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A college application mentor for Meenakshi, first in the family to apply
A mentor for applications, essays and scholarships for a motivated first-generation student.
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I'm Meenakshi, 16, in Year 12. My parents work long hours and didn't go to university, so there's no one at home who can help me understand applications, deadlines or financial aid. I'd like to study computer science.
I have a 3.9 average, I volunteer at the local library and I have a draft of my personal statement. What I need is someone to read my essays, tell me honestly what's weak, and explain how scholarships work.
I'm looking for an hour a week until October. We can do it by video from anywhere. My mother will be at home during every call, and the school counselor knows about this request.
Thanks for reading. It took me a long time to ask.
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- effort
- 1 hour a week
- format
- Online or by phone
- skills
- university experience, essay feedback
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People who offered to help
- Corazon H. Rodriguez 🇵🇭 Accepted
i live about 20 km from Mumbai. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need
- Rami Saeed Zaki 🇸🇦
i live about 6 km from Mumbai. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need! Free this month.
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Hope it all works out, Meenakshi. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Akron!
hang in there. I hope things turn around soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Epe.
thinking of you and your family, Meenakshi. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My husband and I read this together.
Take care, Meenakshi. Education changes everything, hope you graduate with honors. We're a small family in Jakarta Barat but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Jakarta Barat
Thinking of you and your family. Education changes everything, hope you graduate with honors. After 6 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Hope you get there. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Mumbai.
So sorry you're going through this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
Hope things get better soon. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Latina
Wishing you the best, Meenakshi. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Pittsburgh.
Thanks for sharing this. Good luck with the exams, you've got this. Don't give up.
Sending good thoughts. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Mumbai.
hang in there, Meenakshi. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Mumbai
So sorry you're going through this. Education changes everything, hope you graduate with honors. Thinking of Mumbai.
Thinking of you and your family. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from León.