More than one person has experienced the terrible feeling caused by the fact that no matter how eager and excited they are to be accepted at the university to study the career of their dreams, they remain in the attempt and fail to be admitted, either because they do not reach place or because they did not meet the passing grade.
Although while there are those who give up on the first try, there are others who, despite their frustration, do not give up and persevere until they succeed. Such is the case of a young Peruvian who since 2015 has taken various admission exams to enter his dream university, but after eight long years of trying, he finally succeeded and his anecdote went viral.
This is Baruch Alfonso Cáceres Ángeles, a boy from Lima, Peru, who, through a video shared on the profile of user Robin Amado on TikTok, surrounded by some young people, confessed that after many attempts, he finally managed to be enrolled to study Mining Engineering at the National University of Engineering (UNI).
Under the text “Futuro cachimbo”, the nickname with which the institution identifies its students, a boy can be heard asking Alfonso about how he felt in the exam, to which he immediately replied that more or less, but that I hoped this time would be the good one. After that question, he affirmed that he has been wanting to enter that university since 2015, and then, in the company of another young man, he began to name some schools that he has attended.
He has been trying to enter the university since 2015. This is the good one. Best of luck. pic.twitter.com/zLkiqRLIto
— tacodealacran (@tacodealacran) February 22, 2023
Before the end of the clip, the companions show various exams that Baruch has previously taken, tests that have the exercises answered and are even graded by the teachers. Apparently, these are notes that the boy has studied to pass his exam.
After wishing him the best of luck on the first video, the persevering boy’s friend shared a second recording. This, under the text “Cachimbo UNI, after a decade”, shows that after eight long years of trying and due to perseverance, Baruch managed to enter the National University of Engineering in Lima.
Perseverance always brings good things, after trying for many years, I took an exam again to enter the university. pic.twitter.com/Wbsqv53bR9
— tacodealacran (@tacodealacran) February 22, 2023
Alfonso Cáceres took the opportunity to give advice and encourage all those who knew his story to fight for their dreams and never give up, since he is the clear example that when you put everything on your part you can achieve great things and do of your goals a reality.
Apparently, not only his friends were happy that he managed to enter UNI, but also the institution itself, as it dedicated a publication in which it congratulated him for not giving up and demonstrating that perseverance is a virtue, expressing his pride in have him as a student.
Receive a cordial greeting, Baruch Alfonso Cáceres Ángeles, on your admission to the National University of Engineering for the career in Mining Engineering. You are quite a warrior and you have shown that perseverance is an extraordinary virtue! We share with your family the excitement and pride of seeing you fulfill one of your most cherished dreams, future engineer.