Help a Gatesville Student Visit Harvard

About a week ago, I became the first student in Gatesville High School history to be accepted to Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a school I've been dreaming of going to since I was in the 4th grade. They invited me to visit the campus on Sunday, April 27th, and Monday, April 28th, where I would act as a pseudo-student for those two days and have the pleasure of experiencing what life at the school is going to be like.

However, the short notice of this last minute trip and upcoming travel provides too many high costs does not allow me to pay for it on my own. That Friday and Saturday (the 25th and 26th), I will also be out of town in Nacogdoches at the UIL Class 4A Region III Academic Contest, where I will be the only student from Gatesville competing in more than one event, let alone four, crunching up any available time I may have for travel purposes. My final contest will not wrap up until around 3:30 pm on Saturday, and the first event for the Harvard program is at 10:00 am on Sunday, meaning I will have to fly overnight. Both of my parents are also very busy, and as such, I need to rely on Uber drivers to drive me from Nacogdoches to the nearest airport that can meet my circumstances. Including all Uber drives and both plane trips, the cost for travel alone is going to be around $1,330. I will be provided with a place to stay and food while at Harvard, but I still need some money in case of an emergency or if the cost for traveling increases, which is why I am asking for help in raising $2,000 for this trip.

The deadline to register is April 16th, but I can always purchase tickets after the date. Any amount will help way more than you know, and I am truly grateful for the Gatesville community as a whole already, but am asking for a little bit more help before I get to represent this great town in Cambridge for the next four years. God bless.