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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 States4,020 views
Paula P. Treviño
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Bellevue
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
#tuition#first-generation#graduation#education

Updates from Paula

  1. 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.

  2. Small update. $881 so far, we've started the first stage.

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    “Keep your head up. Thought of Paula all day after reading this. - San Diego”

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    “Hope this helps. Only $250 but hope it helps. - Soweto”

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    “From my family to yours. From Houston with love. - Houston”

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    “Thought of Paula all day after reading this. - Lalitpur”

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    “Keep your head up. Thought of Paula all day after reading this. - Colombo”

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  • Violet F. Robertson

    Best of luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out

    • Kipchoge David KatoQuestion

      is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Paula.

      • Paula P. TreviñoOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

        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.

    • Wiktoria Kalinowski

      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.

      • Kagiso N. Adams

        Keep going, Paula. Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in Tijuana this morning. Greetings from Tijuana.

        • Lucky R. Mokoena

          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.

          • Iván S. Mendoza

            Take care, Paula. Shared this with my family

            • Alexandre Michel Nicolas

              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.

              • Chitra D. Das

                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.

                • Ibrahim Sani IdowuID verified

                  Wishing you the best, Paula. Education changes everything, hope you graduate with honors. Love from Setagaya.

                  • Bruno W. Mendoza

                    shared this with my family. Greetings from Essen.

                    • Diego Luiz Cunha

                      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

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