“When I was denied financial aid because of my grades from over a decade ago, I was devastated. My GPA was not where it needed to be, and because of that, my financial aid was taken away. I met with my academic advisor, who asked if there was anything specific that had happened during that time that contributed to my grades. There was. I was grieving the loss of a loved one, my ex-boyfriend who I had still cared for and loved. I had to write out what happened during that time