Inspiring HSC story in todays paper.. (1 Viewer)

[biggie walls]

Theres a good story in todays Sydney Morning Herald in the Good Weekend magazine.. its about a Lebenese immigrant who went from being last in all his subjects in yr 9 and having pretty much no vocabulary whatsoever and being at a really disasterous school... however under his mentor (his asian boss at local take-away shop) he turned his education around and achieved a UAI of 96 and did a Bachelor of Medical Science with honours (high distinction average)

Great story me thinks, just shows you that if your determined you can achieve whatever you want! Everyone read it!

 

[passion89]

Wow...inspiring much? This reminds me...I should be off revising and studying tsk tsk

 

[s2indie]

ooooh, I should stop lurking round these forums and start my eco assessment.

 

[lilsxcwog89]

When is it going to be published

 

[Riviet]

When is it going to be published

What do you mean? It's in the today's SMH Good Weekend!

 

[biggie walls]

Haha, I was seriously just about to write the exact same thing you said Riviet!

 

[lilsxcwog89]

Sorry I had a blank out. I wanna check it out cause I know lebanese are smart and no newspaper articles needs to publish it so it can be proved.

Ill chek out the SMH website

Theres a good story in todays Sydney Morning Herald in the Good Weekend magazine.. its about a Lebenese immigrant who went from being last in all his subjects in yr 9 and having pretty much no vocabulary whatsoever and being at a really disasterous school... however under his mentor (his asian boss at local take-away shop) he turned his education around and achieved a UAI of 96 and did a Bachelor of Medical Science with honours (high distinction average)

Great story me thinks, just shows you that if your determined you can achieve whatever you want! Everyone read it!

What is the title of the Article and is it accessible via the SMH website

 

[Riviet]

The Good Weekend is not available on the SMH site, you need to get yourself a copy from the newsagent, attached inside today's paper.

 

[lilkiwicutie89]

wow..

I wish i was that smart

 

[BronwynKate]

The Age also takes in the Good Weekend.

Well done Ben.

And wasn't it great that he was able to tell Gregory what he really wanted to be?

A shame that nobody read to him when he was in school, though.

Is it really that common (and I'm not talking Lebanese-Australians only)?

I love the The Two of Us feature ... some great relationships happening, and this was one of the more thoughtful articles in the series, exploring Australian diversity.

 

[Wooz]

Sorry I had a blank out. I wanna check it out cause I know lebanese are smart and no newspaper articles needs to publish it so it can be proved.

Ill chek out the SMH website



What is the title of the Article and is it accessible via the SMH website

The title is two of us, Geoffrey Lee & Bilel Jideh
Interview by Greg Bearup

 

[Mrs.McDreamy]

Theres a good story in todays Sydney Morning Herald in the Good Weekend magazine.. its about a Lebenese immigrant who went from being last in all his subjects in yr 9 and having pretty much no vocabulary whatsoever and being at a really disasterous school... however under his mentor (his asian boss at local take-away shop) he turned his education around and achieved a UAI of 96 and did a Bachelor of Medical Science with honours (high distinction average)

Great story me thinks, just shows you that if your determined you can achieve whatever you want! Everyone read it!

I'm hoping to be a similar success story. I was last in a lot of my subjects in year 9... mostly because I only showed up 2 or 3 times a week and when I did I was sent out. Ahh the good old days. public school how I miss thee. I don't think I'm going to get high 90's but I'll get a UAI, which is always something. dodgy arts degree here I come.