A big oppertunity, A heavy burden.

Every year, when the A-levels result was out, all the seniors and juniors are told to gather in the hall to experience the intense moment. As a junior, I imagine myself putting on my seniors shoe. I can feel his tension, and I think I felt his worry. I was him for the moment.

When it was announced that about 20 people didn't manage to score the minimum requirements, while 30 some did, the tension in the room rises. People are starting to get anxious. We were told from the very beginning that the German A-levels is a very tough programme. The juniors only hoped for the best.

To know that your family is waiting at home for a phone call from you makes you feel very responsible. If you succeeded, they would surely be happy. If not, wouldn't they have their hearts broken? doing something responsible like being a student puts a lot of burden on your shoulders. People around you have high hopes of you being able to succeed. Your parents and friends might already told their friends that you are going to fly to Germany. not knowing that it is't true for sure.

Being a student really makes you put your own hopes aside, and put others hopes in front. If I cant do it for myself, I need to do it for others. Its not about me now, its about them.