Help me achieve my dreams!!
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Hello everyone, I'm Neona Jones. I'm a sophomore currently attending UCLA and I need funding to continue my studies at this college!
Last year, I was very excited about my acceptance into one of the top public universities. I had worked incredibly hard throughout all of my years in school in order to succeed and also to be the first person in my family to go to college (go 1st gens!). It was truly a dream come true and I was finally able to directly pursue my dreams of becoming a cardiovascular surgeon.
However, the financial burden of attending college started to affect me and my family and before long, I had to get a job to support myself on top of an already rigorous work load from classes. I relied heavily on financial loans which allowed me to continue attending UCLA. Last year was incredibly difficult for me financially, which also took a toll on my mental health. I struggled with classes due to the constant stress over funding. I was able to finish my first year which was a blessing.
This year, I put aside funding to avoid the same situation I went through last year, but a family emergency arose and I had to use the money I had saved to help my family out. My mom had promised that she could help me pay when the time came, but then we were heavily affected by the fires in Southern California. My family was forced to evacuate, making it so my mother could not even help me with half of what I owe. My family is low income so helping me was already going to be extremely difficult and these events only made things worse for us.
Right now, I have no way to pay for school and I am on the verge of being kicked out. And since I haven't paid my fees, I am unable to enroll in classes next quarter, live, or even eat here at school. I can barely focus on classes or the club organizations I am a part of. I am once again extremely stressed out and worried about my future, especially as of right now because I have finals this week but I have no idea how I am going to make it through next quarter.
This might sound really cliche but all I want for Christmas is to be able to stay at this amazing school where I've grown, met friends and finally started to achieve my career goals. The urgency of this situation is very high because if I would've known sooner I could've started looking for other options sooner. But now it's too late and this is my last effort to continue my studies here at UCLA. So any help would be greatly appreciated. You would be helping me achieve my dreams and for that I would be extremely thankful.
Last year, I was very excited about my acceptance into one of the top public universities. I had worked incredibly hard throughout all of my years in school in order to succeed and also to be the first person in my family to go to college (go 1st gens!). It was truly a dream come true and I was finally able to directly pursue my dreams of becoming a cardiovascular surgeon.
However, the financial burden of attending college started to affect me and my family and before long, I had to get a job to support myself on top of an already rigorous work load from classes. I relied heavily on financial loans which allowed me to continue attending UCLA. Last year was incredibly difficult for me financially, which also took a toll on my mental health. I struggled with classes due to the constant stress over funding. I was able to finish my first year which was a blessing.
This year, I put aside funding to avoid the same situation I went through last year, but a family emergency arose and I had to use the money I had saved to help my family out. My mom had promised that she could help me pay when the time came, but then we were heavily affected by the fires in Southern California. My family was forced to evacuate, making it so my mother could not even help me with half of what I owe. My family is low income so helping me was already going to be extremely difficult and these events only made things worse for us.
Right now, I have no way to pay for school and I am on the verge of being kicked out. And since I haven't paid my fees, I am unable to enroll in classes next quarter, live, or even eat here at school. I can barely focus on classes or the club organizations I am a part of. I am once again extremely stressed out and worried about my future, especially as of right now because I have finals this week but I have no idea how I am going to make it through next quarter.
This might sound really cliche but all I want for Christmas is to be able to stay at this amazing school where I've grown, met friends and finally started to achieve my career goals. The urgency of this situation is very high because if I would've known sooner I could've started looking for other options sooner. But now it's too late and this is my last effort to continue my studies here at UCLA. So any help would be greatly appreciated. You would be helping me achieve my dreams and for that I would be extremely thankful.
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Neona Jones
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Los Angeles, CA