Pham Van Thanh, born in 1998, has just become a new student majoring in Literature at Hanoi National University of Education. This is the second time the young man from Bac Giang has received a university admission notice. In 2016, after graduating from Luc Ngan High School No. 2, because he did not have a clear direction, Thanh decided to take the exam and passed the People's Security Academy according to his family's wishes. After 4 years of studying and training, Thanh graduated and returned to work in his locality. However, Thanh still has a passion for literature. Whenever he has free time, Thanh often helps juniors review, shares literature knowledge on social networking platforms and participates in writing competitions organized by his department. During his 3 years working in his locality, Thanh gradually realized his desire to stand on the podium to teach Literature. Many times struggling with his concerns and fears about other people's judgment, Thanh finally decided to stop his current job to take the university entrance exam again. “At that time, my parents did not agree. Many people also advised me to continue with this career. Many people even said that I was too risky, what if I failed the exam? But I decided to listen to myself and pursue my dream even though it was a bit late,” Thanh said. Despite his determination, Thanh stayed up many nights thinking about the future. He himself also realized that his journey was “very lonely”. “I was discouraged, but those moments did not last too long. I believed that I had chosen the right direction, living with my passion and on the journey to conquer that passion,” Thanh recalled.

Thanh always longed to stand on the podium teaching Literature (Photo: NVCC)

During the whole process of reviewing for the exam, Thanh always reminded himself of his goals and desired scores. Although he did not aim for a specific title such as valedictorian or salutatorian, Thanh still set a goal of achieving a perfect score of 30. To motivate himself, Thanh created a social media account, posted his review moments, and set the mode to “only me”. He also met the teacher who taught the provincial History team to apply for admission, and at the same time applied to take extra classes in Literature and Geography from teachers at his old high school and registered for some online classes. Thanh divided his study schedule into weeks and months and followed it seriously. He believes that discipline and perseverance are the factors that help him maintain his determination. In addition, it was his dream of becoming a Literature teacher that helped Thanh overcome the difficulties of someone who had not touched general knowledge for nearly 8 years. With determination and effort, in this year's high school graduation exam, Thanh achieved a total admission score of 29.45, including 10 points for History and Geography; 9.25 points for Literature and 0.2 points for priority. Thanks to that, Thanh has "touched" his dream of becoming a new student of Literature at Hanoi National University of Education. "When I knew my score, I was proud and happy. My parents were also very happy, no longer doubting me, always by my side, encouraging me to try harder," Thanh said. On the day he returned to the classroom, Thanh clearly felt the closeness, love, and the place he wanted to belong to. During the opening ceremony, Thanh had the honor to stand up and share his story of pursuing his dream of studying literature.

Thanh became a new student of the Faculty of Literature, Hanoi National University of Education (Photo: NVCC)

While his peers have settled down in their jobs, even started a family, and he himself is starting over at the threshold of university, Thanh is also somewhat pressured. “I used to work and have a salary. When I go back to school, I don’t want to depend on my family so I will tutor, but the most important goal is still to focus on studying,” Thanh said. Despite being busy, Thanh still maintains the habit of sharing knowledge about literature on his tiktok channel and about history on a fanpage. Since openly sharing his story, Thanh has received many confidences from strangers, related to pressure and failure on the journey to pursue his dream. Thanh honestly admitted that he himself does not know if the path he is taking is right or not, nor does he know if he can do it. “I just know to ignore all difficulties and prejudices, turn all pressure into motivation and try my best for the goal, persevere, be persistent, and disciplined with it. I believe that when one door closes, another will always open. When you desire something, the whole universe will conspire to help you achieve it. The universe will always listen to a strong heart,” Thanh said.

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