Among nearly 8,000 candidates taking the thinking assessment test, Minh Dung in Thanh Hoa was one of four people who scored over 90/100 points, and was also the valedictorian of the second round of the Hanoi University of Science and Technology exam.
Nguyen Minh Dung is a student in class 12A1, Ba Dinh High School, Nga Son District, Thanh Hoa. In the second Thinking Assessment test with more than 5,000 candidates on January 20, the male student ranked first with 91.55 points.
In particular, Dung's Math score was almost perfect - 39.24/40, Reading Comprehension 16.69/20 and Science and Problem Solving 34.66/40. Including both exams of Bách khoa, Dung was one of four students who scored over 90/100 points on this exam.
Despite doing well on the test and knowing he had a high chance of getting a high score, the male student was still surprised when he found out his exam results on January 29. "I don't know how to feel. A lot of people texted me to congratulate me," Dung said, adding that his initial intention was to reduce the pressure of studying for the high school graduation exam.
Nguyen Minh Dung and his mother. Photo: Character provided
Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha, Dung's homeroom teacher at Ba Dinh High School, in charge of Chemistry, commented that the male student has an excellent ability to concentrate.
"Dung's study time is not much, but he can absorb the lessons quickly, think creatively, and come up with new and quick solutions," she said, adding that Dung had previously won first prize in Chemistry and second prize in Math in the provincial excellent student competition. In addition, Dung's average scores in all subjects are high and his A block mock test scores are always at the top of the school.
Minh Dung said he did well on the test thanks to his review for the provincial exam at the beginning of the school year. He studied according to the program in the morning, reviewed two provincial exams in the afternoon, and studied on his own until late at night. Therefore, Dung has a fairly solid knowledge base.
Dung assessed that the Math section of the Thinking Assessment test was not too difficult, covering knowledge from grades 11 and 12, but it was long and confusing. Dung was strong in Geometry, so he felt regretful that he could not complete a spatial problem.
"In the exam room, I was under pressure for time. When I couldn't solve a question, I had to skip it to score points on other questions," Dung said.
For the Algebra section, the male student found the integration part difficult. Questions on this knowledge often required long transformations. Dung said that the effective way to review was to do old exam questions, reference questions or mock exams for high school graduation math from other schools because the structure of the thinking test questions was not too different, only a few questions had little new content. In addition, the male student often watched lectures online and learned effective ways to solve them.
For the Reading Comprehension section, Dung did not review too much.
"The most confusing and time-consuming question was finding the topic of the reading passage. My score on this part was just average like many other students," the male student commented, saying that this was not his strength. Before the exam, Dung read scientific articles, translated them from English to Vietnamese, and solved questions shared for free on social networks.
In the Science and Problem Solving section, which included three natural sciences, Dung said the questions were evenly distributed between theory and practical application, covering almost all the knowledge in the textbook. Due to his experience in reviewing for the Chemistry exam in the national team, Dung did not encounter any difficulties, mainly spending time solving Physics and Biology exercises in the graduation exam questions and materials provided by teachers.
"I lost a lot of points when doing Biology questions. Physics has very good questions about standing waves or incubators, but you have to read the questions carefully because it's easy to get fooled," the male student said.
While studying for both exams, Dung entertained himself by watching TikTok and cycling about 12 km every day. About two weeks before the thinking assessment exam, he started to gradually reduce the intensity of his review, mainly re-reading textbooks and keeping his mind relaxed.
The male student plans to use the thinking assessment test results to apply for Information Technology, but has not yet chosen a school.
"I think I need time to learn more. For now, I'm focusing on doing well on my graduation exam," Dung said.
Doan Hung
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