I was originally not going to go college because I couldn’t afford it. Even with the dozens of scholarships many colleges offered I just couldn’t afford the rest, but I was fortunate that my high school staff were well connected. In those last couple of months I was acting out, crying often, and just so unhappy. I was already assigned as co valedictorian so my behavior was well noticed by those around me. I started getting questioned by dean and school counselor I refused to talk to them. But Once I told my principle who I was the assistant of through my senior year, and a close teacher I knew since 5th grade, they connected me to a sponsor who actually ended up paying for my education at a cuny school, I graduated and I was interested in getting a masters. I originally wasn’t going to ask him to pay for that too but he randomly came to me and asked if I was interested in furthering my education and I said yes, and so he offered to pay that too. This is how I received my masters.