ALUMNI OF SEKOLAH DYATMIKA

Welcome to our alumni page!
The evening of Thursday, May 3^rd 2007 - was the birth of our alumni association, during our 10^th anniversary celebration.

Any previous student of Sekolah Dyatmika is automatically an alumnus. So, if you were once a student here, we would love to hear from you.

Where are you now? What are you doing in your life?

Contact us at alumni@dyatmika.org

Where have all our students gone?

Here is some news from a few of them:

Letter from Lawrence

2^nd June 2010

Hi Pak John,

Sorry for not writing in a long time. It was very hard to do so when I have quantum physics to worry about. Right now I'm working on a research project for my school's chemistry department. I'm also graduating next semester, thanks to my A level. I've gotten rid of most of my more taxing classes and will smoothly sail towards graduation. I'm planning to apply to a graduate school to continue my chemistry degree but I'm not sure where I'm going yet.

Lawrence

From Jessica Hartana
October 2009

First Month at College

I've been trying to adjust to college work and life – it was really difficult at first - but the first month finally passed, and everything turned out to be okay after all. From what I have experienced so far, I feel that it's very crucial to have strong ambition and commitment to be able to survive in a big university like this.

From the first day of my orientation, I already had to face adversity. Class registration is not as easy as one might think! I was actually aware that the system is different from high school - where you are placed in a particular class. I was aware that all classes have limits (there are 500-600 people per class) and they do fill up quickly! Worse than that, because I'm an international student, I couldn't register for any of the classes before I physically checked into the university, and that turned out to be a big disadvantage. Yes, the classes I wanted to take were all full! I suffered from a severe mental breakdown for about a week! But then I thought to myself, there must be other ways to resolve this. I started calling up academic advisers (in a big university like this, you don't get assigned to an adviser, you must find them yourself), and all the departmental officers to put my name on their waiting lists. They also advised me to personally check the university's live database in case someone dropped out of the course which would leave a space (we are allowed to add/drop classes until the end of the first week). So I literally stared at the computer screen three or four times a day, wishing that someone would drop my desired classes. It was a truly long and exhausting process, but in the end, every attempt is worthwhile :) 

The classes vary so much in the number of people - my Economics class consists of 600 people in one lecture auditorium, my Psychology class is about 450, but my English class only has 14 people in it. It is a completely new and thrilling experience for me, to be able to experience a different environment, meet people from different countries and take every opportunity that the university offers. 

I plan to take internships and part-time jobs on campus next year (when my schoolwork is already settled). For now, I'm involved in the Indonesian students’ organization called the ISAUW (Indonesian Students Association at the University of Washington) as the Events Coordinator/Marketing Officer.

Thanks to the opportunities I was given at Dyatmika - joining the OSIS; being a house captain and the head girl – all of these opportunities really counted towards developing my skills outside the academics. 

But the best news is... that my A Levels played the most important role! Although my Applied ICT and Business Studies did not count, my other subjects however, gave me a total of 37.5 credits (this is the breakdown: 15 credits for the A Level Maths, 15 credits for the A Level Chemistry, 7.5 credits for the AS Level English Language. The credits are all the same for grades from A-C) I needed to have 180 credits to graduate with a Bachelor's degree, so the A Levels have saved me almost a year of college! Taking the A Level Maths in Dyatmika has also cleared my Calculus prerequisites for my application to the business school! That means that I don't have to take anymore maths in my first two years (which I am sure many students would love, hehe!) 

I think that's all I can say for now. I am just very grateful that all of the hard work done in high school - both the academics and the non-academics - really prepared me for college. I just feel so lucky to have had the experience as a student at Dyatmika, and I hope that everyone will, too!

Thanks a lot, Pak John, Ibu Katie, and all of the teachers and staff at Dyatmika :) 

Yours,

From Giri Suarsana.

