Poor female student shares secret to overcoming difficulties to achieve 29 points in block C

Nguyen Thi Huong is the eldest of four children in Hamlet 4, Quynh Dien Commune, Quynh Luu District. Huong shared: “When I was in 7th grade, my father passed away from liver cancer, which was a mental shock to the whole family. Losing the breadwinner of the family, all the living expenses and taking care of four school-age children fell on my mother's weak shoulders. With two roles at once, being both father and mother, my mother always tried to give her children the best support. In order for her children not to be disadvantaged, to be able to go to school and have fun and study like their peers, my mother did not hesitate to do any job, from catching crabs, catching snails, helping with housework, farming or whatever she was hired to do, she was willing to accept. All the money she earned, my mother saved and carefully bought books and school supplies for her four children.”

In the past years, my family's life has always been surrounded by poverty and lack of everything. There is no valuable property in the house. However, that situation still cannot stop my will to study. At the same time, at the beginning of each school year, I also receive meaningful gifts from the school, local authorities and departments. That is the source of encouragement to help me rise up on the path of conquering knowledge. To reassure my mother and not disappoint the expectations of my teachers, Huong has worked hard day and night, actively cultivating and accumulating the knowledge imparted by teachers. With the spirit of self-study and self-improvement, throughout 12 years of studying at all 3 levels, I have been an excellent student in all aspects. In grade 9, I won the third prize at the district level in Literature; the encouragement prize in Chemistry and the third prize in Science and Technology at the district level.

Recently, when the Ministry of Education and Training announced the 2024 National High School Graduation Exam scores, Huong was very happy to have excellently achieved 29 points in group C, including 9.5 points in Literature and 9.75 points in History and Geography. Although the scores were high, she was not too surprised, because they were all within the range she had predicted.

Sharing her secret to studying, Huong said: I always divide my time reasonably, scientifically, and use logical learning methods to be able to learn all subjects. At the same time, I focus on remembering as much as possible the basic knowledge that teachers teach in class. Due to difficult circumstances, Huong always keeps in mind that self-study is the core factor. Therefore, I always try to explore and research useful and interesting knowledge through reading books and advanced online courses on the Internet. In the final stage, I prioritize spending more time reviewing the 3 subjects of group C for university entrance. With a good memory, I can both recite and study according to mind maps, and write down the main ideas in order to grasp the knowledge from the subjects. Huong also actively searches for and practices many times the test sets of schools across the country.

What is special about Huong is that she loves and is passionate about Literature. Huong said that this passion simply comes from her essays that scored high above 9. These numbers seem to urge her to constantly create, reason logically, and conquer new levels. Not only that, through literature, she has been able to cultivate her emotions, have an emotional lifestyle, know how to love, and share difficulties with her family and people around her.

In grade 11, Huong was a student in the Literature training team of Quynh Luu 1 High School, achieving the highest score in the exam organized by the school. However, she refused to participate in the Provincial Excellent Student Exam. Because in her mind, she did not want to study lopsidedly but instead invested her time equally in all subjects, aiming to study well in both natural sciences and social sciences.

Ms. Phan Au Sao Mai - Homeroom teacher of class 12D3 said: When entering grade 10, Huong was a student studying block A, then she switched to block C. Thanks to her ability to self-study, absorb quickly, good memory and intelligence, Huong is good at all subjects. With a scientific way of thinking, she knows how to organize information to remember a lot and remember knowledge for a long time. Besides being a good student, Huong is a cheerful, sociable person, loved by teachers and friends. Understanding her especially difficult circumstances, on occasions such as the beginning of the school year or the end of the first semester, the school and benefactors all give her scholarships. However, there was a time when she refused, because she wanted to share this award with other students who are also less fortunate in life. This virtue makes her friends love her even more.

When she learned her university entrance exam scores, Nguyen Thi Huong decided to choose a pedagogical environment to study, with the desire to become a Literature teacher in the future. Talking about this choice, Huong shyly shared: This major reduces the burden of tuition fees, but that is also my dream. I want to have a brighter future and become a solid support for my mother and siblings, worthy of being the eldest sister in the family.

“With an unstable income from part-time jobs, I still have to try to support and manage my four children to ensure they have a good education and a better future. However, now that Huong is about to enter university, I am a bit hesitant and worried because I don’t know where to find money to pay for my children’s tuition, living expenses, and rent…” - said Ms. Ho Thi Lan - Nguyen Thi Huong’s mother.

Not only Huong but also the other 3 siblings have good academic achievements. In this situation, I hope that benefactors will help and accompany Nguyen Thi Huong so that she can overcome her situation, practice with peace of mind, and realize her dream in the future./.