Hello all. First I’d like to start by saying happy holidays and thank you so much for taking the time to read my post.

I have grappled with wether or not to post this but after much thought and consideration, I’ve taken the plunge. It’s never easy to reach out to people you know let alone strangers when you are down and out and need help but I’ve realized there is no shame in looking outside of your circle for help especially when you’ve been the one holding it down for so long.

a bit about me. I was fortunate enough to get into university and study the degree of my choice (epidemiology) which I completed in 2018. Since then I have been working odd jobs to make ends meet and support my family due to a number of factors mostly related to not furthering my education and more recently the pandemic.
Unfortunately with the filed I have chosen a masters or PhD is the only way to move forward in my career and that is why I am here.

Earlier this year I took the leap and applied for 3 grad school positions in the US and was blessed to be accepted into all three. One of which is at Harvard University for an MSC in Biostatistics. Being born and raised in Africa it has always been a dream of mine to attend an Ivy League University, so you can imagine my surprise when I was accepted into such a prestigious programme.

This is however where things get tricky, being the oldest means I have an obligation to take care of my sibling and family which is something I’m happy to do but something that limits my opportunities and having lived through the last 2 years of this pandemic I’m starting to realize that the best thing I can do for my family is live my life for me so that we can all reap the benefits. Which is why I’ve taken the plunge and accepted the position at Harvard.

I have been able to pay my deposit to secure my spot but would need significant assistance to cover the rest of the cost. The university has offered me a $25000 bursary which already cuts the cost from $87000 to $63000 for the two year programme which I am eternally grateful for.

As it stands I have received an additional $2500 from working overtime but am still looking for $60500 to help make my dreams of graduating from an Ivy League institution a reality.

Opportunities like this don’t happen to people like me and that is why I’ve taken the leap and have chosen to fight for what I not only want but what I believe I deserve.

If you are able to spare a dollar or two to help my cause it would be greatly appreciated.

I have created a witty pay pal account that I have attached below so please feel free to donate if you are able. Once again thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking the time to read this post.

sincerely,

A future Dr of Epidemiology.

paypal: @champagnelover

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My name is Derek Al’Wright. I’m 31 years old, and I’m terrible at this sort of thing. I’m not a broke man, I’m a the bills get paid with little extra, and due to the stupid choices of my 18 year old me. I don’t have the credit quite yet to swing a 80k loan.

I currently work with ups, but with the cost of living here in the northwest aim unable to save much. At my current rate of savings it would take 3 years to save the required money for the flight school, plane rentals and living costs.

I’ve been wanting to become a airline pilot for several years 15,000 isn’t enough to be transparent, but it will get me my private pilots license and the ability to teach flying lessons while building up flight hours to become one. In short, it would allow me to be able to self pay for the rest along with cadet programs being offered by skywest. Another thing that I’d state to set this request apart is that I would like to pay you back stranger.

I’m hoping to find someone kind to get me a leg up. It’s rough right now.

Thanks for taking the time to read this. I appreciate it regardless.

I am an international student living in the USA, studying to be a Montessori Teacher. I have worked with children for 8 years and want to progress my career. My program is a year-long and I have paid most of my tuition however I owe another $7800 to complete the course and I only have $2000 so I need another $5800. I have run into some financial problems since being here, I had to buy a car to commute to school as I knew I wouldn’t be able to afford housing near the college. I am living with a friend who is charging me cheap rent which helps but my commute is over an hour each day. The car market here is so expensive due to covid and the lack of inventory so I had to overpay for a very old car. Since then I have had nothing but problems with my car needing repairs and finally breaking down on the side of the road last week. These repairs have set me back financially.

My back-up plan for financing my studies was my credit card from my home country however since being here they have decreased my limit substantially and have left me with nothing. Both of my parents have passed away in the last 5 years from terminal illness and I have no one to turn to for help. I have always been independent and self-sufficient due to my parents ongoing illnesses from a young age but since I am an international student, I am not allowed to work while I am here or I risk deportation, so that isn’t an option for me either.

I have always worked hard to achieve my goals so this is not something I would do if I had another choice, I just hope that some kind-hearted people will give me the chance I need. I desperately want to finish my studies as I am passionate about working with children and want to make a difference in shaping the lives of the future. It would break my heart to have to go home without my certification after having spent over $25,000 of my own money to be here and giving endless hours of my time to the program. I feel like I have finally found a career that I am passionate about and is the perfect fit for me, I would appreciate the help so much in allowing me to follow it through until the end and succeed! Thank you so much for reading a small part of my story, I hope you will help me with my dream!

