This qualitative study explored the Lived University Campus Experiences of Low Income Students Pursuing Baccalaureate Degrees with Private Foundation Scholarship Assistance. The findings emerged as the themes "Experiences of Affirmation, Cautious Engagement, Vulnerability, and Transformation." "Experiences of Affirmation" explained the positive words and acts that established and strengthened participants' confidence in their academic abilities. Supporting themes clarify the connection of affirmation to participants' commitment to pursue four-year degrees. "Cautious Engagement" described the guarded manner in which participants' embraced college and college choices, attitudes, and actions. Supporting themes connect their behavior to accomplishing their college goals. "Vulnerability" demonstrated participants' feelings of susceptibility to criticism and loss of opportunity and depth of feeling about succeeding. "Transformation" described how participants were changed by the lived experience of attending college through financial assistance from a private foundation. Findings were consistent with theories of student success and persistence.