I started school in the fall of 2013 and I am currently in my junior of school. All these years I have been involved in opportunities that gave me an exceptional opportunity to excel and at the same time helped for partial financial aid. Some of these opportunities included the International Student Retention Scholarship (January 2015- January 2016), my part time job at the student sustainability center, an event planner for Portland State Programming Board. All of the above opportunities and achievements have always motivated to attain my goal. However, I feel pressured because I have often ended up paying for my tuition, expenses, and living here. Furthermore, while living with University Housing I had to make sure that my bills were paid
