Unforgettable Academic Success

     Fifth grade was definitely one of the most eventful time periods of my life. Aside from moving across the ocean to the United States, I also had a spectacular academic year in China. I would consider this achievement the most memorable one out of all. The joy it brought me and the way it inspired me til this day are still tremendous and undescribable.
     The testing system in China was harsh and extremely competitive. All of the two thousand students in my elementary school rushed through their mountains of text books and notes trying to memorize a huge amount of facts and formulas. The final examination determines a student's rank in the whole grade, and it mattered a lot to everyone indeed. The pressure almost suffocated me when I thought about the three hundred and fifity people I had to defeat.
     Finally, there was only one day left to prepare for that fate-determining exam, and every student was being lectured by his/her family and teachers about the importance of the next day; it almost felt like a warrior was being sent onto the battle field to conquer their enemies, and it was between life and death! I dreaded and dreaded, the next day came in the flash of an eye. My fellow classmates and I walked nervously into the exam room and starred at the examiner uneasily and gravely. He handed the papers out and called out the starting signal. We highly concentrated on our questions and didn't dare to look away even once. It felt like a millenium had passed when we wearily handed in our paper of destiny.
     Two weeks passed by, and it was finally for the moment of truth to be revealed as I strolled over to the school on a bright sunny day to retrieve my results. Shocking! I cannot believe my eyes when I saw the scores written in crimson ink. I gradually looked up at my teacher and faintly asked," Is this real? I had the highest scores out of three hundred and fifty people? This is got to be a mistake, I have never been that special!" My admirable teacher smiled at me and put her hand on my shoulder, her eyes shone with pride and praise. My family was completely lost for words when I held up my test report to them with dignity and victory.
     That feeling of winning still blazed through my heart after years, and it had changed my way of life by making me a more confident person. Because now I know I have the potential to become the best that I can be in anything. Especially for my college life, I now believe I will accomplish my goals in academics in the future. I've fought so hard for this many years and there's no way I'm going to back down. I'm destined to reach the end with victory and pride!