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Amanda Eichelberger

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“It’s really important to think about financial aid as not just this transaction of student and university and state. It’s really building stronger communities and empowering people and creating significant ripple effects that we don’t always consider.”

Amanda is a fourth-year Evergreen State College student and first in her family to attend college. Watch the video below to hear her story.

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Emilee

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“A college education is about more than just me and my needs. I want a college degree so that I can support my future family and provide them with experiences/opportunities my parents could never give me. So many people in my nursing program couldn’t go to school without financial aid.”

Emilee is a second-year Gonzaga University student and the first in her family to attend college

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