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When I graduated high school my mother decided to move to Florida and I stood in Pennsylvania in order to further my education. I attended Kutztown university of Pennsylvania in fall 2015 and spring 2016. I faced certain circumstances that would not allow me to fully focus only in school I had to work two jobs in order to support myself my education and my personal needs. As I went throughout the school year I noticed it was getting harder for me to be in Pennsylvania alone with no family nor support and it was also affecting my grades drastically.

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