So back in 2019, when I was a 10th gradeer, at the time, I, along with some of my friends, we decided why not we participate in biology ompia out of fun. So we didn’t have that much preparation but we decided why not be given it a try. So the actually the Olympic was held at agricultural university. We decided uh, we should also go over there and visit that university because that university is known for itsing beautify and come this. And at that moment I didn’t give a thought that much and I decided that I should participate in it. And for that reason I started preparing from my biology book and. And I found that my book wasn’t actually that much enriched in biology. And after that, while I was a 10th grader, I started studying the 12th gradeuate books. And I thought that I didn’t know this side of mine which I had uh, the love I actually had for biology. And after preparing for that, I thought that my love was actually more than something else. So I decided why not I give it a try. And I also. I start preparing seriously for the competitionion. So the price was the first, second and third a position holder are going to get a treatip to kolkatar for three days. So I thought that if I could get a chance, um. Um, I could also give a visit over there. I didn’t give thought that, that much. And I started preparing for it. And when the test day came, I went over there with my friends. They were very much uh, having fun and all. But I was hesitant and nervous at the same time because I was actually trying to have a higher goal. And at around after seven days the result came out and I was shocked when I saw that my name was on the top three list. I was the first runner in the competition and that was a new type of experience to me because I didn’t actually thought that I can actually get it because the competition was actually designed for ten to twelve brothers. And me, uh, who is uh, from the 10th grade could actually. I dream of getting that. So this was uh, very much uh, new to me. And then again, I would say that this experience or this type of achievement has actually changed my life. And after that I was uh, actually motivated to work her. And I also won different kinds of competition after that.
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Back in 2019, when I was a 10th grader, I, along with some friends, decided to participate in the Biology Olympiad just for fun. We didn't have much preparation, but we thought, why not give it a try? The Olympiad was held at the Agricultural University, and we decided to visit the university because it's known for its beautiful campus. At that time, I didn't think much about it and decided to participate. I started preparing from my biology textbook, but I realized it wasn't very comprehensive. So, as a 10th grader, I began studying 12th-grade biology books. I discovered a side of myself I didn't know existed – a passion for biology. As I prepared, I realized my love for the subject was deeper than I thought. I decided to give it my all and started preparing seriously for the competition. The prizes were a three-day trip to Kolkata for the first, second, and third place winners. I thought, if I could get a chance, I could visit Kolkata. I didn't think too much about it and just focused on preparing. When the test day arrived, I went with my friends. They were having fun, but I was hesitant and nervous because I had set a high goal for myself. After seven days, the results were announced, and I was shocked to see my name on the top three list. I was the first runner-up in the competition, which was a completely new experience for me. I never thought I could achieve this, especially since the competition was designed for 10th to 12th graders. As a 10th grader, I had a dream of achieving this. This experience was truly new and exciting. I would say this achievement has changed my life. It motivated me to work harder, and I went on to win other competitions after that.
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