Nguyen Tran Yen Nhi, achieving a near-perfect score, cried upon learning she was the top scorer in social sciences, remembering her late father and her mother's struggles.
Nguyen Viet Hung achieved the highest score nationwide in both the A01 (math, physics, English) and D01 (math, literature, English) exam groups, with scores of 29.75 and 29 respectively.
Bui Nhat Minh achieved the highest scores in the 10th-grade entrance exams for two prestigious specialized math programs, with scores ranging from 9 to 10.