Diversity, a word often heard growing up. In high schools, diversity was an issue that was raised repeatedly. I attended a school that had a student body of over 2000 students, where diversity wasn't really an issue. As time went by I found that diversity influenced my life more and more. As college approached, filling out applications became more and more of a ritual, and I discovered that being born into a white, middle-class family would hinder my financial situation rather than help it. An article recently appeared in the Iowa State Daily addressing the issue of white scholarships. In addition to scholarships offered to members of minority races, a scholarship should be offered to members of the sliding majority. Whites or Caucasians are a group just like Native Americans, Blacks, and Hispanics. The only thing that separates white people from these other groups besides skin color is the fact that for each minority group there are different scholarships related to each. As a nation we have placed a lot of emphasis on ensuring that minorities have equal opportunities, but we forget that there are also members of the Caucasian population who need assistance. In most cases it is minorities who need financial assistance in a college situation, but we have forgotten that there are white families who grew up in the same neighborhood as these individuals, who also need financial assistance. This is why the idea of ​​a whites-only scholarship is not so unrealistic. A group of students attending Roger Williams University created an all-white scholarship to initially protest affirmative action. This protest, however, turned into reality. This protest has now become a $250 scholarship available only to white students. This award shows America that white people are becoming a minority and no matter how much we fight, sooner or later it will become a reality. This then opens America's eyes and shows them that as a minority, there are more opportunities for financial aid based on skin color than for whites. That said, there should be at least one scholarship just for whites to counteract the numerous minority scholarships available to other races. “A lot of people think that by coming from a white background you are automatically privileged, automatically rich and that your parents pay your entire school fees.