My Journey through Financial Hardship and Educational Aspirations
Words: 1866 1127Introduction When I received my college acceptance letter from State University last spring, my family gathered around our kitchen table—the same table where I had completed countless homework assignments, the same table where my parents had often discussed our family budget in hushed tones after they thought I was asleep. As we celebrated this achievement, the unspoken question lingered in the air: How would we afford it? As the first person in my family with the opportunity to attend a […]