The valedictorian of the 2024 High School Graduation Exam in Nghe An province shares the secret to getting a high score

Persist with your dreams

Linh’s older sister, who is a third-year student at Vinh University, was the one who checked the exam results with Linh this morning. Upon receiving the results, Linh said, “I was completely overwhelmed with joy.” When she called her mother to tell her the news, in the middle of a crowded market, her mother choked up and couldn’t hold back her tears.

Linh’s house is in Thuong Son commune – Do Luong district. Since she was little, her mother sold fish at the market so she often went there to help her. She has a pretty face and often smiles and talks, so she is well-liked by customers.

The small business that raised Linh and her two sisters also ignited Linh's love for Marketing. In grade 12, she won second prize in the provincial Literature competition, with a grade point average of over 9, so she had the opportunity to enter many universities. However, she did not choose any major because her goal was Economics and she was admitted according to block D (Literature - Math - English). Therefore, she chose the High School Graduation Exam to pursue her dream - Linh recounted.

Admitting that she is a girl with personality, today after knowing her graduation exam score of 57.25 points, in which if considering the score according to block C, Linh got 29.25 points and block D got only 27.75 points, many people advised her to use block C admission to have more chances of being admitted.

However, Linh still registered for the D block exam to fulfill her dream. She really liked the question about the meaning of respecting individuality in this year's Literature exam. Of course, each person is born with their own characteristics. But we should not be too individualistic and must be suitable for each situation. I know that if I choose the C block, it will be easier, but I want to choose a major according to my passion. If you do not have passion, determination, or courage, it will be difficult to succeed.

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My parents are both self-employed and have not had much education. Therefore, my parents always encourage my sister and I to try our best to study. Personally, I do not feel pressure from my family to achieve results, but I always try my best because I know that studying is for myself and my future must be decided by myself.

I am Nguyen Thi Hoai Linh.

The joy of young party members

Before receiving the provincial valedictorian result, Nguyen Thi Hoai Linh was admitted to the Party at the end of May 2024 and she held the role of head of the school's young party club.

Linh also shared that she decided to join the Party since 10th grade because she wanted to follow her father's example. Her father is only a freelancer, but he is the village secretary and is very enthusiastic and responsible to the community. Therefore, she also wants to be like her father, to do many useful things for everyone and promote the role of youth.

In order to be able to join the Party early, since entering Do Luong 3 High School, Linh has told herself to try hard to study and participate in school activities. With an active nature, Linh said she is not a bookworm.

During the accelerated exam season, besides taking extra classes at school and increasing her free tutoring hours according to the teachers' schedule, Linh did not take extra classes outside or online.

The rest of the time I help my mother go to the market, play volleyball with my friends at school. Because I focus on the 3 subjects for university entrance (Literature - Math - English), I try to memorize the remaining subjects at school right in class and regularly follow the news to update new information. With Math 8.4, Literature 9.75, History 9.75, Geography 9.75, Civic Education 10 and Foreign Language 9.6 points, I am not surprised with the results I received. However, I was a bit pressured so my scores in Geography, History and Math were not as expected. The questions I lost points were all easy questions and I changed the word "true" to "false" so I lost points regrettably.

Before that, coming to the High School Graduation Exam, like many other candidates, because she put all her focus on this single exam, Linh could not avoid periods of confusion and anxiety, especially after each practice test where she got low scores and did not meet expectations.

To overcome this difficulty, after each test I review the results, find my own mistakes and correct them myself. For the questions I don’t understand or can’t do, I will ask my teachers to help me improve quickly.

Teacher Nguyen Quoc Son - Linh's homeroom teacher added: I was Linh's English teacher for 3 years in high school and I saw her progress every day. Linh's outstanding features are that she is very hard-working, dynamic, talented in both arts and sports. Linh's efforts have contributed to the class's achievements with many outstanding achievements in both culture and union activities. I also believe that, with the results she has achieved, Linh will continue to succeed on the upcoming journey and I hope all her dreams come true./.