Support Tomi Kufel - Final Year at LMU
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Dear friends, acquaintances, sponsors, and the world,
My name is Tomi Kufel, I am an international student from Poland, and a passionate filmmaker from age 12. After completing my high-school education in Norway, I was accepted to one of the top film schools in United States: Loyola Marymount University's School of Film and Television.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-top-25-american-film-schools-covid-sidelined-much-of-the-2020-21-academic-year-but-these-premier-programs-are-ready-for-a-return-to-normal-with-a-few-new-wrinkles-edited-by-mia-galuppo-1234995134/
I am currently finishing my third out of four years of B.A. in "Film & TV Production" and I am expected to graduate by summer 2023.
The cost of attendance is proving exceptionally challenging, however: the tuition and LMU fees alone for the year 2022-2023 stand at $56 741, with additional funding necessary to cover the cost of annual student housing, meal plan, senior thesis production costs, health insurance, transportation fees and living expenses.
To help cover this expense, I have been annually taking the maximum from the Norwegian government (although this value fluctuates depending on the exchange rate and the increasing strength of the dollar), and receive an annual $8 000 Scholarship from LMU. Besides the scholarships, available resources, family support, individual paid work at LMU, I am still left unable to cover the full cost of the education and attendance at LMU. The missing amount I need support with is $32 000.
Here's a Google link to budget spreadsheet, letter of endorsement from the British International School of Stavanger, my portfolio, as well as Tuition and Fees cost bulletin from LMU:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1niZFwmt6ugbhr1VEtK1D7ehF3wReiSCr?usp=sharing
YOUR HELP and CONTRIBUTIONS will help make impact: fundraising the remaining amount will mean that I'll be able to complete my degree at LMU, go on to work in the film industry, and use my filmmaking to change the world for the better. I cannot thank enough for those who have already supported, and continue to support me in my ambitious journey. Thank you.
#RoadTo32
Here is a summary of my achievements at LMU:
1. Currently hold 3.93 / 4.00 GPA at LMU. Achieve straight As in almost all my courses, being always one of the most engaged students in each class, taking my learning seriously and pursuing it with great drive.
2. Nominated and selected to become the Student Ambassador and an Open House student speaker alongside LMU's Vice President Thomas Poon within the first month of my studies, inspiring prospective students worldwide to come to LMU. One of the Admissions Councillor at the time, Evelyn Fajardo, appraised the event with following message: "Someone mentioned that your speech at Open House cemented their decision to want to come to LMU in their application." Here's a link to that speech: https://youtu.be/0FVGWCNGaMg
4. Produced, shot, directed, written and edited a number of LMU promotional videos as part of my work for the Admissions Office:
Studying Remotely During COVID (published on all of LMU's social medias): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYdDX6F-5To
Returning Back to LMU 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFgIyYW7LCk&feature=youtu.be
Welcome International Students of Class of 2026 (video sent out to incoming early action / early decision students by the Admissions Office): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwKwTg6PEQs&feature=youtu.be
5. Engaged in the community and Resident Hall Association as Doheny's Vice President before the pandemic, organizing events and enthusiastically fuelling our Lion community spirit.
6. Nominated and inducted as a member of the American Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society in Spring 2021 (offered to 4% of students in a class year with the highest grades).
7. Won the Hannon Library Group Project in 2020, a project which was managed and led by me under the supervision of Claire Leon and Michael Noltemeyer: https://librarynews.lmu.edu/2021/05/2021-library-research-award-winners/?fbclid=IwAR1nKKalIQeFUCBlEZQM0NgPDc8Gk-OVnWzdww15jWGBgMNrSLUjP0qsGi0
8. My research paper, published by LMU's Hannon Library, stands at 6500+ downloads worldwide:
https://readership.works.bepress.com/?dashboardToken=61b7f7b8e3eb9c49b88baf3aaSJmziWPs152onHgG2W8qnUYH7wHMkzOMbbYblxx.
Presentation link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVA0Q6hNBaU&feature=youtu.be
9. The paper on colonizing Mars has been discussed by both astronomy hobbyists and the scientific community, liked by Elon Musk's account on Twitter: https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceXLounge/comments/nihci1/mars_a_second_home_full_paper_inside_liked_by/
9. Devote myself entirely to every single lecture and assignment. Striving to put in 200% when not more into each project. Engaged with my professors and classmates, I actively contribute in all class discussions - doing so both in-person on campus as well as online throughout the pandemic from a different time zone in Poland.
10. I inspire people and my fellow students to live life of passion, embracing the university's mission of cura personalis, uniting the mind, body and spirit, in pursuit of living out fulfilling and healthy lives, becoming leaders and global citizens that will change the world for the better.
