Tien Giang With three 10s in Math, Literature, and English, Huynh Hoang Mai is the only valedictorian to achieve a perfect score in the 10th grade entrance exam.
"When I found out my score, it took me 5 minutes to calm down, then I screamed loudly to tell my parents," a female student at Tru Van Tho Secondary School, Cai Lay town, recalled the feeling when she found out her score a few days ago.
Mai said this result was worthy of her efforts in preparing knowledge early from the end of 8th grade.
Hoang Mai at Tru Van Tho Secondary School, June 18. Photo: Provided by the character
To arrange her studies effectively, during the school year, Mai divides her time to review Math, Literature, and English in the evening, until 1 p.m. at the latest. At the end of the school year, when she finishes her regular schoolwork, she studies English in the morning, Math in the afternoon, and Literature in the evening.
According to Mai, the two important factors to focus on when reviewing for exams are basic knowledge and skills.
"If you want to get high scores, you must first have a firm grasp of the basics, then gradually move on to more difficult parts. Learning cannot be done quickly, but must be absorbed gradually," Mai said. Therefore, during class, the female student always focuses on listening to lectures, takes complete notes, and does not talk or do personal work.
Specifically, in Math, the female student reviews to understand basic properties and concepts, and practices exercises fluently. This is what Mai learned from a teacher who inspired her and her passion for math since she was 6 years old. Mai admits that she is strong in Algebra but often has difficulty in Geometry, so she spends more time on this part.
"When practicing, I choose difficult questions to get used to the feeling, so that when I take the real test I won't be overwhelmed by strange types of questions," Mai said, assessing that the real test is less difficult than the ones she has done.
In addition, in grade 9, Mai was selected to review for the provincial excellent student exam. The student said that this helped her think well when reading difficult questions on the 10th grade entrance exam.
With English, Mai said she realized the importance of this subject early on, so she gradually accumulated vocabulary and grammar. Due to not having many opportunities to be exposed to the subject, Mai is only good at Reading and Writing, and has limited Listening and Speaking skills. In addition to taking extra English classes, at home, Mai finds and studies practice sets, carefully notes down new vocabulary and knowledge. With review questions, Mai corrects them in detail, then does them and reads them again to remember.
Of the three subjects, Literature is the most difficult. The female student often underlines the main idea of each verse and expresses it in her own words. With prose works, she reads them over and over again to understand the plot and the details that need to be emphasized. In addition, Mai also creates content for a fanpage. This small job helps the female student practice her thinking and ability to express sentences.
Mai and her friends visited Tru Van Tho Secondary School again on June 18. Photo: Provided by the character
Thanks to the method of learning from the root, Mai's scores are always at the top of the class. Teacher Pham Anh Dung, the homeroom teacher, assessed Mai as a comprehensive student.
"Mai's final score in Math is 10, while all other subjects are above 9. She also enthusiastically participates in extracurricular activities at school, helps her friends and is very polite to her teachers," said Mr. Dung.
Before the 10th grade entrance exam, teachers at Tru Van Tho Secondary School assessed that the female student's academic ability was sufficient to register for the entrance exam to a specialized school in My Tho City. However, Mai said that her parents were both farmers and were supporting her eldest sister and second brother who were studying at a medical school in Saigon, so they were not very well off. She calculated that if she went to a specialized school, she would have to stay in a dormitory because it was about 30 km from home, and the additional living expenses would make things more difficult for her parents.
"My parents go out from early morning until late afternoon, their hands and feet are covered in mud. If I leave home again, there will be no one at home, so I want to stay with my parents," Mai said. During the summer break, working for the fanpage helps the female student earn a small amount of money every month.
"I hid it from my parents to do it, but when they found out, they didn't say anything. I wanted to help them a little bit, even if it was just a little bit," Mai shared. Motivated by her older siblings, the female student soon made plans to attend Doc Binh Kieu High School near her home and study for the medical school entrance exam.
"I will try to study well to become a doctor in the future," Mai said.
Doan Hung
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