Since she was twelve, Rabayah was passionate about human sciences as her sister Rama, who is a medicine student at An-Najah, inspired and encouraged her to peruse her dream.

When we interviewed her, Dima mentioned that she chose An-Najah for its good academic reputation as it offers high quality educational programmes such as human medicine.

She also said that the programme will allow her to practice medicine at An-Najah National University Hospital, Palestine’s leading academic institution in medicine and health care.

As she takes her first step towards her dream starting from An-Najah, Rabayah aspires not only to excel in her study, but also to be part of the university’s various extracurricular activities.

*Tawjihi is the general secondary examination in Jordan, West Bank and Gaza and determines whether a student will be permitted to enroll in university. Foreign secondary education programmes such as IGCSEs, SATs, and International Baccalaureate require have Tawjihi-equivalency so that the student could later work in Jordan or Palestine or proceed to a higher education there.