Ras Al Khaimah Women's College has honoured three students for being outstanding in their class. Eman Saeed Shemaili, Mariam Rashid Al Mazroui and Shamma Hamdoon received the commemorative awards from the Programme Chair Nicholas Reynolds.
How they achieved the award
Eman Saeed Shemaili is a second year student who feels if you want to have a successful future and achieve such awards you have to be happy with your major as well as the field you want to work in.
"I love my major, which motivates me to work hard and honour my parents and teachers. If you enjoy it then you will study and work hard for it. Therefore, achieving a good Grade Point Average (GPA) should come naturally," says Eman.
According to Mariam, a first year student, she received this award by focusing on her work and checking over everything carefully, "The most important thing for me is to make sure my work is perfect before I hand it in".
For others like Shamma, a final year student, setting a goal besides hard work and motivation helped in obtaining the award. "I was aiming to achieve this award, so I expected to win".
Shamma received other awards for her involvement in college programmes like the the Peer-Tutor programme and her role as president of the RAK Student Council.
Academic and career goals
Sometimes thinking of the future while focusing on the work you have to do to reach graduation may overwhelm some. Taking it one step at a time may be the best course of action.
"After graduation I will continue to do a Masters in Education, but right now I am only focusing on finishing my degree. I also hope to learn another language, like Japanese," says Eman.
"I don't have specific goals set in mind for after I graduate, right now I just want to focus on actually graduating. If I have the opportunity to go on to do a masters, I would like it," said Mariam.
As for a career path, Eman wants to become a teacher. "I love teaching people news things, and I hope to get a good job teaching high school children somewhere in the UAE".
Some say that feeding the minds of tomorrow is an honourable job, "I have always wanted to be a teacher, and I think it's because I had great teachers. It's a great and honourable job," says Mariam. "I would like to teach children between seven and nine; at this age you can inspire them and give them knowledge".
Shamma, on the other hand, knows exactly what she wants to do. This may be due to being in her final year, where she has had enough time to think and plan her fast-approaching future. "After graduation I hope to continue to do my masters and PhD. I want to teach high school students, between 15-18 years old. I want to focus on this age group because I feel like they are neglected".
Advice for the youth
"My advice to the youth is, if they are organised everything will be fine. When you are organised you can work hard and be successful."
— Eman Saeed Shemaili
"Feel the pleasures of studying because this is the path to success."
— Mariam Rashid Al Mazroui
"Work hard and if you ever face any difficulty, ask someone for help. Don't stop at any point just because you don't know something, there's always someone around to help you."
— Shamma Hamdoon Al Naqbi
