Vietnam's national exams are a rite of passage, but I've watched too many bright students crumble under the pressure while wealthy families buy tutors and inside tips. Is a single high-stakes test really the fairest way to decide university admissions? The system rewards memorization and luck more than creativity, and it ignores seven years of school performance that might tell us more. I'm not saying we should scrap exams entirely, just that they shouldn't carry so much weight.