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VietNamNet Bridge – Going abroad or studying at domestic universities is the question many students and parents ask themselves. The degrees of foreign universities will allow finding good jobs more easily, but the studying will be costly. Meanwhile, it would be cheaper to study at Vietnamese schools, but the schools just fit low and medium income earners.
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My was born into a well off family, where both her mother and father are doing private business. The parents are too busy with their business and they do not have time to take care for the daughter’s learning. However, My is good at learning.
As the parents said that they would spend money to fund My’s studying abroad, My thought that she did not work too hard to prepare for the domestic university entrance exams like her classmates. The only thing she did in the last many months was reading information from different sources to find out which foreign school she should enroll in.
My many times asked her parents in which country she will study in, but the parents only gave a vague answer that My needs to choose the school she likes and the parents will make a decision later.
Therefore, My decided to enroll into the most prestigious schools in the world which require sky high tuitions of up to tens of thousands dollars per annum.
Just several days ago, when My gave the list of universities she intends to study at, her mother said hesitantly: “I think you would be better to study at a domestic school first and we will think of studying abroad later”.
The answer has caused shock to My. She hasn’t the heart to do anything now. “Going abroad studying is no joke and it requires thorough planning,” My complained. “It is now too late to begin preparing for the university entrance exams”.
University entrance exams are considered the most important exams in the life of students. Since most students want to study further at universities after they finish schools, they have to compete fiercely with each other to obtain seats at universities.
Going abroad or studying at domestic universities is the question many students and parents raise for themselves. The degrees of foreign universities will allow finding good jobs more easily, but the studying will be costly. Meanwhile, it would be cheaper to study at Vietnamese schools, but the schools just fit low and medium income earners.
Nguyen Tien, a 12th grader in HCM City, also said he has become too tired with the requirements set by his mother. “My parents want their children all become geniuses. I am afraid I would get crazy after the university entrance exam,” he complained.
Meanwhile, Tien’s parents have put high hopes on their son. “We will send you to a famous university in the world. But you still needs to pass the upcoming university entrance exams, to show to other people that you go studying abroad not because you fail the domestic exams,” the mother said.
This means that Tien has to prove that he is capable enough to pass the difficult domestic exams, and his parents are rich enough to send him to foreign schools.
“This will be a shame if you fail the exams. You just have two months more to show your capability,” the mother tells the son every time when the boy feels tired and wants to go to bed.
Dr Nguyen Kim Dung, Deputy Head of the Education Research Institute, has confirmed that many parents plan to send their children to foreign schools, but they still want their children to pass the domestic exams. “It is just because of the face of the parents,” she said.
She has advised parents not to put too hard pressure on their children. Instead of forcing them to work hard, they should encourage children to learn about the new learning environment and prepare necessary English skills.
Thanh Huyen
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