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A competition cannot define a person

Post by: Mai Thành Sơn | 14/09/2012 | 6104 reads

Together with an outstanding hall of fame and study records through generations of students, in these August days, Hanoi – Amsterdam High School for the Gifted have exultantly welcomed six and ten graders –  remarkable students who had passed an extremely challenging competition to become fresh members of the great family Hanoi – Amsterdam.

For now, let’s hear some fascinating sharings from Nguyen Thuy Linh – the valedictorian of Literature specialization of grade 10 with 43.5 points.

Reporter: Hi there, above all, congratulate you on such a laudable record in the last competition into grade 10 and becoming an Amser! Would you like to share your feelings when becoming this year Literature specialization’s valedictorian?

Thuy Linh: As a competition cannot define anyone, I would not feel so proud of myself. Probably my success is attributed to luck because I am not the best anyway.

Reporter: You seem very modest and don’t rest on your laurels. With such overwhelming scores, perhaps you have gained quite some achievements in Literature so far?

Thuy Linh: On the contrary, in fact. I only got a third prize in primary school, then stopped at the district round in secondary school. Being a Literature valedictorian has really gone beyond my imagination.

Reporter: So, you actually never thought that you would be the valedictorian?

Thuy Linh: Indeed. I did not even think I would become an Amser as I knew our school’s entrance scores were truly astronomical and it did take outstanding exellence to get into our school.

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Nguyen Thuy Linh – The valedictorian “never thought I would become an Amser”

Reporter: You must have really applied yourself to your studying to achieve such amazing a result?

Thuy Linh: An excellent result rests on a variety of factors in my opinion. Aptitude is perhaps the prerequisite to nurture the passion; therefore, without attending so many extra classes, I could do with my teacher at school only. Passion, as mentioned above, is crucially indispensable for Literature as well as other subjects. While studying for the entrance exams, it dawned on me that specializing in Literature did not only lie in books but it also required a broad range of social knowlegde, thus, reading newspapers and magazines was quite beneficially constructive.

Reporter: What did you do to maintain the balance between work and leisure with so strenuous a studying schedule?

Thuy Linh: It was not really so arduous as I had elucidated from the beginning of grade 9 which subjects to focus on and which to study just to sustain a fine GPA. My main concern was Maths, Literature and English.

Reporter: In order to compose some cogent, superb essays, you ought to have read a lot of books to obtain a profound depth of knowledge?

Thuy Linh: In general, I usually read both national and foreign works. Reference books, nevertheless, are fairly rare on my bookshelf.

Reporter: So, which book are your favorites?

Thuy Linh: “Twilight”. I am absolutely engrossed in it.

Reporter: Owning such a talent in Literature, do you wish to pursue any business concerning this subject?

Thuy Linh: Literature is imperative in all kinds of work; it serves many situations in need of conversations and presentations. Any business needs Literature. However, I would like to be in pursuit of hotel management.

Reporter: Many thanks to you for such a wonderful talk. I wish you all the best on your knowledge path.

 

                                                                                    Reporter: Do Nu Ha Phuong (Literature 11-14)

                                                                                                Translator: Hai Anh (A2 11-14)