I started ball rolling by talking about a crucial decision that I have made in the past. It is none other than the aspiration to the high school, one of the most prestigious high school in my area. It was two years ago when I was in grade nine. At that time I had to take an exam and Chan’s examination to a high school because as you know it’s one of the most important exam of a Vietnamese person. At that time I was always feeling like the butterflies in my stomach because I didn’t know what I had to do and what should I take part in, what should the aspiration that I write the name of the school. So the first I want to be a student of Thuc Ca High School because it’s near my house. However, when I started to write the aspirational paper I changed that. I wrote Thuc Ca High School and maybe you don’t know Thuc Ca High School. It’s none other than one of the most prestigious high school in Hanoi. It had the highest math scores in the university and Chan’s examinations of all the years. Being a student of Thuc Ca High School is such a pleasure and it’s such a daydream for me. So after that I bring the midnight oil and go on for extra miles to prepare for the exam. And luckily with flying colors I passed the exam and you can imagine I was on cloud nine at that time. Everything was such like a dream for me and I appreciate every moment that I have and feel lucky to make that crucial decision in my life.
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I started the ball rolling by talking about a crucial decision that I made in the past. It is none other than my aspiration to attend high school, one of the most prestigious high schools in my area. It was two years ago when I was in grade nine. At that time, I had to take an exam and the entrance examination for high school because, as you know, it's one of the most important exams for a Vietnamese person. At that time, I always felt butterflies in my stomach because I didn't know what I had to do, what I should take part in, or what aspiration I should write for the name of the school. At first, I wanted to be a student of Thuc Ca High School because it's near my house. However, when I started to write the aspirational paper, I changed that. I wrote Thuc Ca High School, and maybe you don't know Thuc Ca High School. It's one of the most prestigious high schools in Hanoi. It had the highest math scores in the university and entrance examinations of all the years. Being a student of Thuc Ca High School is such a pleasure, and it's a daydream for me. After that, I burned the midnight oil and went the extra mile to prepare for the exam. Luckily, with flying colors, I passed the exam, and you can imagine I was on cloud nine at that time. Everything felt like a dream for me, and I appreciate every moment that I have and feel lucky to have made that crucial decision in my life.
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