Should I go for STTP?
STTP will be my first bootcamp ever, and I’m honestly looking forward to it since I know it’s one of the greatest opportunities out there as a DOST scholar. I believe malaking tulong din siya for my future profession.
Pero may concern lang talaga ako. I have diagnosed GAD, and I’ve been overthinking lately if kakayanin ko ba siya because I heard that there will be a lot of pitching involved. I’m deathly afraid of public speaking and talking in front of many people, not just oridnary people but fellow DOST scholars. It got so bad before that I would sometimes skip classes whenever we had oral recitations. Nakakabawi naman ako through exams and quizzes, so I still managed to pass.
I also don’t think I’m fluent enough in English to speak smoothly. I tend to stutter, and sometimes my thoughts come out all over the place, baka magmumukha lang akong tanga don.
I really want to join because of the insights and experiences I know I can gain from it, but at the same time, I’m scared of what I might go through during the bootcamp.