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- I'm Angeela Riaz,

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and I'm a student here at the
Cosumnes River College.

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Born and raised in Pakistan,
a very strict atmosphere,

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however you say it,
for a female.

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I came in United States in 1999.

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My in-laws living in America,

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they were still tied
back to Pakistan,

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where they say female
is just a mother,

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and she just do the housework.

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So, I had a hard time.

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It took me 12 years
to convince them

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that I want to go
back to school.

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When I came to CRC,
the biggest fear was financial.

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I was thinking how I'm going to
afford it, because,

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you know, my husband, through
2009, he was disabled.

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There's a huge thing that a lot
of people were not--

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that I was not aware, called BOG
fee waiver.

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On top of financial aid, that
take care of your tuition fee.

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So that's a huge help.

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The support that I got from the
college staff, and even faculty,

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I was surprised that people were
telling me where to go.

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The quality is here,
it's so good.

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We're getting one-on-one
with the professors.

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My ultimate goal is to become a
nurse practitioner.

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I have two semesters left,
and after this,

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I'm applying to Sacramento State
University, for a BSN.

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I start my school for my
daughter.

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I don't want her to go through
what I went through.