Help Empower a Dedicated Student's Goals

Hi all!

I'm Quinn, a low income junior in high school and soon-to-be first generation college student. I'm in an immigrant family and learning is one of my biggest passions. I've even written my college essay on my identity as a first generation student whose biggest aspiration is to learn everything I possibly can. For this reason, I'm a full IB student who is also taking 3 AP exams, as well as an extra course. All three AP exams will cost around $300 total, and the extra course I'm taking is not paid for by my school district, meaning my parents must pay the full price, which is ~$700. In total, they'll have to pay around $1000 for my educational expenses, and I'm seeking help for these payments.

I attend a Title I school, and my sister receives free lunch from her elementary school. My dad underwent two necessary major medical procedures several months ago, which cost my parents around $14,000. Though this wasn't too recent, my parents and I are still recovering from the financial loss that came with it. Additionally, our AC was repaired around three weeks ago which cost $10,000. Together, these two have made us financially unstable, and my parents have even taken money out of their 401ks -- which only have around $29k -- in order to help my sister and I with academic resources.

I hope you are willing to donate to this GoFundMe as I would greatly appreciate all donations of any size. I'm currently trying to apply for jobs, but my parents wish for me to focus on my academics. Consequently, I'm rather conflicted. Thank you so much for reading my story.