Abstract
Through my first semester at college, I was faced with the capability of not coming back due to being from a low-income family. Being a first-gen, I didn’t have anyone to guide me and I went from place to place begging for something to hold on to. My biggest goal for my family and I is to graduate from college and it is unfair that this opportunity will come short only because of financial problems. In some moments I felt all was lost, some telling me that I couldn’t and should just give up. All the connections I had reached out to were supportive though. I pushed through even when I was giving up, advocating, and alas, my miracle showed up and I will forever be grateful for everyone who took part in this deep struggle my family and I faced.
Recommended Citation
Caceres, Alieth
(2025)
"The Game of Chance,"
First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience: Vol. 10:
Iss.
2, Article 16.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/fgv/vol10/iss2/16
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