Coursera Financial Aid Answers

1) Why are you applying for Financial Aid?

I am a resident of India. My father is a rickshaw puller and my mother is a house-

maid. Our annual income is pretty low wrt to the average nation’s income. I think
it will be beneficial for me to get into the right firm as an intern. But I’ve no
job of my own to carry the expenses to pay for the certificate of this course. I
live only for my scholarship. In this circumstance, it is very much difficult for
me to gather such amount of money for the certificate. Financial Aid will help me
take this course without any adverse impact on my monthly essential needs. So I’m
badly in need of this financial aid. Receiving this Financial Aid will open for me
a new horizon of the world of Coursera courses, which in turn will help me in the
future. I also plan to complete all assignments on or before the time as I have
done for my previous courses. Also, I intend to participate in Discussion Forums,
which I have found to supplement my learning immensely in the other online courses
I have taken on Coursera. I also plan to grade assignments, which are to peer-
reviewed, which I believe will an invaluable learning opportunity.

2) How will taking this course help you achieve your career goals?

I want to take this course as I want to learn Python programming. I want to

complete the course due to my curiosity and also that I can put a good CV to get
applied to a job. This course will boost my job prospects after graduation from my
institute. It will help perform better in carrying out various programs in a
computer language and give me an edge over my competitors. A verified certificate
will attach credibility to the certificate I receive from this course. The field of
software technology is becoming saturated, and industries are now placing a high
level of importance on specialization. This course is suggested by one of my
seniors. I'm a junior in college and form next semester I have my placement pool.
Getting certification on this course not only help me to stand out among thousands
but also help my resume get shortlisted and get high pay job as top companies are
using data science and it has been said that up to 2020 the world will be going to
generate 50 times more data than what generated in 2011, so many companies are
looking for Python Programmers. There is a lot of potential and scope in this
career opportunity.

3) If you answered no, please help us understand why.

Sir, the financial status of the family, is not too good to pay the loan amount. We
already have a lot of dept in the bank, and my parents are paying it regularly. It
would make their life even harder to add a new loan over them. Sir, I don't want to
put any pressure over them. Sir, it would be a great help for me to get a good job
and help my family if I'm able to get this course.