(interview / New KuaiBao of Australia, journalist Ko Mei-pin)
Not long ago, the Australian College admission rankings (ATAR) scores announced that 17-year-old Chinese twin sisters Anna (Anna Yang) and Nina (Nina Yang), who are studying at (North Sydney Girls High School) in North Sydney, scored just 0.1 points below. Not only will the sisters go to the same university, but they will also go to Ernst & Young for an internship. On Monday, the sisters came to the studio of the New Express Media Group in Australia for an interview.
All coincidences and mistakes are the same.
The sisters said their grades were already close when they were studying, "so the score was expected." But it was a surprise that we were close to each other. " Coincidentally, the two finished the advanced math 3 discussion and found that the wrong problem was the same, and the two eventually got the same score.
Such coincidences are reflected in many ways, such as the fact that they are also lucky to be admitted to Ernst & Young, where they will spend the next two years full-time internships at Ernst & Young and then study in business accounting at the University of New South Wales. The sisters said that although the University of Sydney ranked better in general, the University of New South Wales`s business major was relatively the best in Australia, "if you want to go, you have to go to the best."
The full name of ATAR is Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank, ranked at 0 / 99.95 by students` overall score in the high school certificate exam. The final score is the standard score for all students in the same class. Most Australian universities measure applicants by their ATAR scores.
Anna (left) and Nina (right) come to the studio of the New Express Media Group in Australia for an interview.
Like math, hoping to be an accountant.
The reason why they want to work in accounting and taxation, the sisters both expressed interest, they have always liked mathematics, a "right and wrong will be very clear" subject.
Although parents wanted them to learn medicine from an early age, after communication, the parents respected their choice. "Accountants can help people around us to make the most of what they earn. And to go to a large company internship can expand their contacts, and it will help the future development very well. "
Similar interests "like the other half."
As twins, Anna and Nina not only look similar, they also have a lot in common in interest and career planning, they laugh: "maybe because we stay together all day, the interest will be very similar over time." The subjects they choose in high school are basically the same, except for sister Anna took economics, sister Nina chose history; Anna`s mathematics is better, Nina`s English is better; After class, Anna prefers basketball, tennis, (Netball), Nina to swimming.
Although many twins often resist being labeled "similar," both sisters feel lucky to have such a similar twin sister, who usually studies and helps each other. Anna said: "the average twin can have a competitive mentality sometimes, but we are very harmonious, I want to see her good, she also wants to see me good. Our mindset is to make progress together, not to compete with each other. "
Although the sisters can`t avoid occasional squabbles, "she`s around me like the other half," says Nina, who defines the relationship as complementary. "sometimes I say, `Anna, I don`t want to do it,`" she said. She would have advised me, `just finish it`. Sometimes when I want to go to bed, Anna says, "No, I want to get up." I see she gets up. I have to get up. Like this complementary relationship. "
Such complementarities also allow sisters to consciously make differentiated choices. For example, sister Anna chose to work on individual taxes at Ernst & Young, while sister Nina joined the corporate tax department. The sisters felt that this would expand their communication and play a complementary role in their future development.
Not willing to fall behind and take the initiative to make up for the study.
Like many parents, Anna and Nina`s parents enrolled their children in after-school tutoring classes and taught English, science and mathematics with the mentality of "not losing on the starting line," but the sisters admitted that they were not resistant to it. They felt that after-school tutoring gave them more training opportunities to prepare themselves for the exam. "We began to supplement mathematics in the tenth grade, because the basis of mathematics is very important. With base 11 in place, the 12th grade will be easier. "
Sometimes the sisters even ask for a cram class. "it`s not what our parents forced us to do, but we want to do better ourselves. Try harder now, and you`ll be more relaxed in the future. "
Asked if the study was too hard to give up, Anna said: "there was a moment, but our ultimate goal was to try our best." I will think that if I relax now, it will affect my grades. If you use this mindset to think, you will not feel very tired of what you are doing now, but feel that you are working hard for a goal. "
Nina added: "our mindset is to get through this," she added. "there`s still a year to go, it`s the kind of feeling that you really want to sprint, and there`s a better gift waiting for us at the end." She says her knack for learning is to rethink her mistakes, take the paper again every time, and do the impossible again: "although sometimes it`s hard to face the bad side of yourself, it`s important." If you realize your mistakes, you can make progress by correcting them. "
Despite the time and time of the study, the sisters never left behind any extra-curricular activities. Anna still insists on going to church every week, becoming the small church leader there, and Nina swims and plays the piano as an interest in her spare time. "We all think it`s important to have a good body."
Now, the two sisters in the college entrance examination to give themselves and parents satisfied with the answer paper. In January of next year, they will have their 18th birthday, but will also usher in a new work and life.
