{"id":484,"date":"2017-12-20T12:16:23","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T17:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nypirgstudents.org\/storybank\/?p=484"},"modified":"2019-06-10T17:10:39","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T21:10:39","slug":"bria-degraffenreid-buffalo-state-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nypirgstudents.org\/storybank\/bria-degraffenreid-buffalo-state-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Bria Degraffenreid, Buffalo State College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attending \u200b\u200bBuffalo \u200b\u200bState\u200b\u200b College \u200b\u200bwas\u200b\u200b one\u200b\u200b of\u200b\u200b the \u200b\u200bbest\u200b\u200b things \u200b\u200bthat \u200b\u200bhas \u200b\u200bhappened \u200b\u200bto\u200b\u200b me \u200b\u200bbut I have surely \u200b\u200bfaced \u200b\u200bsome\u200b\u200b obstacles. \u200b\u200bI&#8217;m currently \u200b\u200ba \u200b\u200bsenior \u200b\u200band \u200b\u200bit \u200b\u200bhas \u200b\u200bbeen\u200b\u200b a\u200b\u200b long \u200b\u200bjourney \u200b\u200bbut\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-486 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nypirgstudents.org\/storybank\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Bria-D-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"296\" \/> \u200b\u200bI&#8217;m finally \u200b\u200balmost\u200b\u200b at the \u200b\u200bfinish \u200b\u200bline.\u200b\u200b I&#8217;m \u200b\u200ba \u200b\u200bMedia \u200b\u200bProduction\u200b\u200b major \u200b\u200band \u200b\u200bI&#8217;m \u200b\u200bhoping \u200b\u200bafter\u200b\u200b college \u200b\u200bto \u200b\u200bfind some sort of internship \u200b\u200bor \u200b\u200bjob in my field. But \u200b\u200bI&#8217;m \u200b\u200bworried,\u200b\u200b how\u200b\u200b will \u200b\u200bI\u200b\u200b pay \u200b\u200bback \u200b\u200bthese \u200b\u200bloans \u200b\u200bif\u200b\u200b a \u200b\u200bjob \u200b\u200bisn&#8217;t guaranteed? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b\u200bI currently receive \u200b\u200bfinancial \u200b\u200baid \u200b\u200bbut \u200b\u200bthe other \u200b\u200bexpenses \u200b\u200boutside \u200b\u200bof\u200b\u200b school\u200b\u200b are \u200b\u200ba huge \u200b\u200bfactor. \u200b\u200bOften \u200b\u200bI find\u200b\u200b myself\u200b\u200b wondering \u200b\u200bhow \u200b\u200bI \u200b\u200bcan afford to \u200b\u200btravel \u200b\u200bhome\u200b\u200b during \u200b\u200bthe \u200b\u200bholidays to see my family.\u200b\u200b Thankfully with \u200b\u200bthe assistance \u200b\u200bof\u200b\u200b a \u200b\u200bcommunity \u200b\u200bprogram\u200b\u200b Harlem \u200b\u200bChildren \u200b\u200bZone,\u200b\u200b I&#8217;m usually \u200b\u200bable\u200b\u200b to\u200b\u200b make \u200b\u200bit\u200b\u200b home during \u200b\u200bthe\u200b\u200b holidays.\u200b\u200b <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, \u200b\u200bcovering \u200b\u200bthe \u200b\u200bexpenses\u200b\u200b of \u200b\u200bsupplies \u200b\u200bfor \u200b\u200bmy \u200b\u200bphotography classes \u200b\u200bhas \u200b\u200bintensified\u200b\u200b and become another burden that I have to bear on top of everything else. Throughout my college career I have been worried and concerned about paying for food and my bills more often than not. 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