From F Student to Cambridge Scholar: The Rs 800/hour Tutor Who Changed My Life in Quatre Bornes

My report card in Form 4 was a sea of red. Math: F. Physics: U. Chemistry: E.

My parents were resigned. "Maybe academic life isn't for him," they whispered.

Then, as a last resort, we found Mr. Pillay in a small tuition center in Quatre Bornes.

The First Lesson

I walked in with my head down. Mr. Pillay didn't look at my grades. He looked at me. "You're not stupid," he said. "You're just bored."

The Method

Mr. Pillay didn't teach me Physics. He taught me how Physics explained the things I loved: cars and football.

• Velocity became about Ronaldo's free kick.
• Friction was about brake pads.

Suddenly, the world made sense.

The Result

Two years later, I opened my HSC results. Math: A. Physics: A*. Chemistry: A. I am now studying Engineering on a scholarship.

I owe it all to that dusty classroom in Quatre Bornes.

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