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To set up a crowd fund to pay for my post graduate degree?

371 replies

Spiceupyourlife1989 · 19/08/2021 23:42

I don’t have the funds to pay it and am currently living on a low income, topped up by universal credit.
I know the post grad loans are £11,500 or thereabouts, but that’s to pay for course fees AND to live on Sad without help, I won’t be able to do it. I want to improve my job prospects, specifically for my toddler son, who I don’t want to end up going without, particularly when he starts school.

OP posts:
Snugglybuggly · 22/08/2021 00:40

I don't think you would get many donations for this

GreyhoundG1rl · 22/08/2021 00:40

I don’t think asking for something is unreasonable, thinking people should donate to your cause would be though.
If you didn't think people should donate you wouldn't ask.

CKMc2b · 22/08/2021 02:18

Is going past a Bachelor's really necessary for your career? What is your undergraduate degree in? Might you consider a part time post graduate certificate/diploma in your area of interest instead so you can continue working while you do your program? You might find that's all you need to change fields.

Redlorryellow · 22/08/2021 03:53

I know someone who did this for a postgrad in something creative. I thought it was very cheeky but also borderline offensive because she used her recent abortion as the reason why people should help her out. Literally - I’ve just had an abortion so help me get over it by paying for my expensive degree and living costs. Ughhhh.

Kanaloa · 22/08/2021 04:15

I wouldn’t donate to this I’m afraid. You can usually work alongside post graduates, especially if you do them part time. I’ve gone back to university as an adult now, and work part time shifts to keep me ticking along financially. I wouldn’t expect others to give me money so I could be a student. It isn’t other people’s responsibility.

ThePearSquare · 22/08/2021 07:37

@GreyhoundG1rl

I don’t think asking for something is unreasonable, thinking people should donate to your cause would be though. If you didn't think people should donate you wouldn't ask.
Well that’s simply not true, most people on these sites ask for help in the hopes that people will donate, not because they feel people should pay for their problem. They’re just trying their luck, nobody is obliged to pay for anything and it isn’t actually harming anybody.
3Br1tnee · 22/08/2021 09:17

I might start a crowd funder for my dental work. I only want one tooth straightened, that's moved over the years as the original dentist didn't give me and tell me to continue to use a retainer.

While I'm at it I may as well ask for people to pay for the small bit of corrective rhinoplasty I want.

Why not 🤷‍♀️

CrankyFrankie · 22/08/2021 10:58

I know someone who did this successfully and now has an MBA! Absolutely exceptional person though!

Ddot · 22/08/2021 11:35

Shy girls get nowt! Go for it, you either get the money or you don't.

GregTransphobia · 22/08/2021 11:39

Well obviously there's no harm in trying, but I doubt you'll be that successful. If you are that serious about it, I'd look at what your potential earnings will be once you have the qualification, and, if it's still worth it, get out a student loan. Looking further ahead helps you focus on whether it's actually worth it. If it isn't, consider something else that will pay better money.

ellyeth · 22/08/2021 12:01

Some really nasty comments on here.

As for calling play therapy and counselling "cushy jobs" with no real substance, that really is a sweeping and inaccurate statement.

I am sure there are many children who have had traumatic or anxiety-producing experiences who have benefited greatly from play therapy, and the same applies with counselling.

sunshinemode · 22/08/2021 12:23

Hi op
Lots of Child and adolescent mental health teams now offer recruit to train posts as it is so hard to recruit. Keep a lookout on your local NHS trust vacancies website.

debsam · 22/08/2021 12:30

You can get a grant for a Masters course - I did, and like normal student grants, you don't pay it back until you're earning enough (I think it's over £20,000)

TractorAndHeadphones · 22/08/2021 13:03

@GreyhoundG1rl

I don’t think asking for something is unreasonable, thinking people should donate to your cause would be though. If you didn't think people should donate you wouldn't ask.
It’s the same thing. Crowdfunds work by sharing with people in your circle, and having them share, and so on. The occasional viral crowdfunder (that actually reaches strangers) is for a clearly ‘worthy’ cause. Like the Bachelor’s maths degree of a black woman that also eventually caught Taylor Swift’s attention. Or people from a specific e.g nationality who donate to help ‘their’ people although strangers. Even then the crowdfund is shared in targeted places like Facebook groups not just distributed to all and sundry .

If you can’t think of anybody who would donate OP it won’t work anyway.

TractorAndHeadphones · 22/08/2021 13:03

Sorry @GreyhoundG1rl I agree with your post of if it wasn’t clear

felulageller · 22/08/2021 14:03

Ignore the people who have been mean. Some people should really check themselves before being so nasty to a stranger.

What about mental health nursing or a MHO?

Kanaloa · 22/08/2021 17:39

I don’t think it’s mean to suggest you can’t ask other people to pay for extended study. I mean it wouldn’t be acceptable to walk around your workplace saying ‘please can you give me some money, I want to do a masters’ so why is it okay to do basically that online?

GreyhoundG1rl · 22/08/2021 18:46

@felulageller

Ignore the people who have been mean. Some people should really check themselves before being so nasty to a stranger.

What about mental health nursing or a MHO?

Mean and nasty? Funny how telling the truth is so often interpreted as mean and nasty 🤔
Kite22 · 22/08/2021 19:36

@BeauxRingarde

Some of us are very aware of what judgey people think of us, and still don't give two hoots grin

That's a shame, because absorbing the judgement of others is often what leads us to change poor behaviours. Generally, those that don't care at all about the judgement of others don't change their poor behaviours, and can impact negatively on others.

Well said @BeauxRingarde

Also @GreyhoundG1rl Seems a bit of a theme on MN at the moment to accuse everyone of "being mean and nasty" when people are honestly answering the question that the OP has asked us all Confused

Until MN start a board for "Can you all please come and agree with me, despite the fact that I am being pretty unreasonable" then people asking the question will often get people that think they are being unreasonable. That's not mean. That's not nasty. That is kind of how the question works........

Kite22 · 22/08/2021 19:38

should have said "I also agree with GreyhoundG1rl....... ie disagree with felulageller*

Lovinglifeeveryday · 01/09/2021 02:29

I knew a girl who was cf for a serious medical procedure. She kept raising the amount needed until it was 60k. She reached the target but people then found out she had travelled first class bought an iPad to take with her booked her husband into 5 star hotel etc and the stating was brutal and a lot of people fell out with her.

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