Personal Narrative Essay: Should College Students Get Paid?

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As a child that is currently living in a family of five with two loving parents with the occupations of being teachers, funds have not necessarily been low but have been monitored with great care. Due to the fact that I am the first child to attend college the process and expenses of college have been a surprise to both my parents and I. With a younger brother not far behind me my parents have tried their best to put forth as much money as possible, unfortunately it will simply not be enough to pay for all of schooling. With this in mind I have decided to apply for as many scholarships as I can in hopes of obtaining financial aid to put towards college. By making barely enough money to not qualify for pell grant it has pressured me into looking

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