“Financial Aid has helped me live my dreams of pursuing an education. With a single mom struggling to make ends meet, I am grateful for the opportunity that financial aid has given me. Everyone should get the chance to chase after their aspirations and achieve the impossible. UW-Madison has given me the chance to be who I am meant to be.”
Lucia B.
UW-Madison
“I was raised by a single mom and have two younger siblings. Federal aid is the only reason why I’m able to attend college without taking on insurmountable debt, and federal aid will be the only reason my little sisters might be able to attend college in the future.”
Mercedes H.
UW-Madison
“As someone who spent my last two years of high school homeless, the Pell grant has allowed me to pursue my dream of becoming a lawyer in a way I wouldn’t be able to otherwise. Not only this, but almost every single person I’ve grown attached to would be unable to attend Stout without the Pell grant. It is funding like this that ensures that those of us from the poorest of backgrounds can pull ourselves up and pursue a better life.”
Aydren B.
UW-Stout
“My family is not low income, we’re not well off either. There have been plenty of financial close calls. I’ve been fortunate to save a lot of money; however, financial aid has offered me so much support and alleviated a lot of stress from my dad and I. It also allows me to save up for graduate school as I plan to go into the medical field as a physician’s assistant. It is not easy paying for college in this economy. Financial aid has been an amazing tool to help me pursue my dream career and education.”
Adie R.
UW-River Falls
“Financial aid was the only way I could hope to attend school – without it, I wouldn’t have the job I have now.”
Nathan S.
UW-Superior
“Being a student and a parent, getting the federal Pell grant, and other financial aid, including a childcare grant. I’ve been able to attend school that I would have never had the opportunity to do so without aid and support.”
Katy F.
UW-Eau Claire
“I grew up with zero financial advantage. Despite facing household food shortages and housing crises during middle and high school, I never knew how poor we were until I was filling out financial aid applications. Attending college was my only way out and up. Financial Aid gave me power over my future.”
Tara S.
UW-Whitewater
“I got a Federal Pell grant my first year of my undergraduate education, which qualified me for several other scholarships and grants. I would not have been able to afford my undergraduate degree or current graduate program without federal aid. Now, I’m living a life I could only have dreamed about!”
Elise R.
UW-Milwaukee
“As a first-generation college student, financial aid was the reason I could attend and graduate from UW-Parkside. Completing the FAFSA each year opened the door to grants and support that made higher education possible for me. That support didn’t just help me afford school; it gave me the chance to lead, give back, and now pursue graduate studies. Changes to federal aid would close doors for students like me. We need to protect these opportunities for the next generation of Wisconsin students.”
Alejandro S.
UW-Parkside
As a Hmong-American first-generation college student, Federal Financial Aid gave me the opportunity to meet a community that changed my life. Without it, I would not be the person I am today. I continue to strive for a higher education to be able to support first-generation students like me. We depend on financial aid to allow us to make an impact and be the next generation of leaders. As a first-generation student who came out of high school with little to no support or resources, I was able to get through college with the help of financial aid.
Sheng V.
UW-Madison
