Learned My Lesson!
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There are only six days left before school starts, and although it’s likely that we’ll have military training after school begins, we may have to start exams at any moment since we’ll be on campus. Although the possibility of ranking in the top 20 out of over 2,000 students is very small, it’s still an opportunity, and I want to try my best and prepare for it - after all, opportunities are only given to those who are prepared. I’ve started learning now, but it’s a bit late, and time is limited, so I can only focus on the key points. I think that for English, I should do some practice exercises, since I’ve been learning it intermittently throughout the summer, and now is the time to intensify my efforts. As for math and biology, I think I should review the knowledge I learned in high school, since it’s been three months and I’ve forgotten some of it… Sigh, I wish I could take chemistry instead… With school starting soon, this is the second summer vacation that I haven’t had to worry about homework, and it feels amazing.
Yesterday, I went out to eat with my dad, and as soon as we sat down, I started talking nonstop, from my plans for life to my views on repeating a grade. Life, hmm, that’s a bit too big of a topic - I just talked about my plans for the next four years of university. I think it’s better to write down my specific plans after school starts, since I don’t know what the school environment is like, and there may be opportunities like studying abroad that are different from what I’ve heard online. My current goal is to switch majors as soon as possible, and although it’s not necessary to start from scratch at our university, and switching majors is relatively easy, I still need to get good grades to make the switch. In other words, I have no choice but to work hard - only then will I have a chance.
Okay, let’s continue writing… hmm, my views on repeating a grade. What I’m about to say may offend some people, but I truly think this way: I believe that repeating a grade is only meaningful if you’re pursuing your ideals, and those ideals are usually one of two things: 1) getting into Tsinghua or Peking University, or 2) getting into a university rather than a third-tier university or vocational college (i.e., getting a real university diploma). In other words, I think that only those who are striving for these two goals should repeat a grade. I acknowledge that repeating a grade for these goals can change your life to a certain extent. Think about it - if you graduate from Tsinghua or Peking University and go abroad, that’s naturally better than our university, and every year, the top students from those universities go to Harvard or MIT, while our university only sends a few top students from certain departments abroad, and most can only go to Cornell or the University of California… And I think everyone knows the benefits of getting into a university that’s not third-tier. Although all roads lead to Rome, and university students are no longer as sought after as they used to be, look at those who attend vocational colleges - after they graduate and enter the workforce, aren’t they all frantically attending night school and preparing for exams? Why? Because in today’s society, education is still valued. However, if you’re not striving for these two goals, I think repeating a grade is a waste of the country’s educational resources, and a waste of your youth. You’re 18 or 19 years old, which is the prime of your life - why not use this time to learn new knowledge instead of getting stuck in outdated knowledge? I disagree with those who say that you need to lay a solid foundation before learning new things. To be honest, your first and second years of university are for building foundations, and what’s the point of the gaokao if you’re just going to repeat the same knowledge you learned in high school?
Sigh… I went to cook in the middle of writing this and forgot what I was saying… Anyway, I think that as long as you have the opportunity to attend university, that’s what matters most - it’s up to your own efforts. Just my two cents, for your reference.
I heard that the “Wang Zi Lou” (and there’s also a “Gong Zhu Lou” - it’s like a fairy tale world) on campus has many frogs but few princes. Ah, big frogs, I’ll definitely try to sneak in and catch a few when I get the chance, and they’ll be a perfect match for my pair.
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