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One semester away: help Ratna graduate from Jakarta Selatan State College

Ratna has worked and saved for five years to study a nursing degree; a $450 gap now stands between her and graduation.

🇮🇩 Jakarta Selatan, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia1,163 views
Ratna Gita Sihombing
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Jakarta Selatan
I'm the first person in my family to go to university. I'm studying a nursing degree at Jakarta Selatan State College, and I'm one semester away from graduating. I have worked as a warehouse packer to pay my way, but this term my hours were cut and I have an unpaid balance of $450. The registrar has told me I can't enroll for the next term until the balance is cleared. I have a 3.6 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. The payment will go directly to the Jakarta Selatan State College bursar's office. I'll post the receipt. Where the $450 goes: • Outstanding tuition balance: $145 • Final term tuition: $220 • Exam and lab fees: $45 • Textbooks and materials: $40 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
due date
2026-02-14
bill type
University tuition
#tuition#first-generation#graduation#education

Updates from Ratna

  1. Thank you all. We're at 110% now ($497). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward outstanding tuition balance.

  2. We're at 62% thanks to 7 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  3. Small update. $98 so far, I made the first payment toward exam and lab fees.

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  • Erica T. Velasco 🇵🇭 · $15

    “Thinking of you. I'm in Angeles, thinking of you. - Angeles”

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  • Gbenga Okoro 🇳🇬 · $20
  • Levi K. Barrett 🇬🇧 · $14
  • Beatrice Muthoni Simiyu 🇰🇪 · $50

    “All the best. Thought of Ratna all day after reading this. - Nairobi”

  • Hina Dua Abbasi 🇵🇰 · $25
  • Nonso Ibrahim Zakari 🇳🇬 · $30

    “You got this. Only $30 but hope it helps. - Onitsha”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $100

    “Best of luck. Thought of Ratna all day after reading this. - Jakarta Selatan”

  • Eranga Prasanna Ranasinghe 🇱🇰 · $5
  • Abigail N. Murray 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Emily K. Khumalo 🇿🇦 · $25

    “Keep your head up. Small amount but sent with love. - Cape Town”

  • Johanna Petra Groß 🇩🇪 · $50

    “All the best. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Nuremberg”

  • Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $53
  • Harini K. Sundaram 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Modupe Nneka Tijani 🇳🇬 · $25

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  • Pedro R. Torres

    It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Athens

    • Mukesh R. Gill

      thinking of you, Ratna. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Jakarta Selatan

      • Amparo E. Franco

        Hope things get better soon. Shared this with my family. My husband and I read this together. Take care.

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