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Chapter 5 Selective mutism and my high school years
Entrance Exams (1)
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When I was in junior high school, I couldn't pass the entrance exam to the high school I wanted to go to . Since then, my aim had been to enter a prestigious university.
Japanese universities then had two types of admission. One was general admission. Students granted general admission if they passed entrance exams that was mainly paper test. Unlike US, each universities conducted selective entrance exams. The other was recommended admission. Students granted recommended admission if principals of their high schools recommended them to universities and they passed entrance exams that was mainly interview exams.
I was going to apply for general admission to national universities and private universities. The schedule was as follows:
[January]
National Center Test for University Admissions (preliminary entrance exam to national universities)
[early-February]
Entrance exams to private universities
[late-February and mid-March]
Secondary entrance exams to national universities
I took NCTUA and three entrance exams. Although I was a nervous man, I felt relaxed when I sit for the exams. I think one reason for that is that my high school had students rehearse entrance examination again and again.
I was at my best at the entrance exams. I achieved a good score at NCTUA and passed exams for two private universities. But I was not confident of passing exams if applied for recommended admission and took interview exams. I didn't overcome selective mutism completely at that time, so I had no confidence to talk at interviews.
In this way, I took three exams. but one exam was left. That is secondary entrance exams to national universities.
(To be continued)
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