FACES OF CEBU: Simone Gabrielle Balaba went viral on social media after sharing that she received several scholarship offers from colleges in the United States. How did she get there? Read the full story here: CDNDigital
CEBU City, Philippines— Dreams ignite passion, inspire, and drive us towards our goals as they are the foundation of our aspirations and the definition ofA dream is what motivated 18-year-old Simone Gabrielle Balaba of Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu to strive hard. Now, she is about to live her dream of studying abroad in the United States.
“My school is a small public school in a small city, and my dreams of studying abroad seemed too far-fetched for a student who not only was not in a STEM-centered and business class, but was neither too involved in Science and Mathematics,” she told CDN. “My sister has always been an inspiration to me and she was the first one that somehow paved the way for me to apply to universities abroad because I’ve seen the opportunities that were presented to her and I wanted to try out if maybe perhaps I could get a chance to get into those universities too,” she said.
“You should just really try and be determined because I’m not even a top student in the class, so it’s best for people to realize the potential that they have and they should just stay determined and try and try because it can take you to so many places”
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