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Help me finish a master's in public health at the Bakersfield Institute of Technology - $3,900 to go

Carol is two terms away from finishing a master's in public health but is blocked from enrolling by an unpaid balance of $3,900.

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Carol M. Fleming
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Bakersfield
I'm the first person in my family to go to university. I'm studying a master's in public health at the Bakersfield Institute of Technology, and I'm two terms away from graduating. I have worked as a delivery rider to pay my way, but this term my hours were cut and I have an unpaid balance of $3,900. The registrar has told me I can't enroll for the next term until the balance is cleared. I have a first-class average, and my department head has written in support of my application for a payment plan. Graduating means a stable job and the chance to support my younger siblings. Without enrolling this term I'd lose my place and my scholarship eligibility. I'm not asking for a handout - I want to finish what I started and then help the next student. Everything raised goes to the university's accounts office toward the outstanding balance and the final term's fees. Where the $3,900 goes: • Exam and lab fees: $250 • Textbooks and materials: $360 • Final term tuition: $3,290 Every share and every dollar helps.
due date
2026-05-18
bill type
University tuition
#tuition#first-generation#graduation#education

Updates from Carol

  1. Thank you all. We're at 95% now ($3,707). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($2,385 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Quick update: $1,328 raised so far (34%). I met with the university and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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    “Only $250 but hope it helps. - Chattogram”

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    “Stay strong. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Mekelle”

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    “Thought of Carol all day after reading this. - Nakuru”

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  • Rukhsar Shaista Raza

    Wishing you peace. Education changes everything, hope you graduate with honors. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Mumbai.

    • Mihaela Elena Ionescu

      rooting for you, Carol. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Newcastle.

      • Sebastián D. Franco

        Good luck, Carol. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Mumbai!

        • Marieke Tess Vos

          Take care, Carol. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day

          • Satria Arief Lubis

            Good luck with the exams, you've got this. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless

            • Amelia F. Figueroa

              Stay strong, Carol. This could happen to any of us. Love from Gwangju

              • Bartosz Kacper Szewczyk

                Thinking of you, Carol. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Cape Coast.

                • Luke D. WebbPhoto verified

                  good luck with the exams, you've got this. We're a small family in Caloocan but we're thinking of you. All the best.

                  $4,964 raised of $3,900

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