Only 37 days... Boy, am I happy! I am finally going to accomplish the goal that I set out for myself since the beginning of college.
It all started 4 years ago at Leeward Community College. While I was waiting for class to start, I came across a poster advertising a prestigious program called the "Monbukagakusho Scholarship." It was a three year all-expenses-covered study abroad program in the country of Japan. All it required was an essay, an application, a few tests, and an interview. There was only one thing going for me at the time, the application. Writing an essay was never my strong suit during high school, the materials stated on the tests were a bit above my level, and I had never been on an interview before. The application was straightforward and easy. It didn't require much writing or knowledge, and it was a "test" that I knew all the answers to.
After a couple of weeks of working my brains, I finished the essay and mailed in my papers. All there was left to do was to study for the tests. The tests were going to be easy... or so I wished. The material was not a bit above my level but a lot above my level. The level of Math problems and English questions they were going to put on the test were way above my current knowledge at the time. I would've had to take a year's worth of classes in Math and English just to pass the tests. I felt like a 5 year old boy attempting to do a slam dunk on an NBA sized basketball hoop. It seemed impossible.
I knew that if there was any chance for me to pass these tests, it would be me spending endless hours studying until my brains were numb. I wanted it so badly; I was willing to do just that. I was set on making that slam dunk. 10 feet high or 100 feet high, it didn't matter. I was going to find my way up there one way or another! With only two weeks to go before the test, I studied as hard as I could. I studied more than all of the time I spent studying in high school combined. When the day came, I did my test, finished the interview, and one week later, I got an email from the scholarship committee.
It all started 4 years ago at Leeward Community College. While I was waiting for class to start, I came across a poster advertising a prestigious program called the "Monbukagakusho Scholarship." It was a three year all-expenses-covered study abroad program in the country of Japan. All it required was an essay, an application, a few tests, and an interview. There was only one thing going for me at the time, the application. Writing an essay was never my strong suit during high school, the materials stated on the tests were a bit above my level, and I had never been on an interview before. The application was straightforward and easy. It didn't require much writing or knowledge, and it was a "test" that I knew all the answers to.
After a couple of weeks of working my brains, I finished the essay and mailed in my papers. All there was left to do was to study for the tests. The tests were going to be easy... or so I wished. The material was not a bit above my level but a lot above my level. The level of Math problems and English questions they were going to put on the test were way above my current knowledge at the time. I would've had to take a year's worth of classes in Math and English just to pass the tests. I felt like a 5 year old boy attempting to do a slam dunk on an NBA sized basketball hoop. It seemed impossible.
I knew that if there was any chance for me to pass these tests, it would be me spending endless hours studying until my brains were numb. I wanted it so badly; I was willing to do just that. I was set on making that slam dunk. 10 feet high or 100 feet high, it didn't matter. I was going to find my way up there one way or another! With only two weeks to go before the test, I studied as hard as I could. I studied more than all of the time I spent studying in high school combined. When the day came, I did my test, finished the interview, and one week later, I got an email from the scholarship committee.
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