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If I were to describe myself in 3 words, the 3 words would be: curious, diligent and receptive.
I am eager to learn and keen to seek out new information. At school, I will always ask questions when in doubt and if a certain topic interests me, I will read up and explore beyond the syllabus independently. My curiosity motivated me to take up Raffles Academy Mathematics, H3 Mathematics and SMU H3 Game Theory as I was extremely interested in combinatorics and strategic decision making. I thoroughly enjoyed reading up on the course materials and I believe that my interest and quest to learn helped me to attain distinctions in these subjects. In my free time, I enjoy reading non-fiction books and watching documentaries as they enable me to learn more about the world and people. There are important lessons that could be applied to daily life, for example, by understanding our natural irrational behavior, we can learn how to make better decisions.
I take great pride in my work and I always put in the extra effort as I strongly believe in “reaping what you sow”. In school, I always comple...

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