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"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet."

-Aristotle

Last Sunday, my family and I went to an education fair after finding out about it on Facebook. I was actually pretty excited on the drive there and upon reaching, seeing everyone with their bags and books with different university logos made me even more pumped. It was in a huge hall and there were rows and rows of booths as far as I could see. 

Sadly, after a few rounds in the first section of the hall, I realize most universities don't have the type of course that I'd like. Sigh. I think other people will understand me when I say (some) universities only care for the big 4s that are Engineering, Law, Medicine, and Business. I honestly really think that everyone should be more open minded about it all. Just because your daughter/son/friend/niece/nephew are not taking one of those subjects, doesn't mean they can't succeed in the future. 

That Sunday night, I researched and googled a number of universities online, looking at what they offer and seeing if I could apply on the spot. Yesterday on the other hand, I spent the morning writing a personal statement for a school here in KL for an International Baccalaureate program scholarship. Fulfilling the requirements for the actual scholarship is quite an effort and time consuming process. It goes from figuring out what to write in your personal statement, to filling 4 pages of admission forms, to rummaging through the cupboards and drawers looking for my old school records/report cards (I only found 3 out of the 15 I'm supposed to have...). I also went to school yesterday to get my trial results (which I lost at home) from the office, that of which I was returned with a reply of "I'm sorry, we don't have it. It's not in your files.". I wanted to just melt to the ground. 

I was pretty disappointed at home till my friend reminded me that I could just whatsapp my ex-class teacher for it. I went on to doing the exact thing in almost an instance. Today, my brother is getting it for me! :> 

Anyway, having 2 of my friends already entering/going to enter university this month really makes me realize how much effort I need to put into everything to be able to get into not only a right path, but the right university. Currently, I'm still slightly unsure of what I actual want to do for pre-U. Do I want to take A-Levels, or do I want to take IB, or do I want to do foundation? I find myself drifting more towards A-Levels and IB though, which then leads to the question of "Where am I going to spend those 2 years doing them?" I have no idea. Frankly, I'm just hitting up wherever I possibly can at this moment. 

So all in all, I hope that the work and effort I put into these applications are going to bring me to a brighter future. xx