For Enoch Jemmott, it almost wasn’t an option. Coming from a low-income family and under-resourced high school, Enoch — along with many of his peers — had to navigate the college application ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Enoch Jemmott’s shot at a college education depends entirely on a football scholarship, along with tracking down the financial aid documents he needs from his homeless mother.

Re “The Implicit Punishment of Daring to Go to College When Poor,” by Enoch Jemmott (Op-Ed, nytimes.com, March 28): Addressing inequities in higher education is essential.

“Personal Statement” follows three Brooklyn high schoolers pushing to get their entire class into college. It screens at freep.com on this page at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 23.

ST. LOUIS – Award-winning filmmaker Juliane Dressner and student Enoch Jemmott discussed the inspiring, Emmy-nominated documentary the Personal Statement. This feature-length documentary foll… ...