I value having a growth mindset because I believe that it is important to be open to learn new things every day and view things from different perspectives. With a growth mindset, I am able to remain driven in working towards my goals; and even in times of failure, I am able to take it as a learning experience. Besides having a growth mindset, I also value hard work. I believe that not only the ones who excel get rewarded, but hard workers do too. With this belief in mind, I take pride in the work that I do and always try my best to give my 100%. I am also always open to conducive feedback and would use the feedback to better my performance.

Furthermore, I stand strongly with animal rights as I feel that animals should still be treated properly and not be used for hard labour, or experiments. I personally refrain from buying cosmetic and skincare products that are animal tested, and I also try to get my friends to adopt instead of shopping; as I am quite uncomfortable with the idea of breeding animals for profit. At one point in my life, I decided to become a pescatarian upon watching a documentary on how meat was produced from a farm. It was only recently that I started eating meat again due to health conditions.

In addition, I try to maintain a work-life balance by setting realistic goals and knowing when to take a break. To me, happiness comes from a work-life balance, as I am not too focused on academics and neglect my own well-being. I do so by managing my time for sufficient revision as well as time to hang out with my friends and family. Moreover, I was able to realise the true significance of friendship recently, because when I was feeling overwhelmed and down, my friends were the ones who continued to send me a wholehearted amount of love and support that kept me going which I really appreciate and will forever be grateful for.