Secrets to the success of three top liberal arts students in the 2009 College Entrance Examination

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Zhang Jun, the top scorer in liberal arts in the Henan College Entrance Examination in 2009. Graduated from Xinzheng No. 1 Middle School with a college entrance examination score of 648. He is currently studying at Tsinghua University Law School. "When a person really wants to start doing something, his life has just begun!"

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Yu Xiaohuan, 2009 College Entrance Examination Guigang City, Guangxi Top scholar in liberal arts. Graduated from Pingnan County Middle School with a college entrance examination score of 620. He is currently studying at the School of Journalism and Communication at Peking University. "God rewards those who work hard, and earth does not harm anyone."

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Zhang Galen, the top scorer in liberal arts in the 2008 College Entrance Examination in Huangshi City, Hubei Province. Graduated from Huangshi No. 2 Middle School with a college entrance examination score of 609. He is currently studying at the School of Journalism, Renmin University of China. "If you don't give up at the critical moment, despair will turn into hope."

Change for success

Studying: Probably every student preparing for the college entrance examination will go through such a stage, that is, during a period For a long time, I felt that my enthusiasm for learning was not high, my efficiency was not high, and my grades were stagnant or even declining. I wonder if this is the case for everyone here?

Xiao Huan: I have been in this situation before. Around the time of socializing in autumn and winter, the weather is slowly getting cooler, and my mood seems to have become depressed unconsciously as the weather changes. My days began to become messy and disorderly. I always failed to complete the plans I wrote. I always felt inexplicably upset when I picked up the book. I also felt powerless to solve the problems that were not difficult in the first place. I always lost my mind involuntarily during class. : In short, the rhythm of life and study has been completely disrupted.

When the results of the first test came out, looking at the ranking list where my name could no longer be found at a glance, I began to panic. But when it came to the second test, when I had reached the real bottom, dark clouds of disappointment and gloom filled my sky. I began to lose sight of my direction and future, and felt that my future was dark. I even began to doubt my own efforts and began to worry about whether I was brave enough to bear the failure of the college entrance examination. Zhang Jun: Actually, if we really encounter this situation, the first thing we should do is summarize. Usually at the end of the year, no matter whether you are the kind of student who is good at and willing to reflect, you have to make a periodic summary of your studies from the previous year. At this time, you will find many problems in learning methods, including ways of thinking, time arrangements, Mentality adjustment, etc., which are usually not noticeable.

Of course, the next and most important step is to solve them one by one, which often requires breaking the original habits. Change is a very painful process. If we compare our plans with the results, we will find that the final level of implementation is not very satisfactory. But as far as I know, there are still students who do well. I think there are some ways that can be used for reference, such as establishing a one-to-one tutoring relationship with teachers. If you have questions, ask the teachers to discuss more and consider their suggestions. This method is very practical and targeted. If you find it difficult to implement, you can also set up a study group or the like. Even two people at the same table are enough to facilitate direct communication and correction. In fact, the main purpose is to supervise and encourage each other and enhance effectiveness.

It needs to be pointed out that no matter whether detailed steps have been formulated or not, they may not be completed perfectly in the end. You must not be eager for quick success. The entire college entrance examination review period basically emphasizes "doing something means doing something." ". It is an unavoidable issue to completely destroy the inappropriate methods of the past. Ideas are generally very challenging. As for whether to do it or not, you have the autonomy. There is no way, no one can decide for you. Time is limited, and to be efficient you must be vigorous, but the premise is that you can distinguish which of your practices are scientific and which of your ideas are problematic, communicate with the teacher, carefully assess the risks of conversion, and do not blindly and hastily modify your own experience. Galen: As for "change", I also support the need for detailed analysis of specific situations. Some students have very good grades and have found a learning method that suits them. So what they have to do in the new year is to continue to work steadily and follow the established route. Although we say "new year, new atmosphere", there are some good things that we must keep. Especially now that the college entrance examination is only half a year away, rashly making major changes to your learning methods may not be worth the gain.

However, for those students who have not found their status in the first semester of high school, the top priority is "change". There was once a boy in our class who studied very hard, but his grades were always mediocre. His problem is that "the force is not used on the edge". He is used to staying up late to extend his study time, but the direct consequence of staying up late is that he remains drowsy and unable to concentrate when he should be listening in class. I absolutely do not advocate staying up late. "Burning the midnight oil" itself is a manifestation of "inefficiency": why do you have to wait until night to complete things that others can complete during the day? Therefore, on this day of getting rid of the old and welcoming the new, students can take a good check to see if they have any bad habits that affect their normal study. Although hard work is worth advocating, hard work does not mean simply extending the study time. In my opinion, high-quality and efficient learning is the real hard work.

Studying: As the review time prolongs and the difficulty of review increases during study, I feel that the knowledge I have learned becomes more and more confusing, the learning efficiency is greatly reduced, and I even have a sense of cessation and "the present is not as good as it used to be". The feeling of regression is actually the well-known "plateau phenomenon". After listening to the words of three people who have experienced it, I think everyone should know that altitude sickness is actually a common occurrence in high school preparation. What you are experiencing now is exactly what these people have experienced, but they did not escape, but "faced the bleak life". Thus he became a "true warrior". The key to the problem is how you face altitude sickness. In the words of Lao Sha, "to change or not to change, that is a question."

