This topic is spot-on guys.
I was also a McNair Scholar (along with my sisters) and had an amazing undergrad experience. My family was generally very supportive.
Now that I'm in grad school, however, I feel like my family is beginning to resent me. After undergrad, I basically left the United States and worked abroad for two years. When I came back a few months ago, some members in my family started acting strange. They think I changed. They think I think I'm better than them.
It's all nonsense. They're afraid I'm going to go off and get married to some C.F.O. and pretend like they never existed. It is frustrating, because I grew up believing in the power of an education, but now I'm getting mixed signals about my academic career.
Interesting times...
