Alexis Walker-Jackson
0666073
To Financial Aid Department,

I am Alexis Walker-Jackson petitioning for reinstatement of financial aid, due to the fact of a hardship year. To begin with, I was a freshman to Grossmont College, I was unfamiliar with the standards of classes, and I was not sure on what I wanted with furthering my education. I took some classes to figure out where my mindset was at, and to see how college would be for me, since I had only attended resources class from the start of six grade and throughout high school as well. I was so used to having the one on one attention to be there when I needed help. I had an additionally services such as individual instructions, a personal advocate, study group and many more additional accommodation to my needs. School for me was a challenge throughout my 12years because I had to accept the fact that I had a different style of learning. I had learning disabilities with my comprehension, and I work at a slower past, I battled with anxiety which has its up’s and down’s. I got frustrated with myself and wanted to give up in high school. It had made it also hard because I got bullied for being in special ED classes. I had low self-esteem, but with the support I had with special Ed and my Mother I graduated because I started to believe in myself , and found my motivation to keep going I also learned how to work with my disabilities and became comfortable. I was diagnosed with anxiety disorder, which had made my freshman year very difficult because I did not have a personal advocate and individual instructions. I also was not used to having such a large amount students in a classroom. I was trying to adapt to being a college student/ setting by speaking up to get the resources I needed to have a successful semester/ year. Likewise, I was not on medication for my anxiety disorder, nor was I seeking help. For instance, I did not see a therapist or do daily actives like yoga to help balance my anxiety. However, when I did repeat math88 with PDSS support and the math tutoring center I passed it. Spring 2013, I was dealing with personal family problems that were very serious at the time. My mother is on Social security lives on a very limited income. I help my mother with the day to day cost of household contribute regularly from what I earn by working two jobs at Ross and wings. My mother and I struggle financially with bills trying to make it each month. If I got grated my financial aid back it would help me out and my mother as well. My mother and I also attend to my grandparents since they are both suffering from chronic illness such as cancer, leukemia, congested heart failure. I was assaulted in May by a group of girls which I had suffered a concussion plus depression. As a Result, the assault made me feel fear of my safety and surroundings which had put me in deep depression to get back to myself by being comfortable around people and strangers. With that being said I had a roller coaster of hardship problems situations I had to face. I am now doing very well in my classes I attend at Grossmont and I am taking action by having daily actives to balances my anxiety disorder and taking vitamins for them which helps a lot. I wanted to go with the healthier route of helping my anxiety disorder. I also working one job which is Wings & things which helps for me to be able to focus on school more. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Alexis Walker-Jackson