Jai Bharati
Jun 20, 2025
The Cost of a Dream
I was 22, living in Lahore, and had just secured admission into my dream university in Karachi for an MBA. It was everything I had worked for—countless late nights, tutoring kids i…
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The cost of a dream university education can be a huge struggle for the student . She applied for every scholarship she could find, even emailed professors and admins for a fee waiver . The result was always the same: "Unfortunately, we are unable to provide financial assistance at this time" She
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