Post by Abdullah Ahmad Dar

First Class. Alhamdullilah 🎓 Three years ago, I made a promise to myself to get this. No matter what came my way, no matter what happened. Second year: two research assistant internships, a year as a Senior Mental Health Coach, another Network Developer internship, bank shifts just to stay afloat. Final year: working as a Propert Manager managing a 25+ unit property portfolio, interning as a Research Assistant, and trying to actually finish a degree that mattered. Nobody talks enough about this version of university. Late nights after a full day of inspections. Financial stress that never fully left. Social sacrifices with the hopes of delayed gratification. Personal battles which affected a whole lot more than revision. Moments of genuinely wondering if I could keep every plate spinning. There were points I did not think this was possible. By exam time, I knew I had to pull a miracle out the bag. I got there. I never gave up. Nothing was going to stop me from getting it. First Class Honours in Psychology, Lancaster University. Not because it was easy, but because I refused to let circumstances be the reason I didn't finish what I started. If you're in the middle of your own version of this right now: keep going. It’s possible. If I could do it, anyone can. #FirstClassHonours #Psychology #Resilience #CareerGrowth #StudentLife