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My Passion In My Life

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In my first undergraduate year, I did not live my life. I existed. I was lost in the class and completely in crisis. Many general subjects were so boring. My performance was bad with no impressive grades and no social activities. I kept wondering: Is it my passion to live? Should I choose another major?...Such questions crept into my mind until one day I wandered the central library and stumbled across one book titled “So good so that they can’t ignore you” by Cal Newport. The message from the author awaken me. The problem does not lie in the major – passion comes after I put in the hard work to become excellent at something valuable, not before.. Back to high school, I had been an outstanding student in a famous gifted high school in my hometown. During 3 years, I was always working hard and scientifically to get profound academic background and high achievements as they are valuable prerequisites afterwards. I did it. Although the studying atmosphere is very competitive; at the end of grade 12, I strived to come second in academic ranking based on my 3-year performance and high school graduation examination (58.5/60). I was also the only student chosen to attend regional English competition. In 2011, I was on top of those sitting the entrance exam to Business Major in Binh Duong province and became a student in the most popular Department of UEL from that moment.
Folding the book up , I realized again that four years of university is the essential step prior to my real

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