VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tu Manh Cuong, a gifted student in physics at Nguyen Du High School in Dac Lac Province, has won first place in the 2008 university entrance examinations, correctly answering all of the questions.

Most of the students who excelled in university entrance exams came from poor villages in rural areas.

He had the best marks on the entrance exam for HCM City’s Natural Sciences University and Banking University, with a score of 30, the highest possible score.

Cuong said his method of studying was to learn theory in class and apply that knowledge to solve exercises at home. To avoid stress, he said he did homework when he felt tense and went to bed early before the day of the university entrance exam.

Confidence was also a key factor, he said, adding that it helps students answer many questions in a short time.

Determination was important as well, though. "We should answer the easy questions first and then focus on the difficult ones. And we should check many times before handing in our exam to avoid small mistakes," he said.

Nguyen Manh Tu Cuong has received many awards during his 12 school years, including the gold metal at the April 30 Olympics Examination and an award for national physics exam for high school students.

Most of the students who excelled in university entrance exams came from poor villages in rural areas.

Nguyen Phu Cuong of Tien Giang Province is a student of mathematics at a high school for gifted students in HCM City. His mark was the highest for the A group and B group exams for the Natural Sciences University, with a score of 30 in each group.

In the past, Phu Cuong has won second prize in grade five examinations, second prize in the HCM City grade nine mathematics examination and a silver metal at the Mathematics Olympics contest in Singapore.

Nguyen Lam Truc in Binh Dinh Province was tops in the exam for HCM City University of Technology, with a score of 30 in three subjects.

Quoc Hoc High School in Thua Thien-Hue Province had a record number of students who had top marks on entrance exams.

It had 43 students who got scores of 27 to 30.

(Source: Viet Nam News)