“Medical assistant salary, you are so close to me now!” she claimed as the graduation comes nearer. In that whole nine months, she said that there were times that she felt like the only resort that she can do is surrendering and to stop. That moment, I have observed her eyes to be a bit watery while uttering those. “But I have to shoo those thoughts bothering me that time. I have to be focused and firm enough to surpass the feeling of not compromising. And good thing, I surpassed all of it,” she humbly says. “As a result of my hardships in school, I have been a part of the honor roll and not to settle the idea of bragging about it, I was also able to receive the highest grade. Who could have imagine, a person who seemed to be as nobody and not a time table type during her elementary and secondary life could possibly got such kind of rating? It was really a sweet victory for me. All worth it,” she proudly said.