In her official withdrawal form, Yesnery cited "personal problems" and asked us not to share any details with third parties. We will respect her wishes.I thought I would take advantage of this turn of events to explain BECA procedure when we hear a student wants to quit:
- BECA does everything it can to understand the student's decision -- meaning talking to the student, talking to their family, talking to their teachers, talking to the school, if necessary -- whatever it takes to see if we can help in some way.
- If BECA determines that "it is out of our hands" we ask the student to sign an official withdrawal letter and hand in their BECA ID card and student manual.
- BECA advises the sponsors of the withdrawal and redistributes the balance* of their scholarship to another student(s) currently in need of funding.
Yes, it seems that the money already spent is lost for good. But think of it this way. Thanks to the generosity of BECA sponsors, Yesnery was given a shot she otherwise wouldn't have had.
And BECA likes to think that this opportunity alone is worth something and is money well spent.
Thanks, Yesnery, for giving it your best shot.
En realidad es lamentable que otra compañera más se retire de la familia beca.org, podemos comprender que no solo el dinero es un factor que permite que muchas personas no puedan estudiar y salir adelante, pero creo que si nos esforzamos y damos todo de nosotros saldremos adelante logrando nuestras metas y objetivos.
ReplyDeleteEsther Carballo
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Though sorry to read that Yesnery dropped out. I do agree that you and Yesnery's sponsor(s) provided an opportunity that she determined was not really for her. If anything, she now knows her limitations and should have no lingering feelings of "what could have been". Let us not forget that obtaining an education requires hard work, commitment, and dedication. To the other applicants and students. Think about what you are committing to. Work hard and you will succeed.
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