"After I left Dyatmika, I enrolled at Avon Olds Farms School in Avon, Connecticut and coming from a small school like Dyatmika, I felt unprepared and out of place. I found out very soon that my feelings couldn’t have been farther from the truth. Making friends was easy, I had already read John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men in Pak John’s English class, and I found my self in 11th grade math, most of which I had already covered with Ibu Seema. Dyatmika provided me with a strong academic foundation that allowed me to adapt and excel on campus. I recently won the Hamilton University Book Prize, which is awarded to the top 10th grader (and by the way there are 136 10th graders), and I know that it would not have been possible without the education I received at Dyatmika."

Lawrence Alexander Januar just sent us an email to our alumni box.
“ I'm in the dorms at USF (University of San Francisco) right now. I talked to the evaluator here and I showed him my A level results, I now have 20 credits and 30 more coming once they are verified by the certificate in September. I'm then catapulted 1 and a half years ahead of first year students and I'm looking to complete my degree in 2.5 years! “
That sounds great Lawrence… Congratulations!

In Bekasi city the President University teaches solely in English to international standards. They have 70% of their student body from Indonesia and 30% from overseas. This university also provides scholarships to gifted students from across Indonesia.
For the next academic year, 2008/9, this university is offering different levels of scholarships. The highest level is a full scholarship worth 300 million rupiah! Only 5 of these full scholarships are available every year AND our graduating class 12 student Ade Tifany Fadjar has won one of these full scholarships!
Tifany is an excellent academic student but also very diligent. Her full scholarship will cover all her costs until she finishes her degree. Tifany attended her National Exams on 22^nd – 24^th April 2008 and she is also currently sitting her Advanced Level International Cambridge Certificate exams. Although the final passing marks have not been announced yet, she has already been accepted in this university via placement tests which were held at Sanur Bali Beach Hotel on 10^th May 2008, in Math and English. Tifany has chosen to enter the Economics Department; she will specialise in International Business Management but also study Marketing, Banking and Finance, Hotel and Tourism and Human Resources.
Many thanks must go to our high school counsellor Ibu Ivy who encouraged Tifany to apply for this scholarship. Thank you Ibu Ivy! We are very proud and happy that Tifany has done so well by winning such a good scholarship for her future study.
CONGRATULATIONS TIFANY!

Congratulations to Molly Browne who recently graduated from our high school. She has been accepted on to a degree course in Graphic Design at the London College of Communication in the UK. Molly followed the Cambridge IGCSE and AS/A level courses and her recent double A award at Cambridge A level Art and Design certainly helped secure her place. Molly has the potential to be a fine artist in her future.

Vina (Graduate 2005) is studying International Business in Haarleem, Netherlands. She remembers with fondness the environment surrounding our school and says that “it gave her insight into her understanding of nature.” She remembers working for many hours on her Business Studies project with Pak Candra and, using the same methodology, she was delighted to receive a top A award in her university research project.

Bulan (2006) is also studying in Holland in Niuewegen, Utrecht on a communications course. She says that using the skills she gained in Economics at Dyatmika, she motivated her group to achieve an A for their class project. She also says that Dyatmika helped her develop her talents as a writer and because of the close relationship with Dyatmika staff, she feels much more confident than her classmates ‘who are afraid to stand up and present or write reports for projects.’ She also says that Dyatmika helped her become a multi-tasker as she was involved in OSIS, the Yearbook and studying a national and international curriculum.

Gupa (2005) is attending the prestigious Glion Institute of Higher Education in Montreax, Switzerland which is one of the top three hospitality institutes in the world.

Bima and Yanuar (2005) are students at Universitas Kristen Petra which is one of the top Christian universities in Java.

Helen, Bita (2005) and Steven (2006) are studying at Universitas Pelita Harapan which is the first global campus in Indonesia to develop an international standard curriculum.

Our new class 12 graduate Erik (the Prom King), who recently sat for his SMA National Exams has, on the strength of his exam results, been accepted to Parahyangan University, West Java (one of the most popular private universities) in the Faculty of Economics. Well done Erik!

We also proud to recently hear that Bella Amanda Khrisna who also graduated this year from the International Cambridge programme has, also on the strength of her results, been accepted to the Raffles Design Institute, Singapore to study Interior Design. Congratulations Bella!