The college entrance examination is over, but its impact on me is just beginning.
When it comes to preparing for the college entrance examination, what comes to your mind first?
Endless test papers, countless wrong questions to correct, irresistible drowsiness, fluctuating mock exam scores, the joy of over - performing in the exam, the innocent confessions after graduation, and the family meetings held repeatedly when filling out college application forms...
Young people on social media have pieced together a variety of fragmented memories of the college entrance examination. Some people complain about their college entrance examination experiences on social media, some share their advice for junior students, some write inspiring words about the college entrance examination, and some spread their lucky tips.
As a national exam, people have different exclusive memories. We also want to know what kind of impressions young people still have of their college entrance examinations after several years. On the eve of the college entrance examination, the new column "Post - wave Confession Room" of the Post - wave Research Institute launched a "College Entrance Examination Memory Reconstruction Project" to revisit that bittersweet, innocent and important journey of life.
In these stories, we see that some people still have a little regret buried in their hearts even 20 years after the college entrance examination, and we also find that the graduates who took the college entrance examination last year still have personal insights and suggestions.
No matter how long it has been since the college entrance examination, may you find the courage to make peace with the past gently and draw the strength to move forward when you read their stories.
01
@Qingze
College entrance examination candidate in 2020
The moment the broadcast sounded after the last exam ended, my mind and heart felt empty. There was only one thought in my mind: "It's finally over." In fact, I still had nightmares about the college entrance examination during my undergraduate years and woke up in a cold sweat. But I know that this kind of pain will never come again. After crossing the hill, there will only be new watersheds in life.
02
@Astronaut who loves Xizhilang jelly
College entrance examination candidate in 2022
Two months before the college entrance examination, the school and the city were locked down due to the epidemic. It was my first time living in the dormitory, and I wasn't used to it. I secretly called my mom and cried. But those two months adjusted my schedule, and finally, I got a good score (I can only say it was good).
03
@Changlu
College entrance examination candidate in 2022
I took the college entrance examination during the epidemic. When I was looking at the exam room arrangement outside the teaching building, I saw that the exam numbers in a certain exam room were written as xxxxxx481 - xxxxxx481. There was only one student in that exam room. Maybe he was isolated because he had caught COVID - 19 at that time. If it were me, I would be extremely nervous being stared at by two or three teachers. I wonder how that student did in the exam. I hope he/she did well.
04
@Chenni
College entrance examination candidate in 2017
On the noon of the first day of the college entrance examination, I overslept during the noon break at home. My mom and I rushed to the exam site in a hurry. When we passed by a small garden, I saw an old man with a walking stick fall from a distance. I really wanted to help him at that time. But I really didn't have enough time, so I just walked by pretending not to see him. I remembered that old man during the exam. Even though it's almost 10 years since the college entrance examination, I still remember him wearing a blue short - sleeved shirt. I want to say sorry to him.
05
@Kaiyun
College entrance examination candidate in 2021
One week before the college entrance examination, I was in a bad mood and irritable. I had an argument with my class teacher and cried for a whole morning. My class teacher said that he was really worried about my college entrance examination score. In fact, his worry came true.
06
@Little girl
College entrance examination candidate in 2024
Before the Chinese exam (the first exam), I was sitting in the first seat by the window. A very young invigilator came to give me the barcode. Her hands were shaking so obviously that she tore it several times but couldn't get it off. I couldn't help laughing at that time, and most of my nervousness went away. I even comforted her and said, "It's okay, teacher. Don't be in a hurry." Thanks to this lovely sister (teacher), I really didn't feel very nervous during the college entrance examination.
07
@Qingqing
College entrance examination candidate in 2013
After going to see the exam site the day before the college entrance examination, my mom suggested having beef noodles nearby before going home. So that night after eating, I had acute gastroenteritis and vomited and had diarrhea. I basically finished the first Chinese exam in a state of collapse the next day... My mom felt guilty about this for a long time... But actually, I don't think it had much of an impact. It's just that I haven't eaten beef noodles for more than a decade since then.
08
@Fujiko
College entrance examination candidate in 2020
I got my period the day before the college entrance examination. I was in the liberal arts class, and many girls in the class chose to take birth control pills before the college entrance examination to avoid being affected by menstrual cramps. But my mom strongly opposed it. She didn't want the medicine to have a negative impact on my body. I still don't know which method is more scientific. In the end, I chose not to take the pills, and my period didn't affect my exam. On the contrary, I did very well in the exam. I'm wondering if the menstrual period I always hated adjusted my hormones and made me over - perform? But because I couldn't go to the toilet during the exam, after I finished one exam and rode my bike home, the menstrual blood had soaked through my pants. So I had to go home to change my pants after each exam. It was really a helpless and special memory.
