By Noura Soubra
Three
years have passed so fast, and in sha Allah I'll be graduating this year.
Studying
at AUB has been one of my best experiences, and I definitely learned a lot from
it!
So,
I would like to share a bit of what I learned with you.
As a
Muslim girl, I believe that my fellow Muslim sisters and me represent Islam at AUB. Being a Hijabi in such a place, maybe the only one in a
class, is like being a red ball between black ones, directly noticed, but
special too. Thus, this implies more responsibility in presenting the best
image possible, and leaving a good mark. For example, not being late to class,
as much as it seems trivial to some, and impossible to others, is actually
important in giving your instructor an impression about you, and thus about
Islam. Moreover, when it comes to my colleagues, being a Biology major, in
which competition is dominating, I choose to help others, because after all,
this is what Islam teaches me.
Although
you might feel somehow alienated in such an atmosphere...never be a follower!
Stand for your principles and you'll see that true friends will respect you!
In
general, university life is a life changing experience, but only if you want it
to be so. It comes once in a life time, learn from it...it is never about
studying and grades only! It is a chance to discover the world before facing
it. You get to know people from different background, deal with different
personalities, face challenging situations, take difficult decisions...but it all
get easier with time.
From another perspective, it is normal to be sad, angry, pissed off, desperate sometimes,
because of exams, projects, home works,
group work and GRADES - but let happiness dominate! I always consider
Quiz 1 as an "experiment" to me...to know how the style of the exam
will be and how I should study for the course! There is always room for
improvement and the grade doesn't always reflect what knowledge you actually
gained! To me, knowledge is as important as the grade!
Life
is not worth negative feelings...let them out then forget them...move on and
enjoy!
My
advice to you, always smile! :) It does make a difference, even if you can't
see it! Not so long ago, a Business student died after a long struggle with cancer; most of what her friends were talking about after her death was her smile and positive spirit!
So always be optimistic, have faith in God...B+!
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