Hello everyone, my name is Nusaiba Ramisa (she/her), I’d like to be addressed by Nusaiba which is pronounced new-sy-ba. I’m currently a sophomore at Baruch and my major is HR Management. I am originally from Bangladesh, but I’ve lived in New York City for the majority of my life. My hobbies include listening to music, cooking for my family, and traveling the world. I’ve traveled to numerous countries so far and one of my main goals in life is to visit all 195 countries.
A text which has made a lasting impression on me has to be something I’ve heard over and over again in my life, “why didn’t you get a 100?”. A 90 or a 95 never satisfied my parents and they always questioned me and asked where did the rest of the points go. After hearing them tell me this so many times throughout my academic career, I became mentally congested with the academic pressure of gettings high grades and competing with others. I began to internalize every bad grade and this caused me to have low self-esteem. As I entered my senior year of high school, I decided that I would no longer let my grades define me and put my mental health first. It was extremely challenging at first, but I finally realized that success has multiple definitions and that good grades don’t define our future success.
Hi Nusaiba! Your traveling goals are very ambitious so I hope you make them come true. I’m glad you are not letting your grades get to you and you’re taking care of your mental health. A lot of students struggle with that so it’s nice to hear it from a classmate as well so that we know we are not alone.
Hi Nusaiba, I can totally relate to the pressure from your parents to always have good grades. I’m happy to hear that you’ve prioritized your mental health over your grades. Especially in South Asian households, mental health is often ignored and not talked about, so I commend you for breaking those barriers. Thank you for sharing!
Hey there, Nusaiba. I’m intrigued you got to travel to many places since it’s something I also would like to do someday, maybe even get a chance to travel abroad for a semester via foreign exchange program. I’m also happy to read that you’re taking care of your well-being and not letting the grades heavily affect you, I relate with getting really low self-esteem if the grade isn’t to my wishes, it sucks honestly. Wishing all the best!