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ThistimenextyearitwillbethemiddleofJune2023andIamsuremanyofusareexcitedabouttheupcomingShanghaimiddleschoolentranceexamination.Bythenwewillhavealltheknowledgeandskillsnecessarytoacethetestandsecureourplaceinaprestigioushighschool.Howeverbeforewegetthereletustakeamomenttoreflectonthejourneythatliesahead.Firstandforemostweneedtocontinuetostudyhardandsmart.Wecannotaffordtoslackofforbecomecomplacentwithouracademicperformance.Insteadwemustremainfocusedanddedicatedtoourstudiesreviewingpastlessonsanddoingamplepracticeexercises.Atthispointitisalsoimportanttoidentifyouracademicstrengthsandweaknessesandworkonthemaccordingly.Forinstanceifwestrugglewithmathwecouldseekhelpfromourteachersorsignupforsupplementaryclasses.Moreoverweshouldalsocultivategoodhabitsandmindsetsthatwillbenefitusinthelongrun.Thisincludesbeingpunctualrespectfulandresponsibleinourschoolandpersonallives.Weshouldalsoaimatdevelopingagrowthmindsetwhichentailsviewingchallengesandsetbacksasopportunitiesforlearningandgrowth.Thiswillhelpusperseverethroughdifficulttimesandbuildresilienceacrucialqualitythatallsuccessfulindividualspossess.Inadditiontoacademicandpersonaldevelopmentweshouldalsostartthinkingaboutourfutureaspirationsandgoalsbeyondthemiddleschoolentranceexam.Whilescoringhighmarksandgettingintoatophighschooliscertainlyamilestoneworthcelebratingitshouldnotbetheendgoal.Insteadweshouldusethisopportunitytoexploreourinterestsandpassionsandcontemplatewhatkindofpersonwewanttobecomeinthefuture.Thiscouldinvolvejoiningextracurricularactivitiesvolunteeringorpursuinghobbiesthatsparkourcreativityandcuriosity.Ultimatelythistimenextyearwewillhavecomealongwayfromwherewearenow.Wewillhavefacednumerouschallengesovercomeobstaclesandlearnedimportantlessonsaboutourselvesandtheworld.Moreimportantlywewillhavegrownintomorewell-roundedresilientandcompassionateindividualswhoareequippedwiththeknowledgeandskillsnecessarytosucceedinhighschoolandbeyond.Soletusembarkonthisjourneywithpurposeanddeterminationknowingthatoureffortsandhardworkwillpayoffintheend.。