As a senior in high school, compiling my list of potential colleges was one of the most stressful things that I did. There were a couple of requirements, of course, that shaved the thousands of colleges and universities down to a nice neat Excel document with a total of 19 schools. One of the requirements, was that I get out of the Bay Area. I'm from San Francisco, the liberal-minded, the diversity; you name it, we got it. I want out as well. Nora's voice is powerful; it's clear that she's a very strong-willed and minded person. I definitely feel for her as she describes her roommate's tiny high school experience and the judging looks from her peers because of her wall of pictures. But I wanted to hear more. The experience from one roommate and stares from passerbys seem a bit weak for such a strong statement. I don't know very much about Berkeley High School. Maybe a brief description of the school would make it easier to see the huge contrast that she's talking about.