NUS oversea college (NOC) has been one of my dream student program. I abandoned my student exchange program just to try on that. What can be more eye opening for a program that lets u be an intern in a high tech startup in Silicon Valley, guided by the founder or someone with a lot of entrepreneurship experience and study at Stanford Business School + the awesome view of San Francisco? Whenever I mention about NOC, people would say it is hard to get, need high CGPA, blah and blah or [Insert what your friend said here].
Trying to get into this program has been a long and messy battle. I tried during my last sem, I gave it all out and I did not even pass my first round of interview. To make thing worst, that is the last sem I am eligible for applying. I literally gave up on it and go for local internship. What a let down.
The application is opened again this sem. I am a person that won’t feel happy without a fight simply because I don’t want to regret down the road. So I ask them to give me a shot and they did.
And the story goes. I went back for CNY and I missed my first schedule interview. Under the email, there is an merciless statement. “We will not accomodate any change of schedule”
Oouch, that was painful and it was almost devastating. I could not accept the fact that I lost the war even before it started. I hate myself for it and I actually thought of giving it up since so many complications had occured. Eventually I can’t do it, I can’t get pass myself and I begged for a re-schedule.
Kindly and lucky enough, they gave me a chance and I passed my interview. Looking back, I have seen how far I have gone through, how determined I was and how other people with their silly thoughts of “u can’t or it is hard” could not affect me. I believe this is what people call PASSION.
The battle is getting tougher ahead. The upcoming interview will be almost deadly and the biggest obstacle of all is getting the approval for me to extend a semester for the programme.
Eventhough I know the chance of getting into the programme is slim, I want to give it my best shot to prove to myself I can pursue anything I want. I believe the result is not so important, it is the will to fight and the determination in getting what you want in life. It is crucial not to let people around you scare you off or doubt on you. Remember that we are in control of ourselves, not your friend or the overated CGPA in the result slip.
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