Reflective Writing 

During my secondary school days, I did not make the effort to study as academic results was not my top priority. This caused my ‘O’ level results to be poor and when I first saw my result slip, I was devastated and wanted to give up on my studies. When my elder sister saw this, she took the chance to talk to me. She said that ‘O’ level is just another chapter of my life. Even though I was unable to get into my dream school (Ngee Ann Polytechnic), I can still strive in other polytechnics. She asked me “why give up when you are still so young?” This triggered me to reflect and my conclusion was that I am not going to give up on myself.

When I first entered Nanyang Polytechnic, I made it a point to be attentive during lectures and soon learned to take initiatives in asking my lecturer questions. This had helped me tremendously in my learning process. I realized that I have missed out the fun in studying and that with the correct mindset; it is possible for a “failing” student to do well. With determination, I made it to NUS.

To end, there is a meaningful statement told to me by one of my lecturers which I hold dearly to me - “you might be the ‘Superman’ in this course, but when you enter a university, there will be more ‘Superman’ and you will become a normal person again”.  This sentence is my source of motivation to always be ready to learn and improve myself continuously.