Rachel's Spring Semester Payment
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Hey all,
So here's the thing: I am days away from starting my fifth semester at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and about 1.5 (out of the 2 that have been due so far) payments behind on this semester.
Most of you will probably know me. Those who have known me longer may remember this post on my blog over three years ago now. That post depicted my struggle of realizing that I would not be able to attend this school the fall following my high school graduation. I ended up taking a year off and working at Chick-fil-A, saving to attend Moody in the fall of 2014. At first, that gap year was extremly difficult for me. By the end of it, and looking back now, I cannot imagine having done anything else. That time of being forced to work was the best thing that could have happened to me. Financially, because of that time I was able to get ahead on my school bill for a while.
Until now, apparently.
You see, I have been working ever since. I started at Chick-fil-A in October 2013 and haven't stopped. I usually take the last week or so of each semester off, and a few days at the beginning or end of each break to get packed, etc., but aside from that I have been working. When I'm at home, I work at my original store for about 40 hours each week. When I'm at school, I work at my store there for about 15-25 hours each week. Over the last two summers I have attempted to get second jobs in order to get ahead, but have failed. The first summer I tried to nanny, but only had a position for a few weeks until the hours just were not going to match up with my schedule at Chick-fil-A so I had to leave that. The second summer I trained to be a banquet server at a nice restaurant nearby and was then not scheduled for 10 weeks because they just did not have enough shifts to go around.
If I read this information from someone I didn't know I would doubt their efforts, but those of you who know me will know that they are true. I love to work. I enjoy it. It can be really hard and exhausting, but I love to move around and accomplish tasks. I have enjoyed all my jobs, but they're just not enough.
Maybe I should include some accomplishments about school here: I don't have the best GPA in the world, but it's risen to a 3.2 and I am proud of that. They have risen and this last semester I got two As and three Bs. They could have been better but the last few weeks of the semester were so stressful with the busy schedule I have. When I am at school, I attend my classes and chapel, work, spend time with the girls on my floor, serve on my floor's lead team, attend our floor events, and attend church and the community group I have joined within that. I don't say all this to brag, but to show that I am not one of those college students who sits around bingeing Netflix. Sure, I may watch a show while eating a meal or something, but generally I am going from one place to the next so often that I don't have time to do anything else. I work hard and continually reevaluate my schedule to figure out how to use my time more wisely.
Another fun aspect of this all is that there will be eight weeks this summer that I will be unavailable to work. I am required to fufill an internship (which I am extremly excited about!!) but that will take away from my money making time. I wish I could share about my internship, but right now I am waiting to communicate more with the organization I am looking into about whether or not my internship can be fufilled with them...but that is slightly irrelevant. I only mention that to say that it is (albeit in the future) less money I will have, deepening my need for this page.
Writing all this and publishing it for the world to see is extremely difficult. It is embarrassing because I feel like I should have worked harder and more diligently to save my money and be able to pay for school all on my own.
That's my spiel. That's why I need money from others. I am a college student (only three semesters to go!) who needs help paying for her spring semester. $6,100 is the total cost of each semester at Moody. I am on the payment plan which, for the spring semester, requires $1,220 payments on the first of each month, from December-April. As of right now I have paid $500 on my semester. This school means the world to me. I would consider taking more time off, but it does not feel right to me. God intends for me to still be at Moody these next three semesters. I have built up so much there that for me to leave now would be devastating.
I'm not sure what else there is to say now besides that if you can help me in any way, I would really appreciate it. Heck, I can even knit you something in return.
So here's the thing: I am days away from starting my fifth semester at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and about 1.5 (out of the 2 that have been due so far) payments behind on this semester.
Most of you will probably know me. Those who have known me longer may remember this post on my blog over three years ago now. That post depicted my struggle of realizing that I would not be able to attend this school the fall following my high school graduation. I ended up taking a year off and working at Chick-fil-A, saving to attend Moody in the fall of 2014. At first, that gap year was extremly difficult for me. By the end of it, and looking back now, I cannot imagine having done anything else. That time of being forced to work was the best thing that could have happened to me. Financially, because of that time I was able to get ahead on my school bill for a while.
Until now, apparently.
You see, I have been working ever since. I started at Chick-fil-A in October 2013 and haven't stopped. I usually take the last week or so of each semester off, and a few days at the beginning or end of each break to get packed, etc., but aside from that I have been working. When I'm at home, I work at my original store for about 40 hours each week. When I'm at school, I work at my store there for about 15-25 hours each week. Over the last two summers I have attempted to get second jobs in order to get ahead, but have failed. The first summer I tried to nanny, but only had a position for a few weeks until the hours just were not going to match up with my schedule at Chick-fil-A so I had to leave that. The second summer I trained to be a banquet server at a nice restaurant nearby and was then not scheduled for 10 weeks because they just did not have enough shifts to go around.
If I read this information from someone I didn't know I would doubt their efforts, but those of you who know me will know that they are true. I love to work. I enjoy it. It can be really hard and exhausting, but I love to move around and accomplish tasks. I have enjoyed all my jobs, but they're just not enough.
Maybe I should include some accomplishments about school here: I don't have the best GPA in the world, but it's risen to a 3.2 and I am proud of that. They have risen and this last semester I got two As and three Bs. They could have been better but the last few weeks of the semester were so stressful with the busy schedule I have. When I am at school, I attend my classes and chapel, work, spend time with the girls on my floor, serve on my floor's lead team, attend our floor events, and attend church and the community group I have joined within that. I don't say all this to brag, but to show that I am not one of those college students who sits around bingeing Netflix. Sure, I may watch a show while eating a meal or something, but generally I am going from one place to the next so often that I don't have time to do anything else. I work hard and continually reevaluate my schedule to figure out how to use my time more wisely.
Another fun aspect of this all is that there will be eight weeks this summer that I will be unavailable to work. I am required to fufill an internship (which I am extremly excited about!!) but that will take away from my money making time. I wish I could share about my internship, but right now I am waiting to communicate more with the organization I am looking into about whether or not my internship can be fufilled with them...but that is slightly irrelevant. I only mention that to say that it is (albeit in the future) less money I will have, deepening my need for this page.
Writing all this and publishing it for the world to see is extremely difficult. It is embarrassing because I feel like I should have worked harder and more diligently to save my money and be able to pay for school all on my own.
That's my spiel. That's why I need money from others. I am a college student (only three semesters to go!) who needs help paying for her spring semester. $6,100 is the total cost of each semester at Moody. I am on the payment plan which, for the spring semester, requires $1,220 payments on the first of each month, from December-April. As of right now I have paid $500 on my semester. This school means the world to me. I would consider taking more time off, but it does not feel right to me. God intends for me to still be at Moody these next three semesters. I have built up so much there that for me to leave now would be devastating.
I'm not sure what else there is to say now besides that if you can help me in any way, I would really appreciate it. Heck, I can even knit you something in return.
Organizer
Rachel Little
Organizer
The Colony, TX