The results of the HKDSE will be released next month. Whether the results obtained in the examination can enter the desired subjects is believed to be the most concerned thing for every freshman.
Basma, a candidate for the HKDSE in 2017, also faced this problem that year. As a minority, she missed the exam and failed to enter the university as she hoped.
However, Basma admits that her family culture is more traditional, and her family thinks it is a "waste of time" for her to start with a basic diploma. She hopes that she can join social work as soon as possible.
But it is Basma's dream to experience college life and become a coach in the future.
After a balance of trade-offs, Basma began a half-study career, listening to her family's advice and enrolling in an associate degree in hotel management, which she had little interest in.
However, after completing her hotel internship, Basma realized that she didn't like hotel work.
After completing the associate degree program, Basma resolutely enrolled in his favorite English language and literature associate degree program. Even though he tried to sleep for an hour a day when he was the busiest, Basma still insisted on completing the course, and hoped that he would be able to be a pointer and become a teacher in the future. dream.
Basma, 23, is a recent graduate of the Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature, and will be progressing to the Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature at City University of Hong Kong in the new academic year.
(Photo by Huang Baoying)
Basma, 23, is a recent graduate of the Associate of Arts in English Language and Literature, and will be progressing to the Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature in the new academic year.
She was born in a Pakistani family and is the eldest daughter in the family. She has a younger brother who is 7 years younger than herself.
Basma sat for the HKDSE in 2017, but failed in mathematics and lost the chance to go directly to university.
Due to the traditional family culture, the family thinks that it would be a waste of time to read Basma from a basic diploma, and even describe a woman as the age of 20 to start a family and suggest her to join social work as soon as possible.
Only Basma, who has a university dream, is resolute. Even if she has to study halfway, she is determined to complete her studies.
Basma sat for the HKDSE in 2017, but failed in mathematics and lost the chance to go directly to university.
(Photo by Huang Baoying)
Since then, Basma has started a 5-year and half-reading journey.
Basma first studied for a one-year foundation diploma, and her family suggested her to study an associate degree in hotel management, which has a better prospect. "People from housing enterprises think that it is a good way to be a hotel and make money in the future," but Basma admitted that she has little interest in this subject. Difficulty concentrating in class.
After a 3-month internship in a hotel, she was more convinced that she was not suitable for a similar industry.
After completing the associate degree in hotel management, Basma once again recalled her dream of being a teacher for many years. She was interested in English literature since she was a child. She also took English literature as an elective in middle school. The knowledge gained a lot of satisfaction from it, which also made Basma more eager to become a middle school English teacher and have a taste of being a pointer.
Basma said that when she was the busiest, she tried to sleep for an hour a day, and then she had to continue to work and go to school. She described the situation at that time as very hard, but in order to pursue her dream, she never thought of giving up, and was finally admitted to the Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature at the City University of Hong Kong. .
(Photo by Huang Baoying)
1 hour of sleep for a half-work-study day
Basma, who lives in Pui O, spends 4 hours a day going back and forth between the college and home during his part-time study.
At the same time, she wants to become a "time management master". In addition to concentrating the class time of each semester in two to three days, she has to work 8.5 hours a day in a coffee shop to earn tuition.
Basma said that when she was the busiest, she tried to sleep for an hour a day, and then she had to continue to work and go to school. She described the situation at that time as very hard, but in order to pursue her dream, she never thought of giving up, and was finally admitted to the Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature at the City University of Hong Kong. .
Basma, who lives in Pui O, spends 4 hours a day going back and forth between the college and home during his part-time study.
(Photo by Huang Baoying)
When I met a good teacher in the post-secondary college, I was determined to be a teacher
Basma said that she met a good teacher while studying for the Associate Degree in English Language and Literature at the University of Hong Kong, which made her dream of becoming a teacher even more.
At that time, Basma found it difficult to transfer to English language and literature from the hotel management discipline, because he had not been in frequent contact with literature for three years at that time, and described the urgent need to "catch up with English" at that time. Fortunately, the teachers of the college were very willing to help. Call me the same, sometimes I ask a lot of questions, and the teacher is very willing to answer until I understand.”
It gave her more respect for the profession of teachers, and she also wants to be a good teacher for students in the future, and to create a friendly learning environment, so that students can have the courage to ask questions when they do not understand.
Basma said that she met a good teacher while studying for the Associate Degree in English Language and Literature at the University of Hong Kong, which made her dream of becoming a teacher even more.
(Photo by Huang Baoying)
Basma's message to the freshmen of the HKDSE, the HKDSE is just one of the topics in life, symbolizing a new beginning. Besides studying, there are many ways out. The important thing is to choose the direction you are interested in. Even if others are not optimistic, don't mind others Eyes, just work hard to do what you want to do.
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