Before entering MaSci, it was really nerve racking. The expectations people have on me and also my own expectations on myself is what made me scared about entering MaSci. It sure is a privelege being part of the cream of the crop to be eligible to enter MaSci.
Indeed, a culture shock is inevitable. Having class valedictorians as your classmates surely does not help in boosting one’s confidence as a MaScian. Competition and peer pressure can either make or break you as a person.
In my almost four years as a MaScian, I had realized that the real competition was not between myself and other students, it was between my past self and my present self. It was a challenge as to how I would change from the mistakes I have learned from.
My friends, among all things, made my journey a smooth sailing boat. It may be a heavy boat, but at least i have plenty of oars to row against the current. Friendships strengthened as time passed by. Bondage from cramming between classes and stress-eatings defined my high school life. Aside from those things, grades really do not matter in the long run especially if you have classmates that do not treat you as a competition, but rather as a friend together in this journey of high school.
I may only have a few months left of Junior High School, but i surely still have many more years to learn and develop myself as a person. I am thankful to my friends and family and of course to myself.
Amiel the Bloggerist 