Help me to finish college

Yvan D. Ruiz

Junior at Hunter College, New York. Bachelor of Arts.

In September 2016, I started classes at SUNY Empire State College. I graduated in December 2020 with an Associate of Arts. In August 2021 I started classes at Hunter College- New York.

Theater and literature are my passions. Being on stage gave me the confidence to be myself and carry that with me. When I read great writers, I open a window to a world of knowledge and wisdom. That’s why I love to read. From fiction novels filled with mysteries and romance to the imaginative classics that take me on my private adventure.

When I started this journey I knew it was not going to be easy to do it.

Unfortunately in 2023, Student Aid only covers 40% of my tuition costs. Excelsior Scholarship could be an excellent option but I need to be a full-time student. To be a full-time student means going to school almost every day. For me is almost impossible because I need to work.

With all the cost of living and expenses, it makes it hard to continue studying.

Learning is very important to me. That's why I want to push my limits to become the best version of myself possible. I love studying, everything about it. I love taking on big challenges and love the euphoric feeling of successfully overcoming them.

It is for this reason, I am starting this fundraiser to help pay for my college tuition expenses.

It would mean a lot to me if you could support my fundraiser with a donation.

Notes:

In December 2020 my graduation from Empire State University, I wrote a quote:

"When you open a book, you open the chance of breaking the chains of injustice, racism and modern slavery. You have the opportunity to speak for yourself in the ways others can hear you”.

It was published on Flickr and other websites of Suny Empire State University.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sunyempire/50617553968?fbclid=IwAR3SMbV8vG4yyzM0SSgsm5W6bnayZrJ5GdpxaFhNaBtCJREcqjdfAh22iBQ

Thank you for taking the time to read my story.

Estoy muy entusiasmado con la recaudación de fondos que acabo de comenzar, "Ayúdame a terminar la universidad". Estoy recaudando dinero para mis gastos de matrícula universitaria. Soy Junior en Hunter College, Nueva York.

Estoy haciendo mi Licenciatura en las Artes.

Significaría mucho para mí si pudieras apoyar con una donación. Hoy en día, la ayuda para estudiantes, para mí, solo cubre como el 40% del costo de mi matrícula.

Pero ahora con todo el costo de la vida y los gastos, se me hace difícil seguir estudiando.

Cuando me gradúe de la Universidad Empire State en 2020 escribí una quota que decía:

“ Cuando se abre un libro, se abre la oportunidad de romper las cadenas de la injusticia, racismo y la esclavitud moderna. Se abre la oportunidad de hablar por si mismo en la forma que otros te puedan escuchar”.

Deseo poder graduarme y no dejar la Universidad .

Muchas gracias,

Yvan Ruiz

Some pictures of my learning experience.