The educational gap Of course, being born into a privileged family has its advantages. Unfortunately, those born into poverty may struggle to succeed, but it is not impossible. The “Three Miles” podcast is a great example of this. By comparison, on the surface Melanie and Raquel are two individuals from the same unfortunate circumstances. Although both girls were introduced to the same matching program, their outcomes would follow different paths. Initially, the purpose of this program is to give students from poor neighborhoods a glimpse into the lives of their wealthier peers from another school. Raquel and Melanie's backgrounds were similar, because they had the same opportunities, but they went differently. Raquel was driven while Melanie was unambitious. Raquel and Melanie are two poor students who attended University Height's High School in the South Bronx because their school was not federally funded and lacked resources; so it's no surprise, perspective students like Melanie and Raquel have more than one ...