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Hello everyone,
I'm shamelessly going to plug the gofundme campaign of a friend. The good news is that my buddy Ryan got accepted into Cambridge. The bad news is that he can't afford his tuition. I realize that these are hard times right now, mostly because GenCon is happening and we're all throwing our money at every gaming company that is publishing something for this joyous occasion, but I'd still like to ask if there are people out there who are willing to share an amount of money that they won't miss to help make this young man's dream come true. Sharing this on social media will also be greatly appreciated.
Here's a video on the subject made by Ryan's boyfriend.
Feel free to post in this thread to keep it visible. As we aren't alowed to turn this into a political thing you can't complain about your student loans, but feel free to brag.
And I understand completely if you'd rather spend your money on the Kickstarter for Bones 4 even though you haven't started painting the first 3 sets.
Ask a stupid question..... but why did he apply Cambridge without investigating the tuition fees? Rather ironically... geting into Cambridge is a mark of decent academics.... but your mate seems to have shown a distinct lack of common sense?!
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Ask a stupid question..... but why did he apply Cambridge without investigating the tuition fees? Rather ironically... geting into Cambridge is a mark of decent academics.... but your mate seems to have shown a distinct lack of common sense?!
Because something like 10% of college students actually pay full sticker price, and the rest pay something dependent upon the financial aid offer they get. Which is not made until after they apply. Or, to put it another way, there is literally no way to investigate the kind of scholarship that you will get, because you don't have enough information.
In his case, he apparently got a scholarship, but not one that was big enough to cover the entire cost. He needs to find a way to make up the difference, or he needs to pick a cheaper school. Given that Cambridge is arguably the best university in the world, it makes sense for him to investigate the possibility of making up the difference.
Still though, he shouldn't expect strangers to pay his way to Cambridge, especially since he needs to make up a 37k difference.
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Still though, he shouldn't expect strangers to pay his way to Cambridge, especially since he needs to make up a 37k difference.
There's a difference between "expect" and "hope for."
If the gofundme campaign succeeds, he gets to go to the college of his dreams. If it fails, it costs him some embarrassment. Not much downside, for a hell of a lot of upside.
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Still though, he shouldn't expect strangers to pay his way to Cambridge, especially since he needs to make up a 37k difference.
What is wrong with asking for help to achieve your dreams?
Still though, he shouldn't expect strangers to pay his way to Cambridge, especially since he needs to make up a 37k difference.Isn't this what gofundme is for? I mean, you could say the same for any Kickstarter.
Kickstarter, 99% of the time, has you getting something for your money. I think you might be thinking of Patreon.