 It's always been a dream of mine to go to university but growing up it just seemed like it was going to be very very difficult. My childhood was very turbulent and dysfunctional. I always felt different from the other children. There's a lot of bullying related to poverty. Despite that I really liked learning. I made the decision during high school that I did want to go to university. I think I was really ready to start pursuing something seriously. I heard about the scholarship program so I applied and that's when things really started to change. The scholarship has helped me afford things like textbooks, computer, my rent, my rental property. It alleviated a lot of the worry and I could really for the first time apply myself. I cannot thank my donors enough. My name's Nakayla, I'm studying a Bachelor of Psychological Science at the University of Newcastle.