Blog: 'I don't study all the time'

(At 13, Sushma Verma is considerably ahead of the curve.  She has begun a post-graduate course in microbiology at the Lucknow University. She was done with school at the age of 9.  Here, she explains her drive and passion.)

People often ask me - "how did you do it, how many hours do you study?" The truth is I study only when I feel like it. I have always kept a timetable and have stuck to it. I do everything what girls my age do. I go out with friends, I play, I have my fun. I do not study all the time, like people think.

But I believe that even when you study for five minutes, do it with full concentration.

I was five years old when I took admission in class IX. Till then, I was tutored at home. I used to read my brother's books. He used to teach me Math and English. My father used to teach me Hindi. He is a daily wage earner and has studied till class VIII.

Though I have studied with peers who are much older to me all my life, I was a bit nervous going to college. When I went to the Lucknow University, people were very curious. Students, a lot older to me, would come up to me and ask how did I make it here so young?

But now, I have made lots of friends and am having a great time.

My next goal is to become a doctor; though I am still to decide the field. But I am not thinking too much about it. I will decide when the time comes.

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