"I fell into the trap. First year, I started dating someone who had money, and suddenly my friends changed. I started skipping class to go to sherehes (parties) and tried to dress way outside my budget. I even considered getting a sponsor just to keep up. I quickly realized I was losing myself. My confession is that I almost ruined my future trying to live a fake campus life. I had to cut off that friend group and focus on my studies and my real friends who didn't judge my small budget

"I fell into the trap. First year, I started dating someone who had money, and suddenly my friends changed. I started skipping class to go to sherehes (parties) and tried to dress way outside my budget. I even considered getting a sponsor just to keep up. I quickly realized I was losing myself. My confession is that I almost ruined my future trying to live a fake campus life. I had to cut off that friend group and focus on my studies and my real friends who didn't judge my small budget