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Begging: an example in achieving pity from financial aid

As a youth, I dreamed of achieving many goals in my life. One of them was graduating from a college and obtaining a job within my field of study. Today I look back on the child I was and realize the world was much simpler then. I knew only that people graduated from high schools and then went on to college because it would help them obtain a job.

I knew nothing of affordability and expenses; those topics were pertinent to parents, not children. As I matured I slowly began to realize that education costs money and there are occasions when people don’t have the budget or the income to afford it. My educational endeavors changed dramatically at the beginning of my teenage years when my father became ill and retired due to disability.

It was only through my father’s hospitalizations that I learned which direction I wanted my life to precede. I became interested in pharmaceuticals to better understand how the various medications administered to him would help his condition. I went on to college with that goal set in my mind, but failed due to the lack of financial aid to remain an active student.

After leaving college and setting up residence in New York, I learned a new lesson in life. In order to find a job within one’s field of study, one needs an education. In order to receive an education, one needs the financial means. Without one, the other is impossible, or nearly as such. I found a job that paid decently but with at least $45,000 in college loans and collectors’ seeking repayment, paying for college is an arduous task.

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