You know one of my biggest ambition that I haven’t achieved yet is to study abroad especially in England just so you know it has been with me like since childhood and start and your greater growth rules in my university years when I had a chance to interact with many successful individuals who has enriching experience studying overseas. There are several reasons why I haven’t achieved this goal yet. The first thing is the cost I mean the tuition fee and cost of living in the for a student from developing country like me to study abroad is like cost may cost an arm or leg and my family and I cannot cannot be affordable for such a huge investment and the only option for me to achieve that to be to study abroad is gain the you know fully funded scholarship however such scholarship are very competitive and my profile is not enough to achieve it yet. So some but you know despite the obstacle I still work I’m still working on that I’m now say I’m now try to save the importance of my income to be able to fund myself for that journey and I also upgrade my profiles to be able to more competitive to be a more competitive candidate and you know I still I’m still on wavering for that ambitions and I do think that you just never give up then there is always a possibility.
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You know, one of my biggest ambitions that I haven't achieved yet is to study abroad, especially in England. Just so you know, it has been with me since childhood and started during my university years when I had a chance to interact with many successful individuals who had enriching experiences studying overseas. There are several reasons why I haven't achieved this goal yet. The first thing is the cost. I mean, the tuition fees and cost of living for a student from a developing country like me to study abroad can cost an arm and a leg, and my family and I cannot afford such a huge investment. The only option for me to achieve that is to gain a fully funded scholarship; however, such scholarships are very competitive, and my profile is not enough to secure one yet. But, you know, despite the obstacles, I am still working on that. I am now trying to save a portion of my income to be able to fund myself for that journey, and I am also upgrading my profile to be a more competitive candidate. I am still unwavering in that ambition, and I do think that you should never give up; there is always a possibility.
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