Early struggles - TAPMI

I have always been a steady performer in my academics. I always used to be in the top five of my class. In my X standard I shifted from CBSE to state board, It was the first time I was introduced to Telugu as a subject, I also had a problem with mathematics, where state board is way advanced compared to what I learned in CBSE. Owing to these factors, and some other external factors, my performance dropped drastically, where I was at the bottom five of my class. X standard board examinations were very important and there used to be a lot of emphasis on the performance and scoring required at the finals. I experienced a lot of pressure owing to my performance and my inability to learn. I was performing the same till my half-yearly examinations. I realized that I haven’t been improving on my weak areas and giving into the pressure of scoring without concentrating on the learning part. I started to work harder than I used to, and emphasized on my weak areas. I performed pretty decently in my next two pre-finals, I continued with my hard work, emphasizing on my weak areas and strengthening my strong areas. I gave my finals and the results were beyond expectations, I stood as a topper of my school. I was donned with a gold medal from my school for my performance. I consider this as my greatest achievement, where I emerged from the bottom five of my class to second best scorer in the town. This particular achievement made me understand that life is not always constant and there are many difficulties and changes that take place continuously, it is only when you are prepared to face these challenges, without losing confidence, courage and determination you can succeed. This achievement helped me realize my potential and lead me to embark on a bigger journey.