One of the first things that I have done in order to overcome the challenge of being a
low-income student has been looking for a job. As I mentioned before my mom works as a
hair stylist, but in order for her to maintain our house and pay the bills, she also cleaned
houses for elderly people in our community. Since she worked so much in both jobs, I
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thought that my mom was overwhelming herself, so I decided to help her run the cleaning
business in June 2008. In order to help my mom focus on her hair-styling business, I later
took over the cleaning business in November 2008, and still manage it today. Currently, I
clean houses for various families and usually work between three to ten hours per week,
which is a flexible schedule that allows me to be a full-time college student. In addition, I
help cover my family’s basic expenses by babysitting and tutoring other college students in
math or chemistry.