Sharing of Scholarship Recipients - WONG Yi Ling
WONG Yi Ling, Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in History
This scholarship symbolizes my efforts finally being awarded and serves as a recognition of myself. Also, it is proof and award of my academic work after last semester.
In the last year, I encountered lots of obstacles. I was infected COVID and undergone an unexpected gynecological surgery and suffered from its side effects for a long time. It strongly affected me and made my emotions become more unstable and therefore, I collapsed, having panic attacks very often. I realized I needed help so I followed my psychiatrist and psychologist strictly, visited them on time and have some therapy. Luckily, my psychological disorder did not turn more severe. After that, I am trying different ways to cope with stress and unstable emotions.
The scholarship helps me a lot to cope with my financial burden. This contribution to my education is so genius and will allow me to continue to focus on my study. I want to use this scholarship to support part of my tuition fee because I want to apply for the master’s degree program (Master of Arts in Cultural Management) at CUHK. It largely decreases my financial burden because the tuition fee is expensive. After that, I want to find a job related to historical and cultural heritage. I am now serving as a student intern at Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority categorizing archives. I am also the student ambassador of the Hong Kong Palace Museum. With all these experiences and recognition, I hope that I can work in a museum in the future. It took me a while to decide on my career path, but now I discover that this is what I want. I believed that I could have excellent development based on my determination.
Thank you so much again for selecting me as the recipient of this scholarship!