Female valedictorian with GPA 3.98

(Dan Tri) - Graduating as valedictorian with a GPA of 3.98/4.0, female student Nguyen Hong Nhu Thuy said that discipline has helped her improve herself.

Parents "prevent" studying

Nguyen Hong Nhu Thuy, graduated valedictorian in Marketing from Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance with a GPA of 3.98/4.0.

Hong Thuy shared that she was considered a "grade slave" by everyone because she always tried to maintain good academic performance since high school.

Nguyen Hong Nhu Thuy, graduated as valedictorian with a GPA of 3.98/4.0 (Photo: NT).

On the contrary, Thuy's parents often "prevent" her from studying because she studies too much to ensure her health. Her parents do not put pressure on her to study or other problems, they just want her to have a... peaceful, normal life.

For Thuy, it is the comfort and freedom from her family that helps her maintain steadfastness and independence in every decision without being burdened by too much expectation.

With a GPA of 3.98, Thuy said she did not set a score target for herself from the beginning but focused on doing everything and every task at hand in the best possible way.

At university, Thuy only spent 3-4 hours a day but always prepared herself to study in the most focused and comfortable way. During her graduation thesis, there were days when Thuy studied and researched documents for 12 hours a day.

Thuy's way of maintaining her academic results is to accumulate knowledge and skills every day; manage her time properly, study proactively and review regularly instead of waiting until the exam to put in the effort. And above all, perseverance and discipline, trying a little bit every day will bring unexpected results.

Thuy realized the need for discipline from her own experience. That time, there was an important final assignment but because of her subjectivity, Thuy - the group leader - did the assignment at the last minute with many loopholes, affecting the group's results. What made her saddest at that time was not the unsatisfactory score but that she did not try her best.

Nhu Thuy at an extracurricular activity (Photo: NT).

Since then, Thuy always reminds herself to be disciplined not only for herself but also for the responsibility to those around her.

Don't be afraid of "embarrassment", it's better to fail than to regret

Nguyen Hong Nhu Thuy shared that since childhood, Thuy has loved art, especially drawing, and cherished the dream of working in the art world . However, as she grew up, she began to see that the economic field also had a strong attraction, and at the same time realized that art and economics can intersect at many points.

For Thuy, studying Marketing is the ideal intersection for her to combine the two worlds she loves. She can both develop her creativity and passion for art, and apply her economic knowledge to build effective strategies.

Starting to work part-time since her second year, Thuy determined early on that university was just an important link in a long career journey, learning must go hand in hand with practice.

If you only focus on grades and ignore real-life experiences, learning will be meaningless. Grades can measure learning outcomes but cannot fully reflect problem-solving ability, communication skills, or teamwork skills, which, according to Thuy, can only be learned when you step out of the classroom and try your hand at real work.

For Thuy, scores and achievements are not important factors when entering the labor market (Photo: NT).

Having a job in her field of study before graduating, Thuy realized that the important thing when entering the labor market for a young person is not GPA or certificates of merit but attitude and spirit of learning.

A good academic record can help you score points in the recruitment round, but when it comes to work, it is performance and results. Especially for new graduates and those who are still inexperienced, a receptive attitude, willingness to learn and daring to take risks are the things that are “scored” the highest.

From her second year, Thuy started working part-time, specifically as a marketing intern and participating in some short-term marketing projects. This job not only helped Thuy apply her knowledge into practice, but also helped her develop soft skills such as communication, teamwork and time management.

The valedictorian assessed that her advantage is not being afraid of being "embarrassed". She always thinks: "It's better to try than to regret not doing it, letting the opportunity pass without daring to seize it".

However, she also believes that being too strict with herself is a limitation. She tends to want everything to be perfect and that sometimes makes her tired and stressed when things do not go as expected.

It is known that in the history of Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance, there is one case of achieving an absolute GPA of 4.0/4.0, Dang Ngoc Minh Thu, graduating in 2022.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/nu-thu-khoa-co-diem-gpa-398-20250908060728783.htm