I am a Sophomore majoring in Psychology. When I graduate from QCC, I plan on going to John Jay to pursue a degree in Forensic Psychology. I receive FAFSA and TAP and received a small scholarship last semester. I am hoping to become the first one in my family to complete and graduate college. However, I have faced a lot of challenges paying for college, including the unnecessary and seemingly random fees that we receive. Every time I try to modify my schedule, there is a fee associated with it. Any modifications to your schedule (professor dropping a class, etc) can result in you becoming a part-time student, which can negatively impact your financial aid. Another of the biggest obstacles to affording college is the cost of transportation. We need free OMNY card options for students. Furthermore, the skyrocketing costs of textbooks as well as professors requiring us to pay for access to websites for homework, have become burdensome. Not only does this assume that students have access to a computer, but it also assumes they have access to stable wifi. If you don’t do the homework or have the textbooks, you can’t pass the class, which further endangers your standing with financial aid. The price of food on campus is also too high, which leads to students taking the bus to get food off campus, which adds to the cost of transportation. As far as class options go, there might not be enough classes open next semester for me to complete my degree. The upkeep of our campus is nonexistent. There are dangerous potholes and cracks in the concrete. Sometimes, when I have a class on the 4th floor, the elevator is broken.