I had not been doing very well in my studies for most of my JC2 year. Due to some personal issues, I had trouble concentrating on my studies. Midway through my JC2 year, I felt that I’d messed up my studies. It was so bad that I secretly requested to be retained for another year. Thank God, my civics tutor rejected my request. I’m grateful that God had protected me because my decision seemed so rash now.
Maths was my weakest subject and I had no interest in it. I’d always tried to avoid studying it. I had been getting ‘U’ (ungraded) to ‘E’ grades for most of my JC2 year. For my prelims, I scored an ‘E’ even after being given a moderation of five marks. Admittedly, I was worried and fearful about my Maths paper during the A-Levels.
When the A-Level results were finally released, I was relieved that I had scored an ‘A’ for Maths! With the H2-level subject grades of ‘AABC’, a ‘B’ for General Paper, and having also taken on an active leadership position in my CCA (Co-Curricular Activity), I had the honour of being mentioned as one of the “All-Rounder Students” in my school for achieving at least 80 rank points! Praise the Lord!
I want to thank my care group for their encouragement. Especially my care group leader Ireen who kept encouraging me to let go of my pride and to take up the tuition my parents wanted me to get. I also thank God for my parents who were willing to spend money on tuition for me. I had kept the note that my sister had written to me some two years ago and I still read it every now and then. In it was this most awesome precious truth, “Even when you are faithless, God is faithful!” Indeed, sometimes, when the poor grades are so real, it is hard to be faithful. But praise the Lord, because our God always delivers!
Ang Zheng Da (St Andrews Junior College)
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