Grade 11 is the most eventful school year of my life. With all of the competitions that I joined and all the experience that I gained, I think that this school year is my most productive school year ever. In this blog post, I will tell you all the competitions that I joined, and also the things that I did throughout the school year.
1. UBAYA Business-Rally Competition (August 2017)
Ubaya held a competition in August 2017, about business-rally games. In this competition, we did the 1st round of elimination at home, and they chose the best 100 teams. Me, Michael, and Lian went through the 1st eliminations. The second day, we did the quarterfinals, and we went through the top 25 teams. Sadly, our journey stopped there, and we did not go to the finals.
2. UNIBRAW Math Competition (September 2017)
UNIBRAW, or Universitas Brawijaya held a Mathematics competition, which is joined by people all around Indonesia. The top 50 scores were chosen to go to Malang to join in the next round, and I got the 48th spot. In Malang, the top 50 students did the competition. The top 5 was chosen to be in the finals. But sadly, I placed 8th in the competition. It was a difference of 2 points that I lost to. But it is okay because I gained new experiences.
3. EMBASSY English Rally Competition (September 2017)
Embassy English course held a rally competition in September 2017. Me, Dylan, and Yonathan joined the competition just for new experiences. But in the end, we reached the finals, which is the top 15 teams. I was excited that we went through the finals. Even though we didn't win, at least we placed in the finals.
4. CEC Debate Competition (September-November 2017)
In September 2017, the preliminary round for the CEC debate competition was done. Me, Gerry, and Nicholas need to win 2 times before continuing to the quarterfinals. We won both debate competitions, and we went through the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, we beat the debate team which won the previous debate competition. In the semifinals, we were fighting a Cita Hati team. Sadly, we lost in the semifinals, but it was a new experience of public speaking.
5. SEAMO Math Competition (November 2017)
Around November 2017, SEAMO held a Mathematics competition in Elyon School. It was called South-East Asia Mathematics Competition. There was a lot of students who joined the competition. After finishing the competition, I found out that I won the silver medal in the competition.
6. UISI Logic Competition (January 2018)
On January 2018, there was a logic competition held by Universitas Semen Gresik. It was a logic/computer competition. The preliminary round was held online, and me and Rizky finished it well. The top 50 teams were chosen to compete in the semifinals. In the semifinals, the top 6 teams are chosen to compete in the finals. Luckily, we placed 6th and went through the finals. In the finals, we did the things well and finally, we placed 2nd place in the competition.
7. OMITS Math Competition (January 2018)
Omits is a well-known Mathematics competition, known for its difficulty. The top 50 teams are chosen to be in the Semifinals. Me and Phillip studied hard for the competition, and then we placed 50th and went through the semifinals. But sadly, we did not continue to go through the finals.
8. UPH Business Plan-Rally Competition (January 2018)
UPH held a business competition about a creating a business plan and then presenting it in the finals. There are around 40 teams that joined the competition. Me, Samuel, and Ingrid did the rally games on the first day well, and we placed 2nd overall in the finals. In the finals, after the presentations, we found out that we got the most creative business plan, and somewhat placed 4th in the competition.
9. UC Business-Rally Competition (February 2018)
Universitas Ciputra held a competition about a business and rally competition. In the 1st day, it was very tiring because the competition is held from the 1st floor until the 7th floor of Universitas Ciputra, and we cannot use the elevator. We got through the top 30 and went through the semifinals. The semifinals were held in Pakuwon Mall, and the top 10 teams will continue on. We finally won the semifinals and reached the finals. The final is a trivia about business. We crushed through the questions, and finally got 3rd place for the competition.
10. Habitat for Humanity (OcTober 2017)
Habitat for Humanity is an organization which helps people in need. I joined habitat for humanity because it looked fun, and it was. We helped build houses for the people in need, and it was a fun experience because I can do new experience with my friends.
11. School Organization (All Year)
The school organization, called OSIS is an organization which helps the school intact. I was the PIC for the Christmas celebration, and apparently, it was not easy to be the PIC because of all the ups and downs which was faced together. But eventually we got everything done, and here we are now.
I hope that in the future, I will be able to join more competitions and gained more experiences.
