Okay, so if you've been following my Snapchat ( huiyong.khoo ) *shameless self promotion*, you will know that I've already received my Sunway scholarship offer letter!!!!!!!! Yea so after waiting for ages I've gotten to know that I'll be receiving RM15,000 per annum during my studies in Sunway. I was actually a bit disappointed when I first heard the news cos I was going for RM20,000, but I realised that my case was a lot better than many others so I was quite content and grateful. Besides, we can always apply for PTPTN lol.
As many people (or not) know, I have had depression since forever, so at about 15 I had already made my choice to study Psychology. Initially I thought I would pursue it overseas because who doesn't want to if they have the chance to lol. But as we all know, our beloved country's economy is drastically going downhill and the currency rates are as high as ever. Also, to actually give people psychological therapy, one must hold a Masters degree. Two of those major factors convinced me to study locally first, then only study overseas. Coming to think about it, I didn't really know why I chose Sunway Uni. I think a major influence is because there are a lot of Hinhua alumni there. And I also personally know one of the Psychology lecturers. She told me a lot of information about the Psychology course in Sunway and how it compared to other universities' courses. My first choice was actually HELP University, but after visiting the campus on it's Open Day, I realised it wasn't my ideal kind of learning environment compared to Sunway. Besides, Sunway's library is to die for.
When applying for Sunway, there were its complications and I am nothing but grateful to those who have helped and aided me no matter if it was the enrolment or scholarship application. But it was in those complications that I managed to learn and discover more about the people I know hahaha.
My intake in is March, so there's really some time to look forward to. I cannot wait to meet both old and new friends at CISA and my course too. I also want to engage in lots of activities and make full use of my time in university. What already stresses me out is the high expectations of others and myself. I will be really bewildered on the first week but I am really glad there are people to accompany me during my time at Sunway. I hope to do things I have never done before and meet and learn from people who thrive by working in groups. I really want to be more action than talk, so I'll need to work as harder than before. I'm also looking forward to learning new skills. I can only pray that I meet good people hahahaha.