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Hello, my name is Ifrah Ali and I am a sophomore taking a gap semester at the University of Minnesota. My gap semester started off as voluntary because I wasn't doing well but now I can't register for classes this upcoming semester. I was looking forward to my time off until I realized I had a balance with my school due to not meeting credit requirements. My mother and most of my siblings moved to Kenya. My sister and I have been spending the last year figuring out new responsibilities, which is why I lessened my load for school. My sister took on providing for my extended family, a responsibility my mom couldn't fufill anymore. I had the task of making sure the bills at home were paid the utilities were difficult to manage but not impossible, it wasn't until a few weeks into my second semester when my sister showed me the bill for very overdue property taxes that it all really started to fall apart, I had to figure out how to find 4 thousand dollars before the end of February. I was consumed by the stress of looking anywhere and everywhere for money in addition to the fact that I had to move back into the home I was abused in for years. I started falling behind in my classes and I had to drop them. In the end, the property tax was paid through saving every unemployment check and other things but I was not ok, I talked to my advisor about taking a break from school he agreed that I needed it. I used that time to read, start writing about things I care about, healing- but it was all interrupted by the fact that I had to pay for not being able to finish my classes. I do work full time currently and am planning on putting as much money towards school as possible but it's simply not working out in time. I thought I could get it solved by working hard but the reality is my checking account is negative -310.50 because I forgot I set up automatic payments for the electricity bill, my job is only temporary(last day nov 2) and the longer I wait the bigger the bill gets. So I'm asking for help, thank you for reading my incoherent ramble about my situation, and thank you if you donate! :)))))

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Ifrah Ali
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Minneapolis, MN

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