I am estranged from my parents, and I was homeless when I applied for university. I was using it as a way to pull myself out of the situation after trying everything else, so finding out that despite managing to get into university, I may not be able to attend because I couldn’t find a guarantor was very disheartening, and it was hard to fight the feelings of despair.
My sister was already attending the university I got an offer from, and as an estranged student, she was working with the university on how they could help students that are estranged from their parents. So, the student liaison officer and university housing officer were aware that I was planning to start a degree at the university, and they approached me to set up a meeting to discuss guarantor issues.
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