Please Help Me Graduate From ODU

Hello, my name is Jarlan Poteat and this is really hard for me to do. I'm from Richmond, VA, and I'm a student at Old Dominion University. I'm not one to ask for help, but I feel like I've hit rock bottom. I only have one semester left before receiving my bachelors degree in Finance. Classes start next Monday, and I was just notified from the school that I will not be provided on-campus housing, and was denied my student loan that was supposed to cover my last four classes and two classes that I took this past summer.

I'm the first in my family to go to college, and it's been a hard journey for me to get to this point. College was never really in the picture for my family before me, but I knew I had to break the cycle, so I decided to take the leap. To keep it brief, during my sophomore year, both my dad and grandma passed and it caused me to take some time off from college, I wasn't mentally there during that. Setback after setback, I'm still determined to finish this degree. Since coming back, I have been working extremely hard to finish my degree. I am a member of Gamma Iota Sigma, a collegiate fraternity for risk management, insurance and actuarial science, and the Finance Club at school. I also work part-time between classes as a Fiscal Assistant for the Leadership and Student Involvement office at Old Dominion University.

Donations would go directly to Old Dominion University to help pay my tuition. 

I know that this may be a lot to ask, but I would be extremely grateful if you could help by at least sharing this campaign. I have been working hard towards my education, and it's really defeating to get so close to the end and not be able to make it. I would sincerely appreciate at least contributing to the cause.

Thank you for taking the time to read my story. 

-Jarlan