The first thing you need to know is that I have dedicated my life to everything ANIMALS. The biggest thing holding me back right now is money. I recently graduated with in B.S. in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh in April and found that I am not able to go to graduate school this fall (2015) for several reasons. With no financial aid and no loans to help me pay for rent, groceries, or my pets' needs (I have 3 bunnies and 2 kitties) my very last option is to move back home with my parents. I absolutely love my parents. But the problem is this: I have gained so many opporunities and connections to boost my resume by staying HERE in Pittsburgh to increase my chances of getting into grad school for the spring or fall of 2016. The lack of money is what is holding me back, which I previously mentioned. If I stayed here, I would have a full-time job as an animal care taker, an internship, and volunteer at the National Aviary and the Biology Dept. and the University of Pittsburgh. If I were to move home (South Carolina), I were to know NO ONE from an opportunistic stand-point, jobs are very limited in the animal/zoological field, and my house would be absolutely chaotic living with all my animals plus my parents.  You are probably asking why can't I just get two jobs? Well, with having an internship and volunteering with a full-time job already (that will barely even cover my bills), these unpaid "jobs" on the side are what I really need to help build my resume, remember? And they take up just as much time and committment as a paid job, so I can't just "get another job." I'll already have 3. I am trying to be an adult (I am only 21) and do the best I can and build my resume the best way I know how, and to me, that would be staying in Pittsburgh, where I know many opportunities already exist and are waiting for me. In SC, I would have to start from the very beginning, and that could push me going to grad school back even further. I received my undergrad in THREE years for a major reason: I feel that I have a huge part in the world of animals, to help mediate between the natural and human world, and truthfully I cannot do that anywhere else other than Pittsburgh. I graduated early so I could focus on what I consider is most important to me, not the drinking and party-life of college. If I'm forced back home, I feel like it will all be for nothing. Help me stay in Pittsburgh so I can make my dream come true!