My Journey Through Postgraduate School : Universitas Esa Unggul Jakarta

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My Journey Through Postgraduate School at an Age That Is No Longer Young

Returning to postgraduate school at an age that is no longer young was not a sudden decision, but a quiet resolve shaped by years of experience, responsibility, and unanswered questions. I entered the classroom carrying more than notebooks and ambitions—I carried doubt, fatigue, and the weight of expectations I had already met and those I feared I could no longer reach.


Wisuda Pascasarjana - Program Studi Administrasi Publik
(Magister Administrasi Publik - M.AP)

In a room often filled with younger faces, I sometimes felt out of place. Their energy was fresh, their timelines unburdened. Mine was marked by detours: career commitments, family obligations, moments of pause where survival took precedence over aspiration. Yet those very detours became my greatest strength. I did not study to chase validation, but to deepen understanding. I asked questions born not only from theory, but from practice and lived reality.

The journey was not easy. Learning after a long hiatus demanded humility—accepting that my pace was different, that memory needed patience, that confidence had to be rebuilt. There were nights when exhaustion whispered that perhaps this journey was meant for someone younger. Still, each challenge reaffirmed why I began: curiosity does not age, and growth does not belong exclusively to youth.


Classmates: M.AP class of 2022

Postgraduate school, at this stage of life, became more than an academic pursuit. It was an act of courage. A statement that learning remains relevant, that reinvention is possible, and that personal progress is not measured against a calendar. I may no longer be young, but I am purposeful. And that purpose has carried me further than youth ever could.


Graduation 2026: M.AP and Dekanat

I hope this can make me wiser and more useful to others.

Jakarta, April 21, 2026

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