One glance at Jasmine Yow’s resume and you know that she has it all. Academic achievements? Check. Co-curricular awards? Check. Community service? Check. Musical abilities and skills? Check. To top it all, she was an ASEAN scholarship student, with all promises of a bright future before her.
Such a student must be in an enviable position. Who wouldn’t love a chance to receive such honour and recognition, and to be looked upon by friends and family members with such high esteem? And yet, we humans have a tendency to admire the accomplishments of others, not knowing what they have been through to get where they are.
For Jasmine has a story, one that has been brought to light through the pages of this book–”Behind that Shiny Resume–Jottings of a Troubled College Student”.