Two sisters are both in the top 20 outstanding students of the whole course.

Before being students at Foreign Trade University , these twins (born in 2001) studied at Vinh Phuc Specialized High School (Vinh Phuc province).

Minh scored 26.5 points in the university entrance exam and was admitted to the Foreign Economics major. Huyen scored 26.4 points overall and is majoring in International Trade. These are all majors with the highest entrance scores at the Foreign Trade University.

With cumulative average scores of 3.93 and 3.87/4 respectively, Minh and Huyen not only graduated with honors but were also among the top 58 outstanding students of the school.

Twins Tran Thanh Minh (left) and Tran Thu Huyen graduated with honors and were both honored as outstanding students of Foreign Trade University.

Sharing with VietNamNet , Thu Huyen said that during her years studying at Foreign Trade University, the two sisters always dreamed of being honored together at some event and having their parents witness it as a way to encourage them.

“We used to think it would be very difficult, even impossible, because there are so many talented friends in the environment, how could it be our turn. But the two of us always tried our best and now, we have done it…”, Huyen said.

Thanh Minh was also very happy and her joy doubled when she and her sister were both in the top exemplary students of the entire course.

When they first entered the school, both of them thought that getting a scholarship from Foreign Trade University would be difficult. Therefore, Minh and Huyen always told themselves to try hard and set a goal of achieving the highest possible scores in all subjects.

“During my studies, I always tried to do my best. So that if there was a failure like a low score or anything, I wouldn’t feel regretful, I tried my best,” Huyen shared.

Huyen often consults her seniors to find the best way to study. Minh believes that today's results are thanks to building a group of friends to study with.

“At Foreign Trade University, I always look for friends or groups of friends who have the same learning goals to study together. Through that, we can support each other in studying, discuss homework, explain to each other the missing knowledge and review for exams together...”.

In credit classes, Minh always volunteered to be class monitor - a job that Minh said helped him achieve his results today. "Having accepted that position, I always had to have a higher sense of responsibility than my friends and pay more attention to my studies."

Out of 48 credit classes, Minh was class monitor 15 times. “This helps me practice my initiative, connection and communication skills,” Minh said.

Having twins and a companion is also one of the advantages that helps them study better. Before each exam, the two sisters often summarize the review outline in detail. Although they have different majors, they still share the same major in Economics, so the number of subjects they study is almost the same.

“The advantage of being twins is that when studying credit classes together, we can divide up and make a review outline. Through that, we can also review each other’s knowledge, especially in subjects that require oral questions. If we cannot register for the same class due to full seats, the person who studied first will share the outline or experience of studying that subject with the other person,” Huyen said.

The twins said that what they have in common is responsibility in everything from studying to life.

However, like other students, both still have times when they encounter problems.

Minh’s sad memory was failing the scholarship in the first semester of his first year, due to not paying attention to his studies in class. “When I first entered my first year, I was confused about the university learning methods, plus I was not used to the way the teachers taught. At that time, I did not understand the lesson but I was afraid to ask my friends and teachers. Therefore, the results were not as expected.”

According to Minh, a failure but in return gave him a lot of things. "That is also a lesson for the next semesters so that I always try to focus on understanding the lesson and boldly ask my friends and teachers when I don't understand, and do my best in the exams," Minh said.

Huyen was also disappointed because of low scores in subjects that were not as expected. “In the first semester of my second year, I only got 5 points in the midterm exam of Finance - Currency. The reason was that I did not study hard. The midterm score was too low, I had to try harder in the final exam because if I did not, I risked getting a D, or even having to retake the course,” Huyen said.

According to Huyen, that period was really difficult, because the only thing left was the final exam to make up for it. With no other choice, Huyen studied more carefully and thanks to Minh's support, she was able to make up for it in the final exam with a score of 9. Thereby achieving a cumulative average of over 8 to get a B and still retain the scholarship for that semester.

“From that time, I thought that nothing is impossible, as long as I try my best. Efforts will definitely be rewarded. It may come a little later, sometimes you have to persevere, fall down but surely the effort will have results,” Huyen said.

Like Minh, Huyen is the class monitor of 15 credit classes in addition to being the class monitor of the administrative class. “From being the class monitor of many classes, I learned patience, meticulousness, how to unite in a group, and connect with teachers and friends,” Huyen said.

Thanh Minh and Thu Huyen with their parents and younger brother at the ceremony to honor outstanding students of the 58th course of Foreign Trade University.

Both Minh and Huyen believe that they are lucky that their families have always been a great support and source of motivation. “Our parents always let us decide on our own work and career path, without any pressure,” Minh said.

Currently, Minh works at the headquarters of a large domestic bank, Huyen works as a project manager at a media company.

Huyen and Minh said that both of them are doing jobs that are not in their field of study. “There are many young people who do jobs that are not in their field of study, so I think this is very normal. However, the knowledge I learned in the Foreign Economics major is not wasted. Because the knowledge I learned gives us skills that may not be used now, but in the future we can completely use when starting a business, or in other job positions. Learning is never redundant,” Minh said.

Both of them aim to continue their studies for a master's degree in the near future, while developing their careers.

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