Artikel ini adalah karya dari Selly Julita dari Universitas Indonesia-Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya yang merupakan juara 1 Jurusanku Essay Competition in Colaboration with Victoria University .
Based on Pierre Bourdieu’s theory about capital, I’m sure that education is one of our capital in social life. For me, we can make our life better by having education. We will be more critical in every aspects and we can also help everyone that need us. Therefore, people will also have good perspective on us. In this aspect, the quality of education plays important role too. For example, most of us assume that students, who study abroad are much better than students, who study in their own country. However,this statement must have a logical explaination. I’m sure that, students who study abroad, choose a country based on some considerations. If they choose Australia, maybe because Australia has a good quality of education and located not far from their country. One of the famous university in Australia that they will choose is Victoria University. This university has many courses such as art, engineering, and law. But, if I have a chance to study there, I will choose sport science since this course is unique, have a potential prospect and can support me to have a better lifestyle.
In my opinion, choosing sport science is a unique decision. When I looked the list of courses in Victoria University for the first time, Sport and Exercise Science was not familiar to me. In my country, this faculty is also still rare. Faculties that can be found easily here are economics, computing, and engineering. Even tough most of people in Indonesia think that studying sport is not necessary compare to studying those majors, I’m sure that it will be an advantage for me. I would have fewer rival so that it’s easier for me to reach a better career.
Another reason why I choose sport science is the potential prospect that it has. As I can see in Victoria University’s website about sport science course, there are some skills and knowledges that I can get such as sport policy and psychological counselling. In my point of view, I can do something good for many people with these skills. For instance, an national athlete needs not only material support, but also psychological support. Moreover, sport science can also help other people, who want to be healtier or have ideal body. I also can help injured people by doing rehabilitation. Therefore, choosing sport science can make me a helpful person.
The third consideration that makes me choose sport science is its benefits for my lifestyle. As a trainer and consultor, my lifestyle reflects how good my skill is. When I have a bad lifestyle, I couldn’t be a good trainer and consultor. Therefore, similiar to the quotes “change yourself before you change the world,” I must be a healty person first so that I can help the other, too.
My decision to choose sport science as a course that I will take when I have a chance to study in Victoria University based on three reasons; its uniqueness, its potential, and its role on my lifestyle. Being an international student is one of awesome chances in my life. Therefore, I will use it effectively so that it will be useful for me and the other.