I am majoring in Paralegal Studies at Bronx Community College. After graduating, I hope to eventually go to law school and become a lawyer. Financial aid from PELL and TAP pays for my college. Before I joined ASAP, books and transportation were my greatest challenge paying for college because some textbooks, especially law textbooks, are expensive. My Family Law textbook was over $500 and is more than 10 years old, so the professor said it’s outdated. I have also had trouble with TAP coverage. The eligibility should be changed to include prerequisite classes that you have to take in order to take classes that are part of your degree program because TAP wouldn’t pay for those. Within my program, I have also struggled with class scheduling. We have to take three elective law classes, however they always offer the same ones over and over every semester, so the students struggle to meet this requirement. On a separate note, I’ve had some really good professors that are really approachable and want to help and the LGBT Resource Center here is really helpful. However, we have no dedicated paralegal studies advisors despite it being a specialized major offered. Due to the lack of advisors, my graduation date gas been delayed (I should have graduated last semester). The classes are only offered every other semester, so if you miss it you have to wait an entire year. The school needs to be able to invest more in advising and class opportunities for my program. Our infrastructure also needs improvement. One semester, there was no heat for a few weeks, so we had no classes. Only about half of the buildings are ADA accessible.