六年前，刚来到深圳曼校的Sisi，几乎不会说英语。

六年后，她手握香港大学法律、UCL艺术与科学、曼彻斯特大学法律等顶尖名校录取offer。

聊起未来，她很自然地讲：“毕业后可能去香港做律师，也可能会考公务员服务社会。”

△Sisi同学接受采访

语气淡淡的，好像在说一件水到渠成的事。

但只有她自己知道，这六年是怎么一步一步走过来的。

Sisi坦言，刚入读MIS时，最大的困难就是语言。听不懂、不敢说、不敢问，是她最初的日常。

△右一为Sisi同学

但让她至今铭记的是：曼校的老师从未用一次成绩、一场考试定义她。

Sisi说，“他们会一直给你机会，让你试，让你慢慢找到自己的节奏。”

Sisi特别提到，让她真正爱上学习的，是曼校的课堂。

她最喜欢人文老师Ms.Katie与心理老师Mr.Richard——他们不只是教知识，更教会她思考、辩论、质疑与表达。

△Sisi热爱音乐，尤其擅长小提琴

“我以前觉得，课本上写的、老师说的，那就是对的。但来到曼校之后，我开始习惯问自己：证据呢？逻辑通吗？有没有另一种可能？”Sisi说道。

正是这种纯正英式教育的批判性思维、探究式课堂、深度互动，让她逐渐对社会、规则、正义产生浓厚兴趣，最终坚定走上法律方向。

“法律不是背法条，它是理解这个世界怎么运转的一种方式。”她说这话的时候，眼睛是亮的。

聊到给学弟学妹的建议，Sisi没有讲什么大道理，直接说：“如果你申请的专业需要入学考试，一定要早点开始准备。”

“在英国申请里，尤其是热门专业，入学考试成绩可能直接决定你能不能进——说80%甚至90%都不夸张。”她说这话时语气很认真，“不要等到最后再把希望压在预估分和文书上。”

这不是贩卖焦虑，而是她用亲身经历换来的宝贵经验。她建议12年级的学弟学妹们至少提前半年开始系统训练，而不是把希望全部压在预估分和文书上。

回顾六年的曼校求学时光，Sisi说：“这里的老师一直相信我、信任我，他们觉得我能行。整体的学习环境非常友善。”

她的话很朴素，却也道出了曼校最核心的教育哲学：每个孩子可能起点不一样，花期不一样，但都被同一种氛围托着——不急不躁，不掐尖不放弃，相信每一个孩子都能找到自己的光。

也正是因为这种学习氛围，一个刚来时连英语都说不出口的女孩，能够在六年后同时被港大、UCL和曼大录取——这不是偶然，而是一所“以爱育爱”的学校，日复一日深耕的结果。

Sisi的故事还在继续。而在曼校，还有无数个“Sisi”，正在被看见、被托举、一步步走向属于自己的光。

Six years ago, Sisi arrived at MIS in Shenzhen barely able to speak a word of English. 

Now, she holds offers from top universities – HKU Law, UCL Arts and Sciences, and Manchester Law. When she talks about the future, she says calmly: “Maybe I’ll become a lawyer in Hong Kong, or maybe work in government.”  

△Sisi during the interview

She makes it sound as if it all happened effortlessly. 

But only she knows how much it took to get here, step by step, over those six years.

At first, the biggest obstacle was language. She didn’t understand, didn’t dare speak, didn’t know how to ask. What stayed with her, though, was this: not once did a teacher judge her by a single test result.

△Sisi (first from right)

“They never lower their expectations just because you’re not good enough yet. They keep giving you chances to try, to find your confidence, to slowly shine.”

At MIS, Sisi learned that teachers don’t give up on you. They stay with you. They let you find your own pace.

She credits her love of learning to the classroom environment. Her favourite teachers – Ms. Katie (Humanities) and Mr. Richard (School Counsellor) – never just fed her facts. They taught her to question, debate, and express herself.

△Sisi loves music and is especially skilled at playing the violin.

“Before, I thought whatever was in the textbook or said by the teacher must be right. At MIS, I started asking myself: what’s the evidence? Does the logic hold? Is there another way?”

That shift – from memorising to thinking – is what drew her towards law. “Law isn’t about memorising statutes. 

It’s a way of understanding how the world works.” Her eyes light up when she says it.

When asked for advice, Sisi doesn’t use big words. She says it straight: “If your course requires an admissions test, start preparing early – much earlier than you think.”

“For UK applications, especially competitive courses, your test score can decide 80% or even 90% of your chances. Don’t leave everything to your predicted grades or personal statement.”

This isn’t scaremongering. It’s what she learned the hard way. She recommends Year 12 students start systematic preparation at least six months ahead.

Looking back, Sisi says: “The teachers here always believed in me – even when I didn’t believe in myself. The atmosphere is genuinely kind.”

It sounds simple, but it points to MIS’s core philosophy: every child starts somewhere different, and