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Reflection 1 -- SEM 2 -- Adi Syachrin

 This is now the start of our 2nd semester of Grade 12!! Can't say much for now if anything has changed in my development but I'm steadily getting used to the brunt of the Grade 12 workload. Of course, everything is still hard, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.

My finals were quite hell and I was incredibly disappointed since I happened to do worse than my midterms đŸ˜­ Of course, no failing grade or anything, but I happened to have hoped for something better from my grades. I don't know what I was thinking hoping for that despite not putting as much effort into my studies...

The project with our personal statement was OKAY. I happened to write an essay that may stand out and so it was only a matter of a few more edits. I submitted what I already had but I'm planning to continue refining it in the next few weeks until I have to submit it. Despite that, I'm unsure if I'll still push through with applying to a school overseas considering the fact that studying abroad will take a toll on my bank account (sigh...) and scholarships are a hassle to work through. With hope, I'll apply to local schools in my home country and will find myself living back home. This also helps since they don't really require personal statements and I'll be able to take care of my family. I'm also looking to take a gap semester so I'll likely start college in early 2026 rather than the second half of 2025.

For our 2nd semester, our topic has shifted more from discussions to presentations as Miss Disa will now give us lessons on more efficient and engaging presentations. Her instructions started off with just making any presentation of our choice about any topic and presenting it for 3 minutes. It was an awfully difficult task considering the fact that 3 minutes is barely sufficient for a presentation, though my biggest issue lies in picking a topic to present in the first place.

Eventually, I decided to do a presentation on Floriography, or the language of flowers, to present to the class. It is one of my more niche interests but it was a safe and rather appealing topic to delve into. Miss complimented my presentation for its relevance to the topic and whatnot, and how much I was able to remember from the topic itself. Floriography is one field that I happen to be well-researched in and it was even a viable career path for me since I thought about becoming a professional florist (will still be considered!).

Anyways, I actually find this topic rather fun and although presenting a lot is nerve-wracking, you learn to get used to doing "lectures" and standing in front of a bunch of people. It's quite invigorating. Watching others present is also fun.

Anyways, that's all for the first reflection of 2nd Sem! 

Thank you for reading!

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