<p>^ I’d like to know as well. My dad passed away when I was 13, so my family’s been facing financial hardships since. I got a job when I was 14 [youngest age in my state], and I tried to do what I could to help until this year [I quit to focus on junior year, planning on getting a job again senior year]. I don’t want to write an overbearing sob story in my college apps, but I’d like to convey my experience. What would be the best approach to something like this?</p>