Reflection Essay: An Introduction To Academic And Career Choices

For more than three decades, I have been counselling many students to make academic and career choices. As a school counsellor & principal I guide and provide observations & coaching to students to explore their passion. There are few instances when students excel beyond our expectations and we all aspire for that defining moment in our life. Tejasvini Sareen is one of those students who make us proud to be associated with our school.

My close interaction with Miss Tejasvini Sareen as her school counsellor started in Year 2002. During last 13 years, I have worked with her across the entire spectrum of academic, extracurricular and sports activities. I simply encouraged her to do the best whilst following her own path in life. It is deeply gratifying and awarding to see her building excellence in all above activities purely through her consistent hard work, dedication and commitment despite all challenges and dark moments.

She is one of those students who have worked hard to achieve her best

What I know from her subject teachers is that she takes her studies not as an obligation , but as a ______ activity. Throughout her schooling year, Tejasvini has earned top grades and commendations, across all subjects by applying her heart and soul in the academic pursuit she has taken so far. He fondness towards maths made her take up the Maths and Mental Ability club in primary school, and later won a bronze award in the Asia-pacific mathematical Olympiad during her time in middle school. Tejasvini has also been given a scholarship for ‘Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research( INSPIRE) ‘ by the Ministry of Science & Technology.She has always been a strong students academically and has been giving the Apeejay Talent Search Examination (ATSE), a test given only by the top 10 students of a class, since the IX grade. However, Tejasvini is a self-driven ,motivated girl who has never rested on her