Thai ethnic female student in Nghe An is the valedictorian of block C nationwide

Effort every day

“I will enroll in Vinh University of Education, majoring in primary education” - that was the first share of the new top student of block C nationwide when talking about her plan. This is also the goal that Thu set and persistently carried out during 3 years of studying at the Ethnic Boarding High School No. 2.

3 years ago, Thu was one of the few students in Quy Chau who passed the entrance exam to the Ethnic Boarding High School No. 2. But with an average score of only about 6 points/subject, Thu was not ranked in the top class of the school. Knowing her own abilities were still limited, Thu was quite self-conscious when she first entered the boarding school. In grades 10 and 11, Thu was in the top 10 of her class and compared to the general level of the school, her achievements were quite modest.

Thu's remarkable progress began in grade 12 when she was trusted by her teachers to be selected into the school's excellent student team to participate in the Provincial Excellent Student Contest in Geography. The end of this exam was also when the High School Graduation Exam was only 6 months away. Meanwhile, looking back at herself, Thu saw that she had many gaps in her knowledge. She only had Geography as an advantage. The rest, Literature, was a subject she was "afraid" of since her junior high school days. As for History, she had to start over from the beginning because she had spent a long time focusing on the Provincial Excellent Student Contest.

Recalling these disadvantages, Thu still hasn't forgotten the first mock test organized by the school. At that time, because her knowledge was not solid, Thu's mock test score was only about 20 points, almost the lowest in the school.

To supplement her knowledge, Thu threw herself into studying. Her school organized 6 mock exams. The first, second, and third times, every time she knew her score, she couldn't sleep and felt too much pressure because her score was quite far from her friends'. After that, she had to plan her studies scientifically. In addition to studying in class, she spent 2 hours per subject every day. Each subject was divided into 3 parts, including learning basic knowledge, exercises, and advanced exercises. She tried to grasp each part of her study. As the exam approached, when she had a solid understanding of the knowledge, she practiced regularly to get familiar with the exam structure and how to do the test.

With much effort, the closer the exam date got, Thu improved day by day. In the last two practice tests, Thu got 28 points on the 5th test and 27.25 points on the 6th test. The score of 27.25 points in the mid-June 2024 exam is also the school's highest score.

Overcome yourself

Although she won the Encouragement Prize in Geography at the Provincial Excellent Student Competition for Grade 12, before the High School Graduation Exam, Luong Thi Hoai Thu had not received early admission results from any university. Therefore, all her hopes were placed on the High School Graduation Exam and she did not allow herself to fail.

Thu shared: After the high school graduation exam, I scored 10 points in History and Geography. But I was quite surprised in Literature. I scored 9.25 points in my self-graduation but in the end, my Literature score was 9.75. I was really happy.

Receiving the result of 29.75 points and knowing that she was the top student in the whole country in block C, Luong Thi Hoai Thu said that “my heart was pounding”. Right after knowing the score, she called her parents who were cutting acacia in the forest at that time. Then she called her homeroom teacher Le Thi Vinh – the person she considered her second mother.

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Literature is not my forte, but thanks to my homeroom teacher's dedicated teaching and trust, I told myself that I needed to try hard to not let down the trust of my teachers and parents, and I did it.

National top student in block C Luong Thi Hoai Thu

Talking about her student Hoai Thu, teacher Le Thi Vinh could not hide her pride: Thu is a gentle, kind, careful, thoughtful and inquisitive student. Every time I stand on the podium, looking down at the class, whether sitting at the front or back desk, Thu always listens attentively, takes notes diligently and is very hard-working and diligent in studying.

With Thu's personality, teacher Le Thi Vinh agrees with her choice to pursue education and believes that she will be a good teacher, dedicated and responsible to her students.

In addition to Luong Thi Hoai Thu, Ethnic Boarding High School No. 2 also had a successful exam season. In class 12C2 alone, out of 41 students, 34 students achieved a score of 27 or higher, including 2 students with over 29 points. The average Literature score of the class was 9.27 points, the highest in the school. The average score for Geography and History was 9.13.

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From the day we received the class, looking at the students’ entrance exam scores and comparing them with many other schools, we still jokingly said that we “cried”. Therefore, to help them progress, we had to start from the basics and devote all our heart and love to our students. We also want to thank them because in that journey, they always tried, made efforts and constantly strived to overcome difficulties, surpass themselves to achieve the best results and have a bright future.

Teacher Le Thi Vinh - homeroom teacher of class 12C2