Scholarship: Pursuing Further Education

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This scholarship will be vital in pursuing my further education. With the very high rates in which a college education cost today every penny counts. Coming from a poor family every penny counts for everything we do day in and day out. A family living from paycheck to paycheck it is extremely difficult to pay for college. Therefore I made it very important to try not relay from my family as much when it comes to paying for my college. Because if I relayed on my family there would be no way I could further my education. With all the opportunities available to me today I try my best to apply for every scholarship that I qualify for. This comes with a lot of stress and work, because you honestly do not know your future if you will be attending

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