Yet Another Starving Artist/Student, Seeking Help...
I must admit, I generally do not post text stuff - with the exception of quotations - to Tumblr. I usually leave that for my blog:
http://notquitetheworldsoldestundergrad.blogspot.com/
However today I am going to throw myself out there into the Tumblr-scape, and share some text. Hopefully it won’t turn out to be an example of TL;DR.
This is difficult for me. But...
Some of you - those who have been to the above mentioned blog - may already know that I have been scrambling to fund my schooling.
Well, while I am still scrambling, as I also mentioned on my blog I have completed all the required classwork for my Bachelors degree. Which means that everything - in the undergraduate world - is done. Except...except for the graduation fees. $50 US. Or, if I pay it after February 15th, $80 US (the $50 base plus a $30 late fee). Eventually, there will also be the cost of a cap and gown, but I have a couple of months to figure that out.
As I also have mentioned on my blog, I’ll be attending the URTA NUAI’s (University/Resident Theatre Association National Unified Auditions and Interviews) the first weekend of February. My airfare and room are - unless there is some wild glitch - already paid for thanks to a grant I received. So I’ll have a place to stay and a way to get from the airport here to the airport there. As for the city transportation on either end? Well, that is currently another hole in my budget. There is public transportation from the airport in the city where the interviews are being held. From my research the average cost by bus/train from the airport to the downtown hotel is ~$10/each way. So ~$20 US there. My hope for here is to get a ride to the airport on the way out. But given the time my flight gets back, I’ll almost certainly need to take a cab. An average for that? ~$15 US? I’ll be packing a peanut butter sandwich or two in my carry-on, so meals over the ~3 day trip should be covered. If I was going to buy food, I doubt that I would spend more than $10/day...
So...the total so far is:
$20 - public transit costs
My current financial goal is to just get through my interviews with graduate programs. I already have two recruiters set to meet with me, and I am hoping to garner a couple more on site. Yes, I will still need to pay the application fees for any schools I might apply to. But I’d rather wait till after meeting with recruiters before dropping - on average - $60 to $75 US on each application. Because then I will have seen who might be interested in me, and so I’ll most likely only apply to those particular schools.
I have ramen stocked in my pantry and money enough in the bank for February rent, but I am admittedly scrambling for rent money as well. I am searching for a day job and I have a lead on a gig for the month of April. However, even if I get the April gig there is still a gap for the months of March and April, since any checks for that gig would not start till mid-month or so. Rent? $325/month.
The short version? I am seeking funds.
$35 - $65 US by January 25th (+/-), so that I can get through the NUAI’s.
$50 US by February 10th (+/-) for graduation fees.
Anything beyond that - application fees, rent, etc - are things that I can’t even dream of right now. So I won’t even ask.
If you are able and willing, there is a PayPal donate button at the upper left of my Tumblr page, as well as one on my blog page.
Thanks for reading this, and for whatever support - be it spiritual or financial - you can share. If you have any questions or comments, drop me a note here via my Ask.
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