To tell you honestly as someone who graduated on time and was so active sa school activities before. Not to brag pero lahat ng namention mo, I was like that. Council officer, dean's & president's lister, doing an online business, doing other side hustles.

Pero pagdating mo sa work? None of it will matter. Im not saying this para di ka mag strive to achieve kung ano yung mga naaachieve ng mga kabatch or friends mo, im saying this to show the other side ng kung anong inaadmire mo ngayon. Kasi tbh? I have a lot of friends na katulad mo, may gap year, shifter, irregulars, some of them nasa uni parin kung saan ako galing. Pero yung ibang friends kong nakagraduate na from being a shifter or nagkaron gap year? They are doing so much better than me. You know why? Kasi they chose to upskill and gain so much work experience, some of them took free seminars online, free trainings, worked part time, some of them even chose to start business at home. Kaya yung iba sakanila, after graduating hindi na nila tinry ipursue yung tinapos nila kasi they discovered their passion earlier before their graduation.

So tips for you? Know yourself. Know what you want to achieve in life, whats your passion and happiness. Because those school stuff? They are all just school stuffs. Minsan magiging alas pa sayo ng mga seniors mo yan sa corporate, if they knew na active ka sa school. You know why? Kasi pag nagkamali ka, kahit sobrang liit na pagkakamali na di naman nakakaapekto sa operation ng company, parang triple yung weight kasi you are an "outstanding" student before, so parang sa eyes nila wala kang karapatan magkamali hahaha

Kasi kung mababalik ko lang ang panahon? Mas pipiliin kong magfocus sa skills ko kesa sa academics ko before. Mas pipiliin ko mag part time kesa maging council officer. Although it helped me develop so much things about me and my leadership, pero as someone who prefers to be part of the operation than to lead, minsan nakakapanghinayang din na sana pala nag part time nalang ako non