Unfortunately, my discovery of the hidden curriculum will be more difficult since I attend a predominantly white institution. Often, many students of color are not provided with the non-apparent educational resources that lead to success within an institutionalized education. Many White students, Asian students, and staff members at UCLA may not want to share such beneficial information due to the racist implications many of these individuals may have toward students of color (Bergenhenegouwen, 1987; Snyder, 1971). Through exposure to many programs that help students of color, I was fortunate to learn the “hidden curriculum.” Programs like the Vice Provost Initiative For Pre-College Scholars and the Academic Advancement Program provided me with the unwitting resources needed to succeed. in high school and will continually expand my knowledge about additional opportunities in the future at UCLA. Research opportunities, writing and printing services, monetary saving information, and academic tutoring are all accessible to me thanks to academic programs that have exposed me to the “hidden curriculum.” Thanks to the support given, my undergraduate experience at UCLA will become much easier than many of my own