Is Most Likely to Succeed Academically

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which student is most likely to succeed academically?

• A) Susannah, an Italian-Canadian, who lives in an elite community in West Vancouver
• B) Jill, a Caucasian, who lives in an urban low-income townhome in Sudbury
• C) Charles, an Indigenous student, who lives on a middle-class farm in Manitoba
• D) Thomas, a Greek Canadian, who lives in a middle-class suburban apartment building in Calgary

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