{"id":3578,"date":"2025-09-22T15:59:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T08:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bbs.binus.ac.id\/ibm\/?p=3578"},"modified":"2025-10-07T13:50:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T06:50:54","slug":"the-secret-is-out-thriving-in-student-life-with-ibms-best-graduate-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bbs.binus.ac.id\/ibm\/2025\/09\/the-secret-is-out-thriving-in-student-life-with-ibms-best-graduate-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret is OUT: Thriving in Student Life with IBM\u2019s Best Graduate 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet Felicia Budi Mulyono, our Best Graduate and Summa Cum Laude alumni of BINUS International Management (IBM) on the 72th Graduation. Known among friends as \u201cFefe\u201d, she shared with us her journey, challenges she faced, and strategis that helped her thrive both academically and personally. Fefe\u2019s journey reveals that success is not always about perfection, but it\u2019s all about consistency and discipline to stay focus on your goals. This reflects the same BINUSIAN\u2019s value in her BINUSIAN cards, Striving for Excellence, meaning that you must take all of tasks seriously, do not underestimate the smallest thing, do it wholeheartedly, and full of responsibility.<\/p>\n

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\u201cKitab Sakti\u201d and Her Discipline Study Styles<\/strong><\/p>\n

For Fefe, learning starts even before the semester begins. Around a week or few days before each class, she opens the material and summarizes it in her own words, and compiles everything in a binder which she and her friends called as \u201cKitab Sakti\u201d.<\/p>\n

Instead of depending solely on the slides\u2019 materials, she focuses on the lecturer\u2019s key points and rewrites them in her style, as she stated \u201cKalau dikelas fokus (saya) sudah mendengar bagaimana dosen menjelaskan materialnya.\u201d <\/em>She also stated, it took her around 1-2 hours to review all the materials, resulting in a very simple 1-2 pages of summary. This habit saved her time and built long-term understanding.<\/p>\n

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Beyond the Classroom: Roles, Responbilities, and Balance<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fefe\u2019s student life went far beyond sitting in lecturers. She had other non-academic experiences such as; Faculty Leader (FL), Faculty Partner (FP), Peer Counsellor, Mentor for Financial Management which granted her scholarship, and certification achiever of Indonesia Human Capital Forum (FCHI). Most of the roles are centred in teaching, which is something she is very passionate about. She stated, \u201cSaya suka banget sharing soal ilmu saya. Sampai waktu itu sebelum ulangan biasanya saya ngajarin temen-temen lewat ZOOM.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Other than that, she joined one of BINUS\u2019s organization, Persekuatan Oikoumene (PO), to enhance her soft skills. \u201cSaya join PO karena komunitasnya positif. Kalau kuliah dan gak ikut (sesuatu) positif, takutnya salah arah.\u201d, <\/em>she revealed. Through PO, Fefe took on roles such as division leader for small groups, where she was responsible for guiding members and ensuring wellbeing. She also delevoped her leadership and communication skills by serving as a worship leader and MC. For Fefe, these activities weren\u2019t just about organizational titles, they were about building character, expanding networks, and creating a meaningful balance between academics and non-academics life.<\/p>\n

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To balance her academic and non-academic life, Fefe heavily relied on her phone. Every new assignment, deadline, or appointment went straight into her phone, ensuring there is nothing left. She made a habit to check not only the agenda of the day, but for the upcoming days to prepare in advance. \u201cKalau ada tugas gampang, saya kerjain duluan. Yang lebih susah saya simpan belakangan, ketika ada waktu lebih longgar, kecuali memang urgent.\u201d, <\/em>she explained. For her, discipline in planning was the key on top of the packed Schedule.<\/p>\n

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The Struggles Behind the Spotlight<\/strong><\/p>\n

Her journey may seem flawless, Felicia is honest about her sacrifices. The title \u201cBest Graduate\u201d came with a lot of scarification and social stigma. She revealed that she chose to limit her personal life, \u201cDi saat teman-teman saya bisa hangout lebih sering, saya hanya hangout 2 kali sebulan.<\/em>\u201d She even chose not to date during her studies, focusing instead on her academic journey. The stigma she faced the most is about her being \u201ctoo ambitious\u201d, which made her overthink sometimes. However, she faced these challenges with staying focus on the goals.<\/p>\n

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Words of Wisdom for Future BINUSIANs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fefe stated some of her advices;<\/p>\n

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  1. First, don\u2019t settle in the comfort zone<\/strong>. Competition will only get tougher, especially for our generation which her high school teacher revealed as \u201cdemographic bonus\u201d made it hard for everyone to secure a stable job. Make sure that you have qualities that stand out more than everyone else.<\/li>\n
  2. Second, keep focus on your goals<\/strong>, cause the world is wider than you think. Fefe revealed that she saw a lot of people who were very ambitious at first, but loss interest after awhile because of how their surroundings. Staying true to your ultimate goals even when others slow down is what keeps you ahead.<\/li>\n
  3. Lastly, she stated, \u201cKesalahan pertama adalah part of your learning, so, don\u2019t feel like your whole word jatuh.\u201d <\/em>Revealed that being resilience is the way to succeed in life<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    For Fefe, the IBM program shaped her to think globally. From various selections of enrichment like exchange programs, or even multiple scholarships opportunities and international certifications.\u00a0 IBM gave her the platform to go beyond local perspectives. \u201cIBM memang mempelajari semua hal soal bisnis, tapi, itu adalah kekuatannya. Dengan pembawaan materi dengan Bahasa Inggris dan praktisi berpengalaman, itu memberi mindset untuk melihat hal dari sisi global.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Meet Felicia Budi Mulyono, our Best Graduate and Summa Cum Laude alumni of BINUS International Management (IBM) on the 72th Graduation. Known among friends as \u201cFefe\u201d, she shared with us her journey, challenges she faced, and strategis that helped her thrive both academically and personally. Fefe\u2019s journey reveals that success is not always about perfection, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbs.binus.ac.id\/ibm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbs.binus.ac.id\/ibm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbs.binus.ac.id\/ibm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbs.binus.ac.id\/ibm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbs.binus.ac.id\/ibm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3578"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/bbs.binus.ac.id\/ibm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3622,"href":"https:\/\/bbs.binus.ac.id\/ibm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3578\/revisions\/3622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbs.binus.ac.id\/ibm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbs.binus.ac.id\/ibm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbs.binus.ac.id\/ibm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbs.binus.ac.id\/ibm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}