Why Universitas Indonesia?
“Kenapa UI sih? Kenapa gak kampus X?” “Jauh banget, anak Lumajang kuliah di UI. Yang deket-deket kan banyak.” “Meskipun cewek tapi kuliahnya jauh ya, di UI.” “Kok bisa masuk UI? Kenal orang dalamnya? Getting accepted into the University of Indonesia was one thing I can’t be proud of more. I remembered the exact moment I checked on the SNMPTN announcement. I got home from school quite late because I was a graduation committee. The announcement was at 4 pm and I was home at about 3 pm. I directly got ready with my laptop on. I was on my period so I couldn’t do any prayer, but I did pray so hard at that moment. I asked my sister to also pray with me. I already told my parents about the announcement schedule, and I asked them to also pray for me. I was on my knee, begging The Almighty God to grant this wish of me getting accepted into UI and I would just be okay if after that I got bad things. But alhamdulillah masyaAllah I got accepted. I cried. So hard. My parents cried too. I was ...