The freshman of new york University wants to tell you her story.

June is the most important month of the year for almost every student. Graduation season, college entrance examination, university notice, and subsequent preparation for admission are all in full swing in June. As an international student, I don't have to go through the cruel college entrance examination, but I know it's not easy. When I was surfing the Internet, I saw many college entrance examination candidates' disdain for international students, and felt that international students just bought a road to heaven with money. I just want to say that there is no road to success without thorns, but there is no road to complete pain. Thank you for listening to my story in your spare time.

I went abroad to study at the age of fifteen and came to new york to study alone. I didn't understand what this step meant at that time. It was not until four years later that I realized that this step was actually the bravest choice I had ever made. During the four years of studying in the United States, I felt proud and satisfied for the first time, and felt that I really had the meaning of living and the potential to become a valuable person to society. In the first year of studying in the United States, I have been trying to break through myself and try to integrate into the circle of American classmates. Although I ended in failure, I did make friends with some enthusiastic American classmates. They opened the door to a new world for me. Whenever I encounter problems in my homework, I will force myself not to ask my classmates, but to communicate with local teachers. It is also for this reason that I was chosen as the most advanced student in the school year and the best student in history and geography. I was really proud when the teacher read my name on the stage. Facing the cheers and applause of the students, I strode to the podium to receive the prize. I felt really lucky at that moment. Perhaps in the eyes of many students in China, I am a stranger, because I always work hard to prepare for an exam. I always ask myself to get full marks in every history exam, and I never talk to my classmates about which bar Flushing opened. Instead, I spent the weekend in the museum with a Korean classmate who loves art. To be honest, I really want to play with them and get high together, but I know that every minute of studying in the United States is precious, and I really can't bear to waste a minute at will.

The next year, I transferred to a high school with a higher and stricter enrollment rate, and this time, I studied in this school for three years. This is a famous high school with many students. Because it is impossible for teachers to take care of every student, no matter how hard I try, I am not so dazzling in the crowd. Gradually, I lost my original sense of superiority and became timid and even inferior. This year, I just had a conflict with my previous family for various reasons, and the relationship became very uncomfortable. It was also in this year that I became afraid of loneliness and unsociable, and I began to get used to this discomfort. Fortunately, my heart is still strong and I haven't given up on myself. I try not to let my bad mood affect me and restrain myself from turning my attention to my study. Despite my efforts to adjust, I still hurt many people this year. For example, I often complain to people around me and blame others to relieve my sadness and frustration. This year, I was addicted to the virtual world in TV series by chatting with my friends. As expected, my grades this year are the lowest in history, and biology is just on the passing line of our school. At that time, many of my friends failed this course. When they came to tell me, I felt very relieved because there were worse people behind me. I'm still scared when I think about it now, because if I didn't change later, I would really become a failed person, a waste who feels good about himself and has no shame. Fortunately, two weeks before I took the regent (new york Unified Examination), my desire to win or lose was ignited again. I don't believe that my biology score is only a passing level, so I quit the TV series two weeks before the exam, which greatly reduced the time for going out to play. I concentrated on reviewing the biology exam, made several outlines and attended almost all the teachers' review classes. The final score came out, and I was one of the best in my class. I was the worst student in biology class for a whole year, and I was in the top few in the final exam. This result aroused my confidence and ambition that I had long forgotten. From that moment on, I decided to change.

The third year is the most important year, and I must try my best to make up the scores I left behind. American universities look at the scores of each year separately, so my goal is to be ten points higher this year than the previous year. A high average score means two grades higher, but I am confident and more ambitious to achieve this goal. In addition to stabilizing school grades, I also started preparing for the SAT (American College Entrance Examination) in advance. I selected the review books suitable for me online before, and later found that I bought almost all the SAT tutorial books one after another, piled up as high as a table. In addition, I have collected almost all the real questions in the past five years. Most of the questions I have done are real questions in North America, and there are also a few papers in Asia-Pacific. You can't buy a book without reading it. I began to brush the questions and write the wrong ones. But the college entrance examination in America is not easy to do well, otherwise how can it be called graded college entrance examination? The first exam was average, although I thought I tried my best. I stayed up all night for this exam. I have never felt extremely anxious. Fortunately, the American college entrance examination can be taken many times, and the first failure is equivalent to a pot of cold water to wake me up at once. I began to calm down and sum up my mistakes, ready to stretch the front and prepare a little. Summer vacation will be over in a blink of an eye. Other students have returned to China, and I went to Georgetown University to attend summer school. In this short month, I met many excellent people and discussed topics with them, which really benefited me a lot. I made full use of my summer school time. After two hours of classes during the day, I will soak in the library to review what I have learned, study the SAT, and then preview what the teacher will say tomorrow, read books and finish my homework. Because the university teacher lectures quickly, I am afraid I will miss the content, so I record every class with iPad, and then review the whole class alone in the library. Although this method is time-consuming, I did learn a lot of knowledge points that I missed in class. I don't know if it is a cumulative relationship, but my English reading level has improved a lot. To my surprise, this is also reflected in my SAT reading. I didn't go back to China to play after summer school. Instead, I returned to new york alone in advance, continued my long-term volunteer activities and Senate internship, and continued to prepare for the SAT. Many things happen. Finally, in the second exam, my score improved by a full 1 10 points compared with last time. Although the result is still not what I finally want, I have become more motivated. The third exam came one after another, and finally I ended the preparation time with a high score. Along the way, I endured loneliness and pressure, but fortunately, everything was worth it.

In the fourth year, my last year of high school, I applied for the university I wanted to go to online. During the application period, I was glad to meet a good document teacher. He understood all the ideas I wanted to express and helped me enlarge them. Finally, we completed several excellent documents together. Because I had experience in applying for summer school before, I didn't find an intermediary to apply, but chose to apply myself. Finally, when I received the admission notice from my dream school-new york University, I was so excited that I almost cried in English class. I know that at this moment, I am a hero even if I cry.

My graduation season is coming to an end, and I am looking forward to welcoming my college life. I know that the road ahead may still be full of thorns and bumps, but I have the confidence to live to see the sunshine behind the thorns. This document is sent to all the partners who are about to usher in the college entrance examination. I hope you can all play your best. After all, there is only one life, so don't waste a minute easily.

? To my dearest and most respected parents &; reader