Why Applying for Cultural Diversity Tuition Waiver

Why Applying for Cultural Diversity Tuition Waiver

  • Submitted By: cnelson
  • Date Submitted: 05/24/2008 2:30 PM
  • Category: English
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I am Robert Kargbo, born on the 10th of June , 1968, in Freetown, Sierra Leone. I am married with two children, ages five and seven. I also have two foster kids, Saidu and Saine, ages seven and twelve respectively. I did my primary, secondary and college education in Freetown. Since my graduation in 1995, I have not been in a learning environment as a result of the ongoing civil war in my country. Just after my graduation, the civil war intensified and I and my family had to abruptly flee Sierra Leone to the neighboring French speaking country of Guinea. Despite the language barrier we had, I managed to filed an asylum request to the United State Government through the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It was during this time I came across our two foster kids, who had just undergone a horrible ordeal. Saidu had both his parents beaten to death as he too was beaten. He is presently deformed and needs a little extra attention. Saine lost his dad and the mother was abducted by rebels. Fortunately, asylum request was also filed in for Saidu and Saine, and all of our cases were approved. We arrived in Fargo on the 2nd of August, 1999. With my family situation, it is practically impossible for me to finance myself for a university study. My wife does a manual job and makes little money. Someone may ask , why I didn't go in for graduate studies or go in as a special student? My answer to such a question is mainly two reasons. The first reason is finance. I will need resources like books, lecture materials and assigned advisor. This will require me to either quit my job or go in for a part time job which will make it intriguing for me not only to sustain my family but to pay for tuition or buy learning materials. The second reason is that I have been out of tought with chemistry for a long time. I recently took a self assessment test in general GRE and chemistry GRE, and realized that though I still know the basics, I need...

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