Hello! My name is Carolina and I was recently accepted into a two-year Creative Writing program at the Oxford University that only opens 15 spots per year.

About Me:

I'm from a small town in Portugal. I'm 23 and the oldest of five sisters. I'm the first in my family to go to university. I studied Journalism at Lusófona University and Korean at NOVA University, both in Lisbon.

My dream is to write. I've had both poetry and essays published in over 15 magazines from all around the world. I also won a national poetry competition. I'm going to be a NY Times Best-Selling author.

I have Persistent Depressive Disorder. People with depression are 10-30% less likely to attend/graduate college. But I got into Oxford and I will never stop fighting to prove people with depression can win too.

Money Specifics:

Although I have my savings, it's still not enough to pay for first-year tuition + the first 3 months of rent at my student accomodation, which requires an upfront deposit.

All the money donated will go directly to my matriculation and tuition fees. As I am an overseas student, first-year tuition is around 8143€.

Once that is paid, all the excess money will go into living costs. Estimated living costs for students are around 15,000€ per year, as written in Oxford's website, and this includes things like housing, food, and transportation.

I am currently applying for all scholarships I can find and looking into student-funding provided by the UK government. I'm also already looking for jobs in the UK starting as early as August. My classes start September 26th.

If you're reading this, thank you so much for your time and attention. Every penny counts and I'm forever grateful.

Oxford is something I have consistently worked towards for half of my life and I will do anything to go there. It is my life-long dream.

Much love,

Carolina