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⁠‼️A heartbreak 💔 from Glasgow: My admission was withdrawn due to unpaid fees while trapped in Gaza. Please help me save my education. (thelemmy.club)

submitted 19 hours ago by solimanaboraida@hexbear.net to c/mutual_aid@hexbear.net

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Dear Everyone,

Today, my heart completely sank. I checked my email hoping for a ray of hope, only to find an admission withdrawal letter from the University of Glasgow for my Electrical Engineering program.

The admission was not canceled because of my academic standing, but solely because I was unable to pay the required tuition fees before the deadline due to the harsh circumstances, siege, and total financial blockade we are living under here in Gaza.

Seeing a dream I fought so hard for slip away simply because of a financial deadline is devastating. But I refuse to let my hope die completely. I am sharing my story and my campaign in hopes that kind-hearted people might help me raise the funds needed to secure my future and potentially re-apply or cover my educational and basic survival expenses.

Every single share, comment, or contribution means the world to me and gives me the strength to keep going amidst this darkness.

How you can support:

📌 GoFundMe Campaign:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/surviving-an-onslaught/cl/s?lang=en_US

🪙 Crypto Support:

Bitcoin (BTC): 15hhENX79tZy7MSxSJekewhdSN8jh92kRr
TRON (TRC20): TBjNGTPXxC93wHvj8zyPpyfRciEy2Qykf3

Thank you for reading, for caring, and for standing with me when everything else feels like it is collapsing.

— Soliman Abu Raida

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[–] SupFBI@hexbear.net 3 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

Soliman, I want to be supportive. I must ask why does this and your other University of Glasgow image both have OpenAI synthID watermarks?

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[–] solimanaboraida@hexbear.net [S] 1 point 13 hours ago (1 child)

I appreciate your care and question, but I assure you that the situation is real and painful as described. Using some digital applications or image editing/conversion software might leave a technical trace, but this doesn't change the fact that the admission was canceled due to the inability to pay the fees

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[–] solimanaboraida@hexbear.net [S] 1 point 13 hours ago

It likely appeared because I was converting the image to PDF to submit it in my response to the university. I’m sorry this raised some doubts, but I assure you it is completely real and authentic. My only fear now is that people in the communities might start questioning my credibility because of this comment.

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