The author reflects on their journey from receiving a commerce scholarship to pursuing a passion for Industrial Arts. Influenced by family, they initially chose finance over architecture. Despite setbacks in sports and losing their scholarship, these experiences cultivated resilience. For ten years, they worked low-level jobs while nurturing their educational aspirations. Eventually, they encountered a significant scholarship opportunity in computing science, which reignited their academic journey. The entry highlights how life's unexpected turns have shaped personal growth and redirected their focus towards achieving long-held dreams.
"What followed was a lesson in life's unexpected turns... Being dropped from AGS 1st XV, a disappointment at the time, became the wake-up call that redirected my focus back to academics."
"Yet sometimes, what appears to be a setback carries within it the seed of transformation... passed my bursary exam and qualifying for university."
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