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「京大医学部４名合格講師」による受験対策講座（２1）

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.  

 (Charles Chaplin)

   受験勉強中の生徒のヤル気を削いで、勉強の能率を下げるものの一つに視野の狭さがある。校内テストの結果に一喜一憂することも指す。目標は大学受験なのだから、校内テストや高校受験でさえ実は「どうでもいい」のだ。

　俯瞰というのは空間的なモノの見方を指すことが多いが、時間的に俯瞰してみることも大切な勉強法だ。人生を１０年、２０年単位で見ることが出来たら校内テストの結果など、道端に転がっている小石のように感じるだろう。

　校内テストの結果だけではなく、違う大学や異なる学部を受験する同級生はライバルではない。そんな相手と点数を比較したり競う必要はまったく無い。自分の学力だけが重要で他人の学力などどうでもいいから、気にする必要はない。

One of the things that can discourage students from studying for entrance exams and lower their study efficiency is a narrow view of the world. This also refers to the tendency to be happy or sad about the results of the in-school tests. Since the goal is to take the university entrance exam, it is not important to care about the results of the tests or even the high school entrance exam.

　Although a bird's-eye view often refers to a spatial perspective, it is also important to look at things from a temporal perspective. If you could look at your life in 10 or 20 years, the results of an in-school test would seem like a pebble lying on the side of the road.

　Not only the results of the tests, but also your classmates who are applying to different universities or different faculties are not your rivals. There is no need to compare scores or compete with them. You don't need to care about other people's academic performance because only your own academic performance is important.