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Abeer AlMutairi
Professor Rebecca Agosta
UWRT 1101 035
1 October 2015
Never Give Up Your Dream, It May Come True
I remember that I was sitting in a small room where the lights were very
bright and everyone is wearing a white coat. There was a strong smell
bothering everybody, oh this is normal!! Because we were sitting in the
chemistry lab. I remember that day with every little detail like it was
yesterday.
In that day, I was annoyed while I was doing my experiment. My major was
biochemistry but wasnt my favorite not that I hated it, but I didnt enjoy it at
all because still I didnt realize that I have passion with another subject. I
continued in that major even if its not my first choice. It took me a while to
figure that out even when I did well in this major, its not my favorite. Why
did I keep studying that? Why did I keep torturing myself to learn something
neither I like nor I have the willing to love it? I keep asking these question
and I know it took me a while to decide due the lower grade and GPA. I was
hesitating to take a step before I got to this point. Finally, I did it and drop
everything. I know what are you thinking now, why I didnt do it from the
beginning? Why I waited all this time and waste everything? Simply, my
answer is that I have a passion, dream that I had to chase which isnt in that
field. I realize that I have a passion for studying computer engineering which

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It was my first choice, but I didnt get acceptance due to the overload of that
department and it was closed for a period of time. So eventually, I drop the
course and leave the university. Their rules state Each student have one
chance to join Kuwait University which mean that I couldnt apply again to
join the engineering college.
One day, while I was sitting in the backyard enjoy the nice weather and
drinking my coffee, my phone rang. I picked it up.
Institution: Hi, May I speak to Abeer
Me: sure, Abeers speaking
Institution: oh, Hi Abeer Im calling from the College of Technological Studies,
I would like to inform you that you are accepted to join us with the major you
selected
I was speechless that I got acceptance in that institute, when I heard the
good news, and finally I will learn more about things that I really love. I loved
that day which I finally will chase my dream.
The semester begins. I was super excited to learn more and to be an expert
in that field. In each class, I was eager to learn more. I was an annoying
student by asking a lot and learn more stuff. Then, years have passed and
still I studied hard and diligently like the first day of classes in order to reach
the ambition. Over times, I realize that is a true passion comparing with
previous major, I did a pretty good job in all my classes by getting A grade
and 4.00 GPA. I was studying in an institute to get a high diploma not a
bachelors degree. Even when I was studying my favorite subject, there was

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something bothering me the most that the institution have some role about
the scholarship in order to get a bachelor degree, the role stated that only
the top 3 students of alumni in each year have the chance to get a
scholarship. It made me nervous a lot. What are the odds that I will be
among the top 3? It was really frustrating even though I kept working hard
and continued to get the highest grade in the each class and I thought no
matter what happens I would continue studying.
This is the big thing for me, the day that my dream came true, the
graduation day. Finally, I made it, I have completed a high diploma in
computer engineering. It was my dream to study something I like and get
advance. But I realized that when I accomplish something there is another
dream come over. It like my passion renews itself and my dream become
bigger and bigger. My family proud to what Ive accomplished. I was very
happy and relieved that I made a right decision.
After that day, I was thinking of my future that Im willing to study and learn
more, whats the next step should be? I waited for the institution to tell me
whether Im among top 3 or not whether I got a scholarship or not. The time
goes by slowly, and I was nervous. They took about one year to tell me due
to the huge number of student graduated in that year. Also, they stop
sending students who seek to be an undergraduate program for a period of
time and the good fortune in the same year that I graduated, they reopen
the scholarship once again. The reason for closed it, to give a chance for
students who seek to enroll under a graduated program. While I waited for

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them, I decide to have a job and work for a while. After that year passed,
finally they called me and informed me. I was sad and happy at the same
time, happy that I was among top 3 student and I have the choice to choose
from 4 different countries, and sad because I just started a new life and got
married which I couldnt decide by my own anymore but I know it will not be
a hurdle in the way of my success and what I thought was right, he is a big
supportive for me and encouraged me to complete the journey, which I has
already started.
My journey begin, I pack up my stuff and move to the US to start a new life.
First, I had to study the English Intensive program in the ELTI in UNC
Charlotte. Because I didnt take the IELTS test which allow me to join the
university. I thought that I have first to adjust to the new life, get used to the
idea of being abroad and far away from my family and friends.
Reading and writing had a significant impact on how I interact with the world.
Arabic is my first language, what I spoke and heard at home. It doesn't mean
that I dont know how to communicate in English either by reading or writing.
Ive read a good numbers of books were in English for instance, a series of
The Unfortunate Event. But I know that I have weakness in writing, maybe
because the lack of idea, which led me to focused on that and be a better
writer.
I remembered the first day which was awful. I had a bad experience with my
reading and writing teacher. As the section was for international students, he
thought that we dont know anything in English. This was not true, everyone

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have some weakness skill which was normal. Once, he asked for word
meaning. He assumed that all of us dont know English even when we in
level 5. I gave him a definition of that word which surprised him. Would you
come over and teach the class instead of me? he humiliated me. I was so
embarrassed and all my peers burst laughing on me. I didnt mean that, I just
answered his question. After that, I hate writing class which I shouldnt share
my thought or ideas. As I mentioned that I have weakness in writing, I
worked very hard to improve that skill which it obvious by the grade. Day
over the day, I progressed in writing and it became much better.
Ive successfully completed the program and decide to take the IELS test so I
can enter the academic and achieve my goals. Therefore, I pass the test and
join the UNCC to complete whatever I started.
It a first year for me but they transfer some credits from my previous college
so now actually Im sophomore. The college environment in the US totally
different from back home. In the first day of classes, I was nervous and had
some anxiety and happy as the same time. I didnt even thought that I would
reach this point of success compare to the awful experience in Kuwait
University. I didnt think that I can do. Im thankful for those who believed on
me especially my husband and my family. In that point of success, my dream
will not end I will do whatever it takes to be advance in computer
engineering and I will keep dreaming.