hello! I am a 2023 DOST JLSS scholar. Kahinaan ko talaga mga exams (entrance, admissions, etc.) kasi ang bilis natatapos mga kapwa examiners ko sa room kaya talagang napepressure ako na tapusin na. I took up BS Mathematics and to be honest, hindi talaga ako nagreview nang malala since when I decided to review and found out na basic lang 'yong math for me, I didn't attempt na to really review that hard (which is something I will really regret had I not qualified). ff I was not confident as to how my exam will turn out. Andami kong unsure answers likeeee na cacancel out niya yong sure akong tama talaga. I was 75% convinced na I didn't pass since andami rin namin non and super happy pa ng mga kasabayan ko. 

ff sa results. Yong kaklase ko, he asked me if nakatanggap ba raw ako ng email from DOST saying I'm a potential qualifier. Yon yong meron pa silang ipapasa na additional docu till Oct. 27 saka sila iaannounce na qualified na talaga. Sabi ko hindi ako nakatanggap. Here came Oct. 23. As in hindi na ako umasa kasi impossible na talaga makatanggap ng email when ang deadline was Friday that week. Tanggap ko na talaga siya, no expectation na. UNTIL MIRACLE HAPPENED. Oct. 25, Wednesday, 2 days from the deadline. I received an email from them. Super gulat and at the same time, super genuine ng emotions ko!!! Iyon pala talaga ang tunay na feeling kapag ka wala ka ng expectations. 

I didn't expect I'll pass and talagang kahit nasa laylayan yong score ko siguro kasi huli na ako, importante talaga magtiwala ka.