Transition From Second To Third Level Education

Introduction

This assignment focus on my transition from second level education to third level education. I completed my second level education few months ago. So, in this reflective journal, I will include my personal experience during foundation and my current major which is Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in accounting and finance. For this assignment, I will use Gibbs reflective model as a guide in the writing process. Gibbs G (1988). Description I graduated from my secondary school on 2016 at Sekolah Menangah Kebangsaan Laksamana in Kota Tinggi, Johor.

Then, I decided to go for a fast track studies which is Foundation in Accounting at Kolej Poly-Tech Mara Bangi in order to pursue to Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Accounting and Finance (BAAF). I successfully passed my foundation with flying colours even though I face a lot of difficulties during a one year period. It was a tough year for me as this is the first time I leaving apart from my family. I cried every single night in silence just because I miss the presence of my parents around me. Besides that, the learning style in college makes it even worse because I need to adapt with the surroundings and environment in a short period of time. Converting into new place is definitely not easy especially when I have to make friend with new people whom I do not know their background and attitude.

Feeling

I felt very sad and stressed all the time. I once thought to end my education journey because I was unable to continue due to less of confident and stress, but at the same time, I do not want to breaks my parents hope. They have spent a lot of money to provide me a better education and I should not waste it. I also realised that there are many people out there who unlucky enough for getting an education, so I should be grateful to have this chance. There is nothing easy in life, everyone have to work hard in order to achieve something. I realised that I should not give up because in every successful person, there is a story and a long-struggled journey for him or her to get to where he or she is today (Kerri, 2014). So I accept the facts that this is a part of education and it is okay to have a little bit of pressure because at the end of the day, it is the one that actually helps us to be better.

Evaluation

I admit that I have to take this problem seriously because I do not want it to affect my studies. So I make a decision to see my mentor who is one of the lecturers in my college to ask for an advices or an opinion. It does make me feel much better as my mentor claims that I can meet her anytime if I need help and advices. I feel so glad and beyond happy about it because at least I do not have to worry about myself anymore. Besides that, I tried to make friends with some students because discussing my problems, obstacles and potential solutions with a friend is a great way to reduce stress (Jonathan, 2015). Furthermore, I tried to join any activity that being organise by my college as much as I could because, involving with college activities do help me overcome my problem as most of the times I forget about it due to the pack of activities.

Analysis

From the experience that I face a year ago, I manage to change myself to be a better person. Now I am on my first year in accounting school major in accounting and finance. It is collaboration between Kolej Poly-Tech Mara, Bangi and Dublin Business School (DBS), Ireland. I could say that I am pretty much proud of myself because I come this far, I still remember how stress I am to studying far from my family during foundation and being too scared as I jump into new environment with so many obstacle. Now, I am astonishingly doing great as I learn how to control my feelings and became more matured. I can see how much a year can improved me to be much better because experience makes me wiser and more relax facing the problems that coming ahead. Being far from my family teaches me to be independent and make my own decision. I realize that I am big enough to handle every matter regarding education and my daily basis. College life does give me better education, besides that it teaches us to survive in our life by our own. I am glad that I did not give up on the first place.

Conclusion

In conclusion, I should be mentally and physically ready since day one besides that, I should have prepared myself to face the reality as a student that leaving apart from their family. However, from the experience that happened a year ago made me realise that I can do anything but t takes time for me to actually achieve something. So, I can say that my transition from second level to third level of my education is probably the same and what makes it different is how I face and accept the challenge. This is because everyone facing various situation in their life and if they can overcome it, so do I. My experience in studying from second level education to third level education teaches me to believe in myself and recognise my potential.

Action Plan

In future, no matter what path I choose, either pursuing my study or working in any field, I will make sure that I should not give up because every stage in life has its own challenges. Even though if I move to another place with new environment, I will try to blend in myself and I know that my family may be not be with me all the time but their supports will always being my best medication.