I graduated from Buena Vista University in 1985. When I graduated from high school in 1979, my parents were not eligible for any financial aid even though my father had been laid off from his job. I worked for two years in a packing plant to be able to save to go to college. My [...]

I am a single mother of two small children, and I work and go to school full time. Raising both my children on my own, the only way I am able to even attend college is because of federal student aid. I have gone to Iowa Central Community College and I now attend Buena Vista [...]

I am currently in my twenties, raising my two teenage sisters. If my aid is cut this year, I will not be able to attend Saint Joseph’s University next year, and work towards completing my degree. Right now, I am working very hard to reach my goals; utilizing the Federal Pell Grant has allowed me [...]

I am from a rough part of Des Moines, Iowa, and went to a rough school where most students were not going to go to college—a lot of them did not even graduate in four years. Now I attend Buena Vista University, a private university in Storm Lake Iowa. According to my teachers in middle [...]

My name is Allan Kelly and I spent 17.5 years in our Armed Services as a pilot. I was forced to leave the military short of retirement for a family emergency. I am able to cover my full tuition cost through my GI Bill and the Yellow Ribbon Program, but I depend on other forms [...]

My name is Tawni Langstaff and I am from Fort Dodge, Iowa. I attended Iowa Central Community College for two years and earned my associate of arts degree. Then, I transferred to Buena Vista University to continue a degree in elementary education. Between my sophomore and junior year, my father was diagnosed with terminal lung [...]