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Usando el marco de una oportunidad para aprender (OTL), este estudio examina las experiencias de escuela preparatoria de estudiantes latinas asiduas y no asiduas de una preparatoria urbana con estudiantes latinos mayoritarios. Los hallazgos indican que las estudiantes se apoyan casi exclusivamente en los recursos de la escuela para navegar su proceso preparatorio universitario. Sin embargo, la escuela proporcionó una oportunidad para aprender (OTL) diferencial basada en el lugar ocupado en la clase y la elegibilidad percibida para universidades selectas.
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