Nowadays, high school graduates basically pass the university entrance exam, if not this one then another. The only problem is that tuition fees are getting higher and higher.
Ms. Thanh and Ms. Huyen both have children entering university this year. Their houses are close together and their children are in the same class, so every day they talk about their children's studies, exams, admissions... When the first universities announced their admission scores, Ms. Thanh told Ms. Huyen:
- Look, the benchmark this year is sky high. I wonder if we'll pass? I'm so worried.
Ms. Huyen is also full of worries:
- If they fail this year, who knows what will happen. Next year, when they take the new program, who knows if they will pass? Missing one year means missing so many opportunities.
Ms. Thanh sighed:
- Studying and taking exams are hard. There are so many early admission forms that universities have already filled their quotas.
- My husband and I are very up-to-date. We read the admission plans of the schools our children choose, let them take all kinds of tests to assess their abilities and thinking, and let them study to get international language certificates... But now, I'm still worried that they will fail.
The two sisters were discussing enthusiastically about going to college when Thanh's husband ran down from upstairs, holding out his phone:
- Hey, the girls' school has the admission score. Our child has enough score to pass.
- Congratulations, you two. So happy - Ms. Huyen said as she opened her phone and happily shouted - Oh, my child has enough points to get into the school of his choice, you two.
After a moment of joy, Ms. Thanh clicked her tongue: Nowadays, everyone passes the university entrance exam, if not this one, they pass another. The only problem is that the tuition fees are getting higher and higher, which is also tiring.
- It's really high, and it increases every year. It's very difficult for poor families - Ms. Huyen nodded.
- It's right that local schools are financially autonomous, so they increase tuition fees. If you want your children to study, you have to try, what else can you do? - Ms. Thanh's husband interjected.
- There. I thought I would worry if I didn't pass, but I still worry after I passed. There are a hundred things to worry about. We have to prepare finances to send our children to school.
- Yes. I'm still worried that my child is clumsy, has limited life skills, and doesn't know what will happen if she goes to school far from home - Ms. Huyen wondered.
- Stop. You'll worry like that for the rest of your life. You should be happy when you pass, but who would worry when they pass - Thanh's husband said with a laugh - From now on, mothers should be less protective, let the children be independent so they can grow up.
NAM HONG