Throughout my life, I’ve never had much instances where I had to face a difficult situation where I had to decide. However, I remember there was one instance where it took me longer than I expected to make a decision. So, back in 8th grade, I had to decide whether I would move to a different campus to study at a higher level. However, I have been studying in my current campus for around 8 years already and I have built a lot of friends there. But my mom and dad persuaded me, they kept persuading me saying that it would be good for your education and all that. But everything was holding me back. My friends were holding me, my teachers were holding me back at this campus. So, I made the decision to stay because I could still go to that other campus at a different year. And I think it was a pretty good decision of mine because if it wasn’t for staying, I would not have joined the student council. I would not have became the head girl, the president of student council. And overall, it has built my study a lot.
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Throughout my life, I've never had many instances where I faced a difficult situation that required a decision. However, I remember one instance where it took me longer than I expected to make a decision. Back in 8th grade, I had to decide whether to move to a different campus to study at a higher level. I had been studying at my current campus for around 8 years, and I had built many friendships there. My mom and dad kept persuading me, saying it would be good for my education and all that. But everything was holding me back. My friends were holding me back, and my teachers were holding me back at this campus. I ultimately made the decision to stay because I could still go to that other campus in a different year. I think it was a good decision because if I hadn't stayed, I would not have joined the student council. I would not have become the head girl, the president of the student council. Overall, it has greatly benefited my studies.
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