Journey to conquer the dream of a female ethnic minority student from Yen Bai who was admitted to a major with an admission score of 29.95

In the first days of moving to the district, Trang was bewildered and worried about everything around her. Originally a girl whose life was closely tied to cinnamon trees and buffaloes, now she had to move to a crowded city, without the care of her parents. In the first weeks, Trang missed home and her parents very much. “There was a time when I came home from school at noon and hid in the dormitory bathroom and cried. Seeing my friends’ parents come to visit me, I also sobbed and my heart felt like it was being squeezed. Then when I heard my mother’s voice through the phone I borrowed from my parents, I couldn’t hold it back anymore, I cried out, wanting to see my mother,” Trang sadly recalled. Despite the difficulties, Trang overcame all obstacles to become stronger and more mature. Independence helped Trang quickly adapt to the new environment and training routine to begin her journey towards bright goals. “The 4 years of boarding school in Van Yen district were a golden time for me. The shy ethnic girl that I was became a person who dared to try and conquer all competitions. In grade 7, I was lucky to be trusted by my teachers to be the leader of the Youth Union, a representative and a pioneer in studying and following the moral example of Ho Chi Minh for the whole school,” Trang shared.
While participating in district and provincial art programs and scientific research at the district level, Trang was also an excellent student in the school's Literature team. By the 9th grade, with her interest in literature and writing talent, Quynh Trang won second prize in the provincial Literature competition. That was the result of her tireless efforts, always learning and not being afraid of difficulties.
Go to another province to study
Thanks to her efforts and hard work since middle school, Trang has had many outstanding achievements, being selected as one of the 4 students in the district who met the quota to be directly admitted to Viet Bac Highland High School (Thai Nguyen City) - a place 250 km away from her family. At the new school, Trang visited her parents less, only returning to her family during Tet and summer vacation. Due to inconvenient travel, it was difficult for Trang's parents to arrange to visit Trang. Therefore, Trang always told herself to try to be independent, to be self-aware of her life and studies.
At first, Trang felt very sad and lonely in a place where she did not know anyone. “There were times when I was afraid that I would be left behind, that I could not keep up with the other students,” Trang shared. But the situation really trained Trang to become an extremely strong-willed and resilient person. Overcoming all material and spiritual deprivation, Trang still tried hard to study under the guidance of teachers and friends. “Seeing all my friends also come from many other remote provinces, if they can do it, then why can’t I?” Trang firmly stated. At the highland shelter, Trang focused all her time on studying. Selected by Ms. Luong Thi Kim Dung to join the team, Trang realized that she still needed to try very hard to achieve good results. Thanks to that, in 3 years of high school, Trang was an exemplary student in studying with admirable achievements such as: Being one of 142 typical ethnic minority students awarded by the Ethnic Committee and the Ministry of Education in 2022; Being the valedictorian of block C00 of Viet Bac High School; Achieving 30.5 points (including priority points) and passing the Public Relations major of the Institute of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi with an admission score of up to 29.95 points; Grade 12 won first prize in Literature at the provincial level, participating in the National Excellent Student Team; 2 Second prizes in Provincial Literature Competition in grade 11 and beyond grade 12, Third prize in Provincial Literature Competition in grade 10;...
University doors open to many new experiences
Entering university, Trang chose the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi to continue her journey of conquering letters. For Trang, “this is the school I have dreamed of for a long time, the tuition is cheaper than other universities so I can help my parents financially, but the quality of education and training is not inferior to anywhere else”. The opening of the university gate also opened up many opportunities for Quynh Trang to grasp and develop.