Today is June 7, 2025

Today is the first day of the 2025 Gaokao

With 365 days left, it will be my turn. Truly, the three years of high school vanish in the blink of an eye.

Looking back, I once wrote this article and officially stopped updating for 143 days.

Will I do the same this year?

Answer: No, but the time I spend on GitHub and development will definitely be significantly reduced.

It is a blessing to be in one of the top ten high schools in Jiangsu. My target for the next stop is University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

Given my school and my current level, I still need to raise my score by 80 points and improve my grade ranking from 300th to 30th to ensure success.

Do I have the confidence? Yes, and no.

When I saw the composition prompt for the New Gaokao Paper I this noon, my heart skipped a beat. Damn, I've never written on this theme (to be precise, I wasn't sure if it was this theme`), and I didn't know the source or background of the first material. But after the Education Examination Authority released an article in the afternoon, it turned out I guessed right. Yes, it's the patriotism category. But we have never practiced this theme. I reckon the seniors in the exam hall were also completely bewildered.

My conic sections and derivatives haven't been fully mastered, my organic synthesis hasn't been completely learned, and the huge gap in my knowledge of electric fields hasn't been filled yet...

The coming year will be arduous.

The coming year, a battle of swords and spears.

365 days left.

Yesterday, last month, last year, the past.

Goodbye