Guys, I am actually going to evaporate... here's some context:
Last year I told myself I would study diligently everyday to get into a selective school. I was your typical year 8 student, and I didn't know what I should be aiming for since I had never really 'studied' for an exam like this. The last time I had taken a test and prepared for it was when my dad signed me up to my school's SEAL program entrance exam (Yr 6)... I didn't get in. During my preparation for selectives, I found atarnotes and could chat with people who were in the same boat as me, it was great experience to engage in conversations with other people who were also taking the test, and gain a bit of knowledge while I was at it. Fast forward to when I received the news that I didn't get into a selective school, I was devastated. I quit everything, all forms of social media and I promised myself that I would study sincerely for next year's exam. This time I knew what I was aiming for.
It was now the end of year 8 and I had the opportunity to apply for the SEAL program at our school again (since most of the SEAL kids had got in selectives). I took the exam with much higher expectations than I did for selectives, and I got in. "Finally some of my hard work paid off," I thought. But my goal was engraved in my mind: to get into SCHS.
Soon after my dad enrolled me in some scholarship exams as backup if I didn't end up making SCHS. I studied like crazy, and what do you know, I got the scholarships!! It was at that point that I started getting some hope for the year 10 entry sehs exam, and that's when my goal changed. I had already heard about JMSS for a while until then, but the school now seemed much more to me, I took notice in my passion for science and really wanted to get in. I soon forgot about sehs and started preparing solely for JMSS. Months past and I kept studying, and that's when the day of the exam came, all my hard work led up to this moment. I remembered I was not the only person on this journey and I was reminded of atarnotes, it's a great place to share your story and discuss your experiences with others.
If there is anything that I learnt, it would be that everything happens for a reason. I didn't get in selectives last year, but now that I look back at it... I'm sort of glad I didn't. I mean, I learnt so many things along the way, and who knows... maybe I was destined to get in JMSS (hopefully)!!
So here I am now... desperately waiting for an interview offer from JMSS. Hopefully this post helps someone in someway.
Sorry for the ramble guys, and I wish the best of luck to everyone in all your future endeavors!!
(Is anyone else preparing for JMSS interviews??)