Success begins with persistence

The exam is getting closer, but as the review progresses, I realize that I don’t know anything! I don’t know what I did in my previous review. I could only get very few of the questions right, and I didn’t want to continue reading for a while... I didn’t know the words in the reading comprehension, and I didn’t get the questions right. Alas, this is what I’m best at. My English... I haven't been in good condition these days, and I want to give up... Maybe I have no chance to go to university... - Letter from a reader of "Qiu Xue"

Qiu Xue: I don't know if you have read it. A movie called "The Pursuit of Happiness"? It tells such a story. Gardner is a smart salesman. He is diligent and hardworking, but he can't make a good life for his family. After all, his wife left Gardner because she couldn't bear the pressure of supporting a family, leaving him and his 5-year-old son to depend on each other. His career failed, he was destitute, and he became a single father. Gardner even had only 21 yuan left in his bank account. He and his son were evicted from the apartment because they had no money to pay the rent. They are homeless at night and sleep in shelters, subway stations, public bathrooms and other open spaces where they can stay temporarily. If they have no money to eat during the day, they line up for relief and eat barely enough food to fill their bellies. For the sake of his son's happiness, Gardner gritted his teeth and regrouped, knocking on the door at every opportunity, and volunteered to work in a securities company, starting from the lowest employee. In the end, Huangtian paid off and he eventually became a well-known financial investor. In fact, in this process, what kept Gardner going was not only his son, but also his firm belief: as long as he works hard enough today, happiness will come tomorrow.

Xiao Huan: Yes, to paraphrase Premier Wen’s words, when facing difficulties, faith is more precious than gold. For senior high school candidates, in the high-intensity review state of high school, many people will not be able to persevere if they do not have firm beliefs. For myself, it was my dreams and responsibilities that allowed me to persevere so bravely and fearlessly. The immortal dream in my heart always guides me forward; and the responsibility to my family and myself makes me dare not give up easily.

About a month before the college entrance examination, I suddenly felt a little powerless again. I don’t know why, but I also felt like I was in a mess - sitting in a stuffy and crowded classroom. Inside, I was flipping through books aimlessly. All knowledge is so messy and complicated, and there seem to be more and more things I don't understand, but time is decreasing day by day, and I seem to have returned to the numb state before. But in my diary that day, I scolded myself hard, and then told myself that I must not give up at the last moment, but must persevere... The following days were very peaceful, and this tranquility continued until the college entrance examination.

On the day after I finished the liberal arts exam, the rain had just stopped and even the air was still damp. As soon as I walked out of the examination room, the head teacher asked me how I felt. I answered calmly, I don’t know, I guess. The usually stern head teacher smiled. To this day, I still firmly believe that if you work hard, there will be hope! Zhang Jun: You know that in this period of high sensitivity, candidates will be more likely to deny themselves. I often say that I want to give up. These things are almost everywhere in our daily lives, and everyone is not surprised. Because no one actually does that. Everyone seems to be suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder before the exam and insists on venting, so the school has to hold class meetings, symposiums, mobilization rallies... In this way, we can show our full confidence and ambition. I think it’s because the review process is too boring, and I have to create some noise. This is probably why a few students complained and made screams to wake people up.

Just like long-distance running, besides setting short-term goals, there are other ways to keep yourself in shape. I remember that the head teacher often worried that everyone would be full of enthusiasm and enthusiasm when they first came, but their enthusiasm would become less and less in the end, but I was an exception. I'm very calm about things most of the time. I'm lucky that the college entrance examination was among the "many times". I don't know why at the beginning, so I won't be very fanatical. It's just an attitude of trying. I will slow down after I have learned almost everything and entered the role. Slowly generate some passion, let alone be consumed. Keep running like this at a constant speed, and then sprint to a certain place. In the end, you just run mechanically, and there is no point in persisting or giving up. Therefore, adjusting the temperature of your mood is very helpful to maintain your ideal state.

Galen: Actually, it’s funny, the words I used to motivate myself in my senior year of high school were taken from lines from an idol drama. I don’t know if you have seen it, it’s called “The Prince Turns into a Frog”, it was quite popular at that time.

At that time, the male and female protagonists fell into a cave at the same time. The heroine dejectedly thought that she could not get out, and the male protagonist said to her: "If you don't give up at the critical moment, despair will turn into hope." The heroine asked: "What? "Is it a critical moment?" The actor said: "Every moment you want to give up is a critical moment." In fact, the same is true for college entrance examination review. No one can guarantee that his or her results will always be stable. There will always be times when performance is abnormal and there will always be times when things are unsatisfactory. If you persist a little longer, the curtain of dawn may begin.

I myself have quite some feelings about the word "persistence". After all, my grades were at a low point for nearly two months in the second semester of my senior year of high school. How to say, "persistence" does not have to be a painful process. For example, I am used to getting up at 6:30 every day and going to bed at 24:00. In fact, you can tell from my work and rest time that I am not the type of person who studies hard, so my daily work and rest schedule at this time is not the same. kind of pain. In the same way, if doing questions and memorizing has become a habit, then this kind of persistence is just a matter of course.

When I was in my senior year of high school, I really felt very happy to gain knowledge. When you finally understand a geographical lighting map, when you finally memorize a railway line, when you can fluently retell a certain historical event, you will really feel that this piece of knowledge has become your own. This feeling It's amazing - you actually feel yourself improving. Although this improvement may not be immediately reflected in grades.