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Ismael's final semester of a master's in public health in Quezon City
Ismael has worked and saved for four years to study a master's in public health; a $650 gap now stands between him and graduation.
🇵🇭 Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines1,092 views
I'm the first person in my family to go to university. I'm studying a master's in public health at the Quezon City Institute of Technology, and I'm two terms away from graduating. I have worked as a night-shift cleaner to pay my way, but this term my hours were cut and I have an unpaid balance of $650.
The registrar has told me I can't enroll for the next term until the balance is cleared. I have a 3.9 average, and my faculty supervisor 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.
The payment will go directly to the the Quezon City Institute of Technology bursar's office. I'll post the receipt.
Where the $650 goes:
• Outstanding tuition balance: $165
• Final term tuition: $400
• Exam and lab fees: $55
• Textbooks and materials: $30
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
- due date
- 2026-11-19
- bill type
- University tuition
Updates from Ismael
Update from Quezon City: I met with the university and confirmed the amounts. We're at 53% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Karanja Odhiambo Okello 🇺🇬 · $200
“Hope it all works out. Only $200 but hope it helps. - Kampala”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
- Yolanda R. Domínguez 🇲🇽 · $75
- Bithi Lamia Hossain 🇧🇩 · $50
- Ashok Saxena 🇮🇳 · $50
“Blessings. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Jaipur”
- Walter J. Flores 🇺🇸 · $30
- Uzma Lodhi 🇵🇰 · $30
- Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $28
- Bola Uche Nwankwo 🇳🇬 · $25
- Nhân Lộc Do 🇻🇳 · $25
“Thinking of you. Thought of Ismael all day after reading this.”
- Anh Phong Le 🇻🇳 · $25
- Walid Ahmed Ibrahim 🇺🇸 · $25
- Bongani W. Petersen 🇿🇦 · $20
- Theodore Byrd 🇺🇸 · $18
- Juliet Wunmi Abdullahi 🇳🇬 · $15
- Macharia Mussa Kimaro 🇺🇬 · $15
- Deborah H. Johnson 🇺🇸 · $15
- Angela Mejia 🇬🇧 · $15
- Nicholas C. Ramirez 🇺🇸 · $14
- Easton M. Sutton 🇺🇸 · $10
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Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Kozhikode so I could bring a meal. Take care
take care. This could happen to any of us. After 10 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care.
Wishing you the best. Good luck with the exams, you've got this. Thinking of Quezon City.
Thinking of you and your family, Ismael. Your post was clear and honest. Blessings.
Good luck, Ismael. As a teacher I love seeing someone work this hard to learn. Please keep us posted
Thanks for sharing this, Ismael. As a teacher I love seeing someone work this hard to learn. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Campinas.
Thanks for sharing this. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.