09
@Xiaoyi
College entrance examination candidate in 2018
There was an unwritten tradition in our school. Since 2017, the school has invited senior three students to have pizza at Pizza Hut before the college entrance examination every year for good luck. At that time, all the students in the whole grade were sitting in the cafeteria. It was so lively as if the college entrance examination had already ended. The school distributed pizza and cola to each class. We shared them with our classmates in the cafeteria, and everyone was very excited. Looking back now, maybe it's because we all thought that this was not just a meal, but also meant a new beginning was coming soon.
01
@Hulu
College entrance examination candidate in 2019
In the last fill - in - the - blank question of the college entrance examination math exam, I mistook a rhombus for a square, so I calculated the area wrong. Moreover, I didn't check my answers after finishing the exam. It wasn't until the day before the results were announced that I realized my mistake when I compared my answers and found the numbers didn't match. I felt so sorry for those 5 points. If I had double - checked, maybe I wouldn't have made this mistake.
02
@Kinglear
College entrance examination candidate in 2016
I didn't get into Tsinghua University. Hahaha. (I'm talking big even though I was 200 points short.)
03
@Mooncake with five - kernel stuffing
College entrance examination candidate in 2022
Never change that 6 - point chemistry multiple - choice question one minute before submitting the paper!
04
@Ten Qintian
College entrance examination candidate in 2017
When filling out the college application forms, don't apply for the early admission batch, and don't think about staying in your hometown. Then you will be admitted to a better university, you won't meet a stupid counselor, and you won't have an unhappy four - year college life.
05
@Hengheng
College entrance examination candidate in 2015
I over - performed and reached the admission line of Tsinghua and Peking University. However, I got a B in Chemistry (Jiangsu exam paper). I ended up studying an outdated major (architecture) at a high cost. After starting work, I worked overtime hard for a year, but when the year - end calculation came out, I even owed the company 20,000 yuan.
06
@Don't feed me cakes
College entrance examination candidate in 2019
After starting work, in order to get professional titles and skill certificates, I can learn a whole new set of knowledge. Suddenly, I regret that I never worked hard before. I just relied on my little cleverness to get a decent ranking and deceive my parents and teachers. After entering college, I was lazy and often skipped classes to sleep. I was recognized by my teacher when I was retaking the Financial Market course. The teacher always thought I was a serious student because I often sat in the first or second row... I felt so embarrassed that I studied this course hard. It can be said that I only studied this one course in four years of college. After starting work, I realized the gap between me and my colleagues who started work at the same time. I was idle for a few years before and only started to cheer up last year.
The past is irrecoverable, but I still have many small goals to achieve in the future. During my senior three year, I was playing while seeing everyone around me working hard. I was really anxious inside, but I really didn't like studying. Sometimes I always wonder what would happen if I really worked hard since I could get into a good school without studying. Maybe there's no answer to this question.
07
@Qidelongdongqiang
College entrance examination candidate in 2018
There are always some superstitions about the college entrance examination. It is said that you should wear Nike on your body (with the tick symbol) and wear Xtep on your feet (to step on the cross symbol). At that time, I was very superstitious. I asked my mom to buy me a whole set and also asked all my subject teachers to sign on my clothes. As soon as I entered the school, I met a classmate I disliked. He pointed at my Nike shoes in front of everyone and said, "You're so tacky." I'm still angry when I think about it now. It's a pity that I didn't scold him back at that time. I was too nervous.
08
@Mokou
College entrance examination candidate in 2006
I didn't apply for schools in Xi'an and had a long - distance relationship for five years.
01
@Shulang
College entrance examination candidate in 2019
I silently prayed in my heart: "My dear god, please listen to my request. Let me concentrate and improve my accuracy."
02
@Momo
College entrance examination candidate in 2024
Since I heard that chocolate can relieve nervousness, I eat a whole bar of chocolate before every exam. Yes, a whole bar. Although I don't think it's particularly useful, I always feel uneasy if I don't eat it. I specially bought four bars of different flavors before the college entrance examination and ate them all before