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Personal Narrative: My College Career

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I have experience many financial hardships throughout my college career. This upcoming year I will max out my loan options and I will have to fund my education through my own personal expenses. Even though I am a dean's list student, I do not receive any scholarship funds from my university. I currently work part time in order to pay my school bill and my rent, but it won't be enough to fully cover my expenses. This past year has been particularly hard and I reached a point financial that I had to apply for a one-time emergency scholarship fund in order to remain in school. My parents are unable to help support me financially due to debt. If I do not receive additional funding I will have to leave my university and put my education on hold

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