I just got accepted into the Computer Science program at my university.



This is a pretty big deal and has been a difficult journey since I have come a long way.



I was homeless and in and out of state care throughout all my teenage years. I've had an extremely difficult life and could have lost my life or just simply gotten lost on many different occasions, but I've never quite given up on hope for something better.



Only 3% of former foster children go on to get a post secondary education of any kind as compared to almost 60% of the general population in Canada who complete a post secondary program of education. This is not because we are 20 times more stupid than normal people. Rather it's because these formative experiences damage us at the core, and I am no exception to that rule. I've gotten here through struggle and fairly clumsily, at that.



I just paid my tuition for this semester out of pocket. I did get a partial scholarship, but it did not cover all my tuition. Additionally my stove, fridge and washing machine are all either broken or not working properly, and I can't afford to buy parts to try and repair them.



I can't afford to pay the acceptance fee that the university is asking in order to change my program. I'm carrying debt for the first time in a long time, and this is a really bad thing if you live below the poverty line because it is hard to find a way out when you are trying to save money just on essentials like food and clothes.



I'll also need a second hand laptop from at least 2015 or later for my studies, but that is completely out of reach considering how bad my financial shortfall is.



I'd thought of putting up flyers for tutoring around my university, but now that is not even possible due to the corona virus shutdown.



Here is a list of things that I could possibly do for you in return for a donation:



Translate text from French to English



Tutor French as a second language for beginning and intermediate levels



Tutor Spanish as a second language for beginning levels (a bit out of practice, but still fairly fluent)



Tutor differential and/or integral Calculus



Tutor any type of High School mathematics



Edit or proofread English language texts/essays/theses almost regardless of subject



Tutor statistical analysis such as that taught in PSYC 315 at Concordia University. I got an A+ in that course and helped fellow students while I was taking it



I can probably fix your computer if you are local to me in Montreal. I can also help you put a custom computer together.



There are probably other things that I will think of and add later.



Thanks for reading, and please stay safe in these challenging times <3

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