Imagine not being able to take the next step of your education because of your financial disadvantages. Can you see it? Being limited to whether or not you can further your education, or even be able to attend your dream college. All because I’m not in a financial standing that allows me to be so fortunate to have these opportunities. As a young African American Teenager, college is my stepping stone to success. Along with growing up in a lower class community.I have been a witness of incidents associated with gun violence and a major increase in the high school dropout rate throughout my own community.

With a first-hand experience of these real life situations, it has motivated me to take advantage of educational opportunities. I live with my grandmother who is 64 years old, she has been taking care of me for 17 years. It’s always hard for her to do for me because she has to pay her monthly bills. She’s currently receiving social security help and it can be difficult for her to supply me with what I need. As a retired grandmother, she isn’t really bringing in any income. As a result, she takes on other jobs, like cutting neighborhood hair. However, she has still managed to do a great job at putting me through grade school. Which is part of the reason why I know that if she had to put me through college alone without help from scholarships, grants, and awards it would be a very challenging ride for the both of us, Can you say debt? Can you say a nightmare that I’ll be living for the rest of my life? Trying to pay off those big companies that loaned me money to put myself through school. No, I don’t want to live like that and to prepare for a debtless future, I must take the initiative to go above the norm and find ways like GoFundMe, to help me get through college.

So help make my educational dreams a reality. The money will be used to help me through my 4years as an undergraduate student. Books, school supplies, study abroad, meal plan, medical bills, technology assistance throughout school, Tuition &Fees, Room &Board, and more expenses that will come up throughout this educational period.