Help Alana to continue her education

My name is Alana M. from HTX. I am trying to attend Texas A&M University as a sophomore computer science major.

My family and I have been rejected from multiple private student loan applications due to our poor financial situation. My mother has been out of a job since January 2025 because she began to lose her vision due to a complication with her cataract lens sac, making it unsafe for her to drive a car and unable to read screens, as well as stage 4 kidney disease and heart failure (diagnosed in March 2025). My father has been working but is struggling to pay the bills by himself. Last year, I received money from financial aid, student loans, and my summer job. However, any money I had left over going into the summer has been used to either pay for my mother's medical treatments, my follow-up visits after being in the ER in December 2024 due to ocular hypertension, grade 4 swelling (we don't have insurance, so all medical expenses are paid out of pocket), or helping my dad pay the bills.

(Luckily, because I was 18 at the time of the ER visit, it was covered by emergency Medicaid. However, it does not cover anything starting January 2025.)

I have exhausted other avenues to pay for me to go to college, such as multiple private student loans; however, the applications have all been rejected. I am already in debt because of the 2024-2025 school year, but this year I am receiving around $12,000 less financial aid because the job my mother worked in 2023 paid more than the one she worked in 2022, and my mother's unemployment is not accounted for in the current FAFSA calculation. I have talked to Financial Aid at TAMU, and while they should be able to help, I don't believe it will be enough.

If you are able to contribute or share this with somebody who can, I will be forever grateful. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.