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The sight of her parents working hard and the encouragement of her form teacher pushed Ms Amrita Kaur Ishwar Singh to work hard and excel in her studies, and she won numerous awards along the way.
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With a grade point average (GPA) of 3.9 out of 4, Singapore Polytechnic (SP) graduate Amrita Kaur Ishwar Singh is on her way to reading accountancy in university.
But life was not always smooth-sailing for the 23-year-old.
