Seleksi Nasional Masuk Perguruan Tinggi Negeri 2011

 Speaking of SNMPTN exam. This is my story. Guess I'm being nostalgic now, hahaha

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            After spending a night in my friend’s house and continued to stay in mosque all night to study, I woke up. First thing in my mind was, “God, this is it. SNMPTN’s first day”. I came home, took a bath and having breakfast. Then I went to SMPN 5 Surakarta, location of my exam. Yep, bismillah !! I work on my exam.

            The 1^st day wasn’t going well. It’s because the lack of time (corruption of time, I say) given to participant. The schedule said exam will be held at 9-10 a.m, 60 minutes. But, we only given 45 minutes. When the bell rang, marking that time is up, I still didn’t know what’s happening. ‘Til I realize that we only given 45 minutes of work. Then I quickly fill my answer sheet. That last minutes, my mind was full with confused, panicked, and protest. And when the examiner stand beside me, asking for my sheet, I look up to her and ask, 

“kok udah selese bu ? bukannya 60 menit ya ? saya hitung tadi cuman 45 menit.”

“ya kan udah bel mas…”

“lah ya ngga bisa bu ! Disini tertulis 60 menit kok. Berarti jatah kami ya segitu !”.

“nggak bisa mas, kalo udah bel ya pokoke dikumpulin”. 

I realized that this protest wasn’t going anywhere. So I look at my sheet again and continue to fill it. Miss examiner, felt that she was being ignored, grab my sheet. It almost got ripped, you know. Ah, and I could do nothing at the very end. “Fuck it, fuck you examiner, fuck all of you other-participants-who-didn’t-protest-with-me, fuck the bell”, that’s what I was thinking then. I got angry. Then I hurry to come home, to get some rest and cooling down my mind.

            The 2^nd day was different. It’s smooth and went as expected. Alhamdulillaah. But still, I concerned about yesterday..

At the announcement day ~

            I was swimming with my friends at one afternoon. When we’re done, suddenly our cell phone got many notifications. Many asking if we’re accepted or not. “What ? Now ? I thought the announcement is at 6 p.m”, I think. Realizing this, all of us, suddenly in a rush, went home. We’re hurry to open the internet for announcement. Me too. And, alhamdulillaah..

I GOT ACCEPTED IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS !!

Yes, this is clearly what Allah wants. He wants the best for me and I believe. Without thinking, I raise my hand and shout, “Alhamdulillaah !”. I down on my kneel, then doing “sujud syukur”. Then I ran to inform my family. They are all happy. Huhu, after all this struggle over the year, finally Allah gave His permission for me to do “tholabul ‘ilmi” in UGM Yogyakarta.

*when I searched any information about UGM the other day, I met a familiar, yet strange name in a website and Facebook account. It said “Merpati Putih Kolat UGM”. It made me curious. Guess I’ll check it out, once I went to UGM. Hehehe.

Almost Done Here

Finally, the final exam is dooonee ! yeayy ! and that was supposed to be my last exam in my college years. Yep, alhamdulillaah. I thank Allah SWT for having me succeed in these 8 semesters in International Relations UGM. Eventhough finished with average (almost below-average) GPA, I’m still thanking Allah SWT. Because with His permission, 4 years ago I got accepted in one of the best university in the nation, not mentioning the major I was entering is one of the top major in terms of social sciences study.  

I remember the first time I choose this Internasional Relations major. That was an accident, frankly saying. At that time, the beginning of my 3^rd years in high school, I remember choosing Communications Study UGM as my to-be-major in college. I chose Communications because of its vast options of field work after graduation. As a Communications graduate can apply in both government and corporations; mostly become Public Relations (PR) or Marketing. Plus, a Communications graduate can also gain income from organizing an event (EO). Hahaha, even in that high school days, I find myself to be that pragmatic and realistic. 

selamat tinggal masa SMA. haha. udah lama beudt

But, the destiny has changed my mind. During my final years in high school, I often participate in many SNMPTN try out-exam event. That was popular events for 3^rd years students, I reckon. And my choice was still the same, Communications major. I choice that major over and over in many try out-exam. At first, I got rejected (few times). But then, my failure never stop me, and I never give up, not for once. I think that “this is my target, I’m in control, and no one’s going to stop me for accomplishing it !”. And with that fiery spirit, I learn from my failure. I study in sections which I didn’t know. I come to my friend’s house for discussion and studying. I spent hours to work on the exam-simulation module. Answer the questions, one by one – going to the next question – answer again – if I wrong, I peek at the “key”. And that was my routine in my 3^rd years, especially at the 2^nd semester. 

            When time time of exam closing by, I realized something. That I’ve got accepted in Communications few times. Now what ? waiting for the real exam and keep up with studying ? that sounds like a good answer. But my mind said the other thing. I felt challenged somehow. I want something with higher grade than Communications. At least, if I failed, I could still got accepted in Communications. Nothing to lose, yes ? Then, my eyes were set on International Relations. They say that the graduates from this major could become a diplomat, or ambassador in foreign country. “Hey, that sounds awesome. I gotta try that”. I step aside my Communications target for International Relations now. Of course I studied more for this new major. At first, I failed at entering International Relations on try out-exam. That fact never made me back down. The opposite, I became more challenged with this new major. International Relations apparently became my new target. My mind has changed from average-goal-oriented to great-accomplishment-oriented. 

            And when the SNMPTN day comes. I chose International Relations as my 1^st choice and Communications as my 2^nd choice. Let Allah decided what’s best for me. Even if I fail, I’ll work at my uncle’s motor dealer and wait for the exam next year. It’s a big bet. But I love it.

Now. After 4 years ~

            I’m proud to be a little part of International Relations UGM. This field of study has taught me many things, gave me many friends, and opened both my eyes and mind. Here, we learn mostly about politics and history. It’s fun, you know. Trying to understand point of view and ideology of a nation state, knowing how to negotiate properly, how to solve a problem and seek win-win solution, studying economic, security, global issues, understanding regions, etc. Studying International Relations makes one can have more than one point of views, plus seeing from many aspects; when seeing a problem. Keeping an objective views. This is one important value of studying here. It makes our mindset stays clear. Hehe

motto para MaBa. hahaa