The Star (Jamaica)

DETERMINED STUDENT NEEDS HELP TO FINISH COLLEGE

- ALICIA BARRETT STAR Writer

Shalise Sterling is a student at the University of Technology (UTech) who aspires to become a dental technician.

As a lover of medicine, she said that she wanted to do dentistry, but financial constrains propelled her in a new direction that she has not regretted.

To make herself more marketable and to add flavour to her work, she decided to add a little technology to it.

As determined as Sterling is, the years at UTech have not been kind to her financiall­y, but she is willing to make as much effort as possible so that she can reach her goal.

“I am in my third year of college, and it has not been easy. My mom is not working at this moment, and my dad is not in the picture. So, it’s really hard, but I am pressing on,” she said.

As the only child for her mother, Sterling depends on her to get things in place, but the 21-yearold said that they have fallen on hard times.

With the school fee at $293,000 per year, she said that her mother has been her tower of strength in the tough times that they have faced.

She said that the time spent at university has only been possible because of kind persons around her.

“I got help from a family friend in my first year, but since she got ill, things have been going slow. In year two my mom borrowed money from the credit union, so she has that paying for now, and Persons wishing to help Shalise Sterling may can contact her at 876-837-9284.

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