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One semester away: help Paula graduate from the Bellevue Institute of Technology
Paula is two terms away from finishing a pharmacy diploma but is blocked from enrolling by an unpaid balance of $5,100.
🇺🇸 Bellevue, Washington, United States4,019 views
I'm the first person in my family to go to university. I'm studying a pharmacy diploma at the Bellevue 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 $5,100.
The registrar has told me I can't enroll for the next term until the balance is cleared. I have a top-ten-percent 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.
Everything raised goes to the university's accounts office toward the outstanding balance and the final term's fees.
Where the $5,100 goes:
• Outstanding tuition balance: $990
• Exam and lab fees: $350
• Final term tuition: $3,760
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- due date
- 2026-11-01
- bill type
- University tuition
Updates from Paula
Update from Bellevue: the plan for exam and lab fees is now scheduled. We're at 38% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Small update. $881 so far, we've started the first stage.
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Best of luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Paula.
Outstanding tuition balance is $990 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Happy to explain more.
Rooting for you, Paula. I hope things turn around soon. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. All the best.
Keep going, Paula. Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in Tijuana this morning. Greetings from Tijuana.
Wishing you peace. Education changes everything, hope you graduate with honors. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Jakarta Selatan.
Take care, Paula. Shared this with my family
Praying for you. As a teacher I love seeing someone work this hard to learn. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless.
hang in there. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Sacramento so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Manchester.
Wishing you the best, Paula. Education changes everything, hope you graduate with honors. Love from Setagaya.
shared this with my family. Greetings from Essen.
Hang in there, Paula. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Bellevue