By: Ahmed Khaleef

My childhood dream was to become a surgeon. Therefore, I enrolled in the French Institute Nablus and learned French and started preparing for my journey to France. However, my family went under difficult circumstances and had to change my mind and study at a local university.   

Then I started looking for other options and chose accounting.

Although my family had other plans to me, I decided to defy all the social challenges and enroll in An-Najah accounting program.

During my study years, I faced many challenges as I had no idea about what I am learning, but worked hard to build a solid background in this discipline. I also managed to have 18-21 credit hour a semester and be part of extracurricular training.

During my three year study, I expanded my relations and build bridges to my career life.

And here are some tips for all students and graduates:

• Believe in yourself and your abilities and be patient
• Be punctual and manage your time well
• Develop you other skills like languages
• Get a good GPA that qualifies you in the labour market
• Don't study for long hours; leave some space for yourself
• After you graduate, have faith only in yourself and don't hang your goals on someone else shoulders
• Keep your books and notebook; you might need them in the future
• Have will and be creative

Finally, I believe that every one of us has something to give although we live under difficult conditions.