The Humanities blue shirt

The student volunteer team of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, at the launching ceremony of the 2014 exam support campaign on the morning of July 7, 2014 - Photo: Student Volunteer Team.(Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi)

Student volunteer team assists family members and candidates arriving at Yen Nghia bus station to take the exam - photo by the student volunteer team.(Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi)

On the morning of July 8, 2014, under a torrential downpour, volunteer soldiers in blue uniforms and wearing bucket hats stood guiding students into the registration rooms for the second round of the university entrance exam.

Volunteers arrived very early at the exam site at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi to support candidates and parents - photo by the PV team (vnexpress.net)

Preparations are underway in the rain at the Khuong Dinh examination site of the school - photo: Student Volunteer Team.(Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi)

Large umbrellas were set up in front of the Faculty of Humanities. Volunteers provided shelter from the rain for the candidates' family members - Photo: Thanh Giang (tienphong.vn)

Positioned at locations to provide the most convenient and quickest support to candidates - Photo: Thanh Giang (tienphong.vn)

Welcoming the contestants - Photo: Thanh Giang (tienphong.vn)

Although the bulletin board outside the school gate had a map showing the exam rooms, many candidates were still confused - photo by the PV team (vnexpress.net)

Assistance and advice regarding paperwork - Photo: Thanh Giang (tienphong.vn)

Guiding candidates to the registration room according to their notification slips - Photo: Thanh Giang (tienphong.vn)

Volunteer Quang Minh said that the students were already at the school gate before 6 am. The Hanoi National University entrance exam site is quite large, so the "blue-shirted" volunteers had to be stationed at many points to ensure effective guidance. - Photo by VNExpress reporters.

Assisting exam candidates - Photo by Thanh Long (Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi)

Patiently waiting and ready to help - Photo: Thanh Giang (tienphong.vn)

The cheerful faces of the volunteers were a highlight on this rainy July day - Photo: Thanh Giang (tienphong.vn)

Hat soaked with rainwater - photo: Thanh Giang (tienphong.vn)

The photos were compiled from the school's student volunteer team, the online newspapers vnexpress.net and tienphong.vn.