How repeaters succeed
From the time I started preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination in mid-June 20xx to the time I received the admission notice in mid-June 20xx, I finally let go of my uneasy heart. , I originally planned to start recording the ups and downs along the way after the proposed admission list came out on x, x, but due to various reasons, it has been postponed until now. I will not say much below and get to the topic.
Let me introduce myself first. I was admitted to Southwest Petroleum University majoring in petroleum engineering in 2009. I spent my freshman and sophomore years in Nanchong, a small town. At the age of 19, I witnessed the gap between reality and ideals, confusion, hesitation, and learning. The seeds of futility began to take root in my mind, and I became addicted to DOTA and couldn't help myself. I even had the idea of ??dropping out of school to pursue a career. What followed was skipping classes, skipping exams, failing classes, and continuing to fail classes without retaking them. . There were a total of 67 courses at the undergraduate level, and I failed 23 of them.
It wasn’t until the second semester of my junior year that the school informed me that I would repeat a grade, and the new counselor was not willing to accept me, so I began to reflect on what the point of attending this university was, and what my future life would be like. Move. Because I failed too many subjects and repeated grades, the school did not issue a degree certificate. Without good connections, I would not be able to find a good job. If I wanted to work in the petroleum industry, the only way I could do was to take the postgraduate entrance examination in Huashan. In fact, it’s okay not to take the exam, I just go out and find a good petroleum unit and hang out half-dead, but this is obviously not my character. Although I wasn't very interested in this major, I couldn't say I hated it, and I couldn't always work with emotions in the future, so after careful consideration, I decided to give it a try. Because I took the exam once when I repeated a grade in my fifth year, that is, in 2013, but because I broke my arm in August, I never read the book again for rehabilitation training, so in 20xx I was equivalent to 0 basic World War II, from It is conceivable that there are internal and external pressures on myself and my relatives, friends, teachers and classmates, but I have decided that I must do my best no matter what!
Therefore, starting from June of XX, after a series of trivial matters such as renting a house, moving, and obtaining a campus card, I officially joined the postgraduate entrance examination army. During the two months of summer vacation, I studied by myself in the Boxue Building. I believe students from the north know the summer in Sichuan. The classrooms in our school do not have air conditioning, and there are not even many working fans. The fan happened to be broken where I was sitting. Yes, I previewed advanced mathematics and English for two months in this position. BTW, when it’s hot, I can really do well. However, for the postgraduate entrance examination, what a big deal!
Time soon entered September, and the school finally started. I got a campus card from a classmate who was a graduate student at this school, and successfully sneaked into the library to study. Due to the hot summer, I was not interested in studying. I asked for some relaxation. After school started, I set up a step-by-step and stricter schedule and review requirements for myself. I tried to be the first to go to the study room every day, and the last to leave when it was closed at night. I made 10 reservations on my phone. The alarm clock and what to do at a certain point are all arranged in an orderly manner.
After 2-3 months of reviewing for the postgraduate entrance examination, I often enter a period of fatigue and confusion (for me, I don’t know if it is the same for other people). At this time, I adjusted in time and started shopping online. One kilogram of coffee. The fellow researcher opposite me couldn’t stop laughing when he saw it. He said that I bought a bag of flour and came back. I also took a break from my busy schedule to go to Chunxi Road and tasted the Long Chao Shou there. I went back in the evening and copied the lyrics when I was tired. , change your mind.
I like playing basketball very much. I like KOBE in the professional circle and Wu You in the amateur circle, both because of their perseverance. There is a saying on Wu You's Weibo: "Those who are ambitious do not need inspiration." I think it makes sense, but whenever I feel tired, sleepy, and want to give up, I think about Kobe and Wu You, and my energy is instantly full.
Basketball never goes out, and dreams never go out. When you truly have a belief, think clearly about why you are taking the postgraduate entrance examination and decide to work hard for it, the lovers in love beside the avenue, the tattered bedding, the temptation of campus recruitment, the beautiful scenery of blooming flowers, etc. will not be your obstacles. Even if I can't sleep all night (in the last month, I can't sleep almost all night, lying with my eyes closed until dawn, and I never stay up late if I can't sleep, and I go to bed at 0:30 at the latest), the next morning When he gets up, he can still show his confident smile as the Rat King in the mirror, and silently say to himself: What a big deal!
I finally got through the preliminary test, and I was one step closer to my dream. FTD.2009 said in the SMM finals: "I'm here to get our championship back."
This is 2009, For The Dream. I was also thinking silently in my mind: I want to come and get my graduate admission notice. During the few days of the exam, I was in normal condition (still couldn't sleep all night) and had a bit of a cold. This made me take an exception after not taking cold medicine for 7 years. In the end, I was able to perform normally. When I finally checked out and left to sort out my draft papers, I suddenly felt tired and uninterested, because there was a reexamination coming next, and I had to brush people off for the reexamination. I have to take home all the materials for my re-examination. Their thickness determines their weight.
After spending a happy, peaceful and somewhat uneasy New Year at home, I came to Beijing and started preparing for the re-examination. I live in 22’s dormitory (this is the legendary doctor’s dormitory). 22 is a doctor. He graduated this year and is writing a thesis. This month, he and I worked from early in the morning to late at night, from 8 am to 12 pm, Baiyan Building. , the library, and the new main building all left our footprints. He was working on papers, and I was preparing for the re-examination. Our cooperation was seamless, much better than playing games.
If the mood after the first test was just a little uneasy, then the mood after the retest can only be described as zhua (Xinjiang dialect), because at that time I didn’t know when the admission list would be released, I just knew if I was admitted It is basically impossible to adjust the brush (because it is too late), so you can only find a job or wait until next year to fight again. . . So besides refreshing the school website every day, I could only go out and relax, and I didn’t have the heart to play ball. In the following days, I visited Beijing Jiaotong University, National People's Congress, etc. During the Qingming Festival, I also went to Juyongguan in Changping with my relatives.
However, during this period of time, I have been thinking about it. There is a saying: People plan things, and God makes things happen. I tried my best, no matter what the outcome, I have no regrets! Finally, my hard work paid off (the list of candidates for admission was released on April 9). To celebrate, 22 specially took me to Beihang University for a tour. In the next few days, I went to Dongdan again. This time, I felt like I was in another world (the last time I came was during the Beijing Olympics 6 years ago), and I met Wu You and some of the CL players.
My journey to the postgraduate entrance examination has come to an end, and I still have a long road ahead in life.
Finally, I would like to give some suggestions to the juniors and seniors who are taking the postgraduate entrance examination in XX, mainly divided into two aspects.
The first aspect is physical problems. If you don’t have good physical fitness, then you will lose everything. Even if you pass the exam, what’s the use? But I really admire those who really use "rope" "As a person whose destiny is to take the postgraduate entrance examination, I will never be able to do it. When I took the postgraduate entrance examination, I insisted on exercising for at least half an hour every day. No matter how hard or tired I am, it will not become an excuse for me to be lazy.
The second aspect is the mentality issue. In the face of success or failure, always keep a calm mind, don't be arrogant in victory, and don't be discouraged in defeat; in the face of life, always keep a positive heart, never give up or give up.
From the moment I decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination, many classmates, friends and even family members around me did not believe that a person like me, who failed 23 subjects in college, could pass the postgraduate entrance examination to become a graduate student in PetroChina. Maybe I was the only one. I believe in myself, so what? Whether it is praise from classmates or friends, or acne, whether it is sincere or false, this cannot be a reason for me to be proud or complacent or belittle myself, because your motivation for success always depends on yourself! KEEP DA DREAM ALIVE!