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Hi! I am a first year college student at a college in the great state of Ohio. I play sports, volunteer, love to do art and most importantly I love to fly. My major is Aeronautics, and I am in the professional flight concentration at my university. I want more than anything in the world to be a professional pilot someday. My dream started 5 years ago at an air show, now I am finally in college ready to start flying! Unfortunately, I will finish my first semester of college already in debt. Next semester on top of my tuition, I will need to come up with $13,000 to get my private pilots license. I am extremely motivated to achieve my goals, but right now my financial situation is very tough. Because of covid-19, I have been forced to start my flight training later than most of the other students in my program, and will have to find ways to stay over the summer to get my ratings. Because I live quite a ways away from my college I will have to pay extra to stay into the summer. I work at an ice cream shop that doesn’t pay a lot, and I am getting another job soon. The overall cost of my fight training will be around $60,000, which doesn’t include my tuition, room and board, or meal plan. It is going to be very hard without a lot of help from my family. I need a little bit of help getting started with my career. If I don’t start finding the money to pay for this, I will have to change my major or drop out of college. After I get over this hurdle I can really start chasing my dreams. I have very good grades right now and should end the semester with a 4.0 grade point average. So an investment in me would not be wasted. One last thing I would like to mention is that I am a female going into a heavily male-dominated flight industry. It is my goal to show other girls to chase after their dreams, no matter what they may be. Because women are less represented at airlines I would like to help be the change in the world. If you would like to help even if it is just a little, I would be extremely grateful.

My PayPal link is https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/newt18

Thank you so much for your time.

We do our best. We struggled for years to get the public school system to provide our daughter with the educational and emotional support she needs to be successful. It became clear that the system was no longer capable of providing that kind of accommodation for children with special needs. Our daughter has autism. She is clever and kind. She is also eager to learn. However, she needs accommodations to enable her to succeed.  We spent many hours out of many days trying to find an appropriate educational setting for her that we could afford. We learned about a couple of state grants that would cover part of the tuition at schools that were designed specifically for kids like her. Even though it meant that we would need to start using our future retirement money to pay remaining tuition each year, we decided that we had to do what was best for our child.

These types of schools are expensive. They must be by necessity.  The teachers must be of the highest caliber and trained to offer the most supportive experience possible to kids with a wide spectrum of needs. The state paid $7,000 per year and we paid the difference of $17,000 each year out of our IRA for three years of middle school. She is in high school now and we were able to secure a second grant that covers an additional $9,000 per year. However, high school tuition is even more expensive than the middle school. After the $17,000 grants, we still must pay an additional $13,000 each year to cover the fees.  This expense, combined with the high cost of mental health therapies, have completely depleted all our retirement and reserve savings. Most mental health professionals in this field are private pay only which means that they do not take insurance. Typical rates for these professionals’ average about $250 per hour.

Our beautiful, sweet daughter is thriving in school since we left the public system. We also have a college-age neuro-typical daughter. She had a great public-school experience. I mention this because we are supporters of public education. But the public system is not adequately funded nor are they free of institutional constraints that allow them to provide the appropriate support needed by a neuro-atypical child. Our daughter deserves the experience and opportunities provided by her current school. She has two years remaining before she graduates. However, our funds to continue paying the balance are depleted.  The pandemic limited our ability to earn the income needed to replenish our savings. In fact, we are now in debt. But that is not our daughter’s fault. She deserves the happiness and success she can only find at a school that “gets her.” They make her feel safe, loved, and appreciated. It is those conditions that allow her to thrive.

Please help us make sure that she can continue to receive the educational support she needs. She is with her friends that, as she says, “accept her just the way she is.”  Whatever amount you can give would help make this happen. Every dollar toward keeping her in this school will make a bigger difference in her life and in our lives than you can imagine.

