Coming from a low-income family I was hesitant to attend a UC due to the higher tuition rates than a CSU or community college. However, my application for UC's was a graduation requirement in my high school due to having a higher GPA than my peers so I submitted my application for UCSC without thinking I would get accepted or attend the university. Due to this, at the time, I failed to submit FAFSA on time for UCSC along with other documents that could help my application such as official SAT and ACT transcripts and passing AP testing scores. As the first of May approached, I was having a difficult time choosing what I would choose to do after high school. In these moments of hesitancy I discussed my situation with multiple trusted adults and
