Olivia Rodrigo secretly helps pay off University of Alabama student’s college tuition
Olivia Rodrigo secretly helped a University of Alabama student graduate when she paid for her final semester’s tuition. Student Jamie Causey, who graduated from the Tuscaloosa-based university with a degree in public relations, revealed Tuesday that the “Driver’s License” singer gifted $5,000 to cover school costs — after keeping the kind gesture private for more than a year.
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Olivia Rodrigo secretly helped a University of Alabama student graduate when she paid for her final semester’s tuition. Student Jamie Causey, who graduated from the Tuscaloosa-based university with a degree in public relations, revealed Tuesday that the “Driver’s License” singer gifted $5,000 to cover school costs — after keeping the kind gesture private for more than a year. Causey, 21, recalled the interaction began in early 2025 when Rodrigo sent her birthday wishes and then messaged her after seeing that the first-generation college student was struggling to pay the semester’s tuition. I know you don’t know me but I love your videos so much, you seem like the kindest coolest gal and you are such a source of positivity and light in my life!” Rodrigo told Causey in a screenshot of the conversation, according to the video posted on TikTok.
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- Olivia Rodrigo secretly helped a University of Alabama student graduate when she paid for her final semester’s tuition. Student Jamie Causey, who graduated from the Tuscaloosa-based university with a degree in public relations, revealed Tuesday that the “Driver’s License” singer gifted $5,000 to cover school costs — after keeping the kind gesture private for more than a year.
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