Thank you to anyone who answers this plea. I believe in the power of our shared humanity. I have faith that if enough people see this request, our daughter will be OK. She will be able to live to her highest potential thanks to all who are moved to help.

https://paypal.me/deservingdaughter?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US

Hi Everyone,

I am an International student almost completing my final semester of master’s degree. Everything was going fine until the pandemic started. My parents had a huge loss to their restaurant business which ate up most of their savings and had very little to survive. My father who is 54 even started to go as a construction labour to put food onto the table. I couldn’t sit and watch this So started to work and contributed to my family earnings so that I could ease the burden off my fathers shoulders. I’ve been working very hard and with some help from my father was able to pay 3 semester fees. Recently my father started to have anxiety attacks thinking about my family situation and is in deep depression. I am earning whatever I could to take care of my family’s expenditure and help ease my father’s situation assuring that I’m holding his back in these tough situations. I’m also in depression as I’m away from my parents and couldn’t be with them in such tough times.  As I’m completing my masters, it’s good for me to find a better paying job in my field and support my family. I still need to pay the final semester fee to get the transcripts and get a good job in the industry.

I must pay 15750$ as soon as possible to get my transcripts. I humbly request you to help me out of this situation by donating whatever you can. I would really appreciate any help in this tough situation and would definitely pay it forward once things get back to normal.

Thanks for taking time to read my request and possibly helping me out.

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Hello I’m a 22 year old college student who needs help with college fees. I am currently switching schools to pursue a career in business management.  I need transcripts from my first university in order to completely enroll into my new university. Unfortunately, I have  a hold on my first university account of 5221. In the image below you will see they want release my transcripts till the amount is paid. I really wanna finish school. Anything will help, please and thank you. https://www.paypal.me/rimasworld1

Hi!

My name is Maryam and I am a high school senior currently saving up for college. The school year has barely started, but it has already become hectic because I’ve been applying to scholarships left and right, as well as rushing to revise my essays before the application deadlines.

I’ve already known what I wanted to study for a while now: helping people is definitely my number one passion. I’m the type of person that people go to when they need to rant or when they need help with something. It does get overwhelming at times, having people depend on me when I also want someone to depend on, but it’s always rewarding for me. I’ve lived my life helping people and it’s something that I want to continue doing – which is why I want to become a doctor.

Thinking about the kids who are stuck in hospitals, I wondered about how much the doctors helped them emotionally, and whether they felt as isolated from kids their age the way my younger sister—who has diabetes—does sometimes. Being able to attend school and socialize with other children is something that a lot of kids don’t have the freedom to do. It wasn’t until March of last year that I decided I wanted to become a pediatric infectious disease specialist.

As the number of COVID cases continued to rise, I kept hearing stories of patients dying in the hospitals without seeing their loved ones for months. The only people that the patients have contact with is their doctors. That’s when I started wondering about the children who were stuck in hospitals, unable to see their parents, their families, while staying in an unfamiliar environment and battling the pain that comes with having COVID—and any other infectious disease for that matter.

Having volunteered in a hospital for over half a year, I’ve seen my fair share of rooms with quarantined patients, the entrances covered in plastic and doctors entering the room wearing all sorts of PPE equipment. For the sake of patient safety, visitation is also limited in many cases, so the doctor is typically the person with the most contact with the patient. I wish to be the type of doctor that creates a comfortable environment for the patient. Being the person in most contact with the patient, I feel that it’s important to build trust and maintain a good relationship with the patient. Especially since I want to work with kids, I know how important it is that I understand how they feel and do my best to ease their anxieties.

As for my post-secondary plans, I hope to get into a university with a good pre-med program, and I plan to continue on into medical school after finishing my undergraduate degree. I have done research on what classes I need to take as prerequisites for medical school. Since last summer, I have been taking one class per semester at a community college and have gained 15 college credits to date—not including AP classes. While planning ahead doesn’t always guarantee the results I want, I plan to do my best to fulfill my dreams.

While I’m able to satisfy standards in terms of academics, I am also the type of student to do things outside of school on my own initiative – things that may not have any benefit or relation whatsoever to my academic life. I push myself beyond my (comfortable) boundaries in order to grow as a person. Grades are only a part of the equation of who I am as a person. Being ready for college doesn’t mean having good grades; it means being ready to invest in yourself and grow from your weaknesses. I am ready for college, and I am ready to expose myself to people with both the same and different mindsets as me. While I have a couple of majors in mind, I won’t despair if I end up changing halfway through, or if I’m not able to follow the pathway that I wanted to. There’s one thing that I always keep in mind; “everything happens for a reason.”

If you’ve taken the time to read this far, I’d just like to say thank you and I hope you have an amazing day :)

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