My name is Tomi Kufel, I am an international student from Poland, and a passionate filmmaker from age 12. After completing my high-school education in Norway, I was accepted to one of the top film schools in United States: Loyola Marymount University's School of Film and Television.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-top-25-american-film-schools-covid-sidelined-much-of-the-2020-21-academic-year-but-these-premier-programs-are-ready-for-a-return-to-normal-with-a-few-new-wrinkles-edited-by-mia-galuppo-1234995134/
I am currently finishing my third out of four years of B.A. in "Film & TV Production" and I am expected to graduate by summer 2023.
The cost of attendance is proving exceptionally challenging, however: the tuition and LMU fees alone for the year 2022-2023 stand at $56 741, with additional funding necessary to cover the cost of annual student housing, meal plan, senior thesis production costs, health insurance, transportation fees and living expenses.
To help cover this expense, I have been annually taking the maximum from the Norwegian government (although this value fluctuates depending on the exchange rate and the increasing strength of the dollar), and receive an annual $8 000 Scholarship from LMU. Besides the scholarships, available resources, family support, individual paid work at LMU, I am still left unable to cover the full cost of the education and attendance at LMU. The missing amount I need support with is $32 000.
Here's a Google link to budget spreadsheet, letter of endorsement from the British International School of Stavanger, my portfolio, as well as Tuition and Fees cost bulletin from LMU:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1niZFwmt6ugbhr1VEtK1D7ehF3wReiSCr?usp=sharing
YOUR HELP and CONTRIBUTIONS will help make impact: fundraising the remaining amount will mean that I'll be able to complete my degree at LMU, go on to work in the film industry, and use my filmmaking to change the world for the better. I cannot thank enough for those who have already supported, and continue to support me in my ambitious journey. Thank you.
#RoadTo32
Here is a summary of my achievements at LMU:
1. Currently hold 3.93 / 4.00 GPA at LMU. Achieve straight As in almost all my courses, being always one of the most engaged students in each class, taking my learning seriously and pursuing it with great drive.
2. Nominated and selected to become the Student Ambassador and an Open House student speaker alongside LMU's Vice President Thomas Poon within the first month of my studies, inspiring prospective students worldwide to come to LMU. One of the Admissions Councillor at the time, Evelyn Fajardo, appraised the event with following message: "Someone mentioned that your speech at Open House cemented their decision to want to come to LMU in their application." Here's a link to that speech: https://youtu.be/0FVGWCNGaMg
4. Produced, shot, directed, written and edited a number of LMU promotional videos as part of my work for the Admissions Office:
Studying Remotely During COVID (published on all of LMU's social medias): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYdDX6F-5To
Returning Back to LMU 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFgIyYW7LCk&feature=youtu.be
Welcome International Students of Class of 2026 (video sent out to incoming early action / early decision students by the Admissions Office): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwKwTg6PEQs&feature=youtu.be
5. Engaged in the community and Resident Hall Association as Doheny's Vice President before the pandemic, organizing events and enthusiastically fuelling our Lion community spirit.
6. Nominated and inducted as a member of the American Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society in Spring 2021 (offered to 4% of students in a class year with the highest grades).
7. Won the Hannon Library Group Project in 2020, a project which was managed and led by me under the supervision of Claire Leon and Michael Noltemeyer: https://librarynews.lmu.edu/2021/05/2021-library-research-award-winners/?fbclid=IwAR1nKKalIQeFUCBlEZQM0NgPDc8Gk-OVnWzdww15jWGBgMNrSLUjP0qsGi0
8. My research paper, published by LMU's Hannon Library, stands at 6500+ downloads worldwide:
https://readership.works.bepress.com/?dashboardToken=61b7f7b8e3eb9c49b88baf3aaSJmziWPs152onHgG2W8qnUYH7wHMkzOMbbYblxx.
Presentation link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVA0Q6hNBaU&feature=youtu.be
9. The paper on colonizing Mars has been discussed by both astronomy hobbyists and the scientific community, liked by Elon Musk's account on Twitter: https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceXLounge/comments/nihci1/mars_a_second_home_full_paper_inside_liked_by/
9. Devote myself entirely to every single lecture and assignment. Striving to put in 200% when not more into each project. Engaged with my professors and classmates, I actively contribute in all class discussions - doing so both in-person on campus as well as online throughout the pandemic from a different time zone in Poland.
10. I inspire people and my fellow students to live life of passion, embracing the university's mission of cura personalis, uniting the mind, body and spirit, in pursuit of living out fulfilling and healthy lives, becoming leaders and global citizens that will change the world for the better.
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Tomi Kufel
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