CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: COURTESY OF MARTA MULLOR; COURTESY OF ALBERTO PEZA; COURTESY OF DAMILOLA ODELOLA;
COURTESY OF ESTER MARTINEZ; COURTESY OF LUCIANA DI VIRGILIO; COURTESY OF JAVIER RINCON
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prospect brings excitement and
anxiety in equal measure: How can
she justify taking on more debt to
finance college for another daughter given the first’s experience?
“She has the grades and the
drive to do great things, which is
frustrating for us,” Rupe-Jackson
says of Julianna. “We are still
just in deferment on the parent
loans, and really close to bankruptcy right now. The whole
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idea, it just scares me.”
The family has held off on basic
house repairs for years, including
a roof that need s replacing. When
Jackson got in a car accident last
year — not her fault, her mother
says — they couldn’t afford the
insurance deductible needed to
replace the totaled vehicle.
If only she and her family had
asked more questions back when
her daughter was deciding to
enroll at the art institute. This
is the thought that keeps RupeJackson up at night.
Clockwise
from top left:
Marta Mullor,
Alberto Peza,
Damilola
Odelola, Ester
Martinez,
Luciana Di
Virgilio and
Javier Rincon.