(I reached out to you through email, but received a 'Message Blocked' email, so I'm posting my message here)
I'm Pakistani-Canadian; 22 years old. I got stuck in Pakistan during covid and had to attend university here because I didn't have enough support to return to Canada.
Unfortunately, things aren't safe here for me because I'm a queer person undergoing HRT. I've experienced harassment and want to leave as soon as possible, but my parents' monetary support re: airplane fare is contingent upon me getting accepted into a Canadian pharmacy school (I'm a P2 PharmD Candidate currently).
Whilst I can organise tuition loans and such, I can't afford application fees because I have no disposable income and the currency conversion from PKR is not in my favour. I tried, but could not find any application fee waiver either. We are also highly discouraged from holding jobs while attending school over here. There's no policy against it, but life can be made difficult in other ways.
I am applying to three universities, which are the University of Saskatchewan ($125CAD or $88USD), University of Waterloo ($215CAD), and University of Toronto ($250CAD).
I would appreciate any help I can get. My intention is to get into USask, as that seems my best bet at the moment. I'm willing to provide any verification required, as well.
I'm Pakistani-Canadian; 22 years old. I got stuck in Pakistan during covid and had to attend university here because I didn't have enough support to return to Canada.
Unfortunately, things aren't safe here for me because I'm a queer person undergoing HRT. I've experienced harassment and want to leave as soon as possible, but my parents' monetary support re: airplane fare is contingent upon me getting accepted into a Canadian pharmacy school (I'm a P2 PharmD Candidate currently).
Whilst I can organise tuition loans and such, I can't afford application fees because I have no disposable income and the currency conversion from PKR is not in my favour. I tried, but could not find any application fee waiver either. We are also highly discouraged from holding jobs while attending school over here. There's no policy against it, but life can be made difficult in other ways.
I am applying to three universities, which are the University of Saskatchewan ($125CAD or $88USD), University of Waterloo ($215CAD), and University of Toronto ($250CAD).
I would appreciate any help I can get. My intention is to get into USask, as that seems my best bet at the moment. I'm willing to provide any verification required, as well.