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Scholarships To Pay For College
Scholarships were made to help students and support them with things like payment while they are in college. For me, I have been in the USA for almost two years and one of the reasons that made me come here that it gives great opportunities for students who work hard. Because being in a developing country does not support students, especially if they are poor. I was so happy when my family and I got the immigration to the US and started to have some hope that I can fulfill my dreams which is to be a successful engineer.
My parents don’t have a good English, so they work simple jobs with income that just help us to live and they can’t help me with my college. Scholarships are a great way to help me pay for my college and it is a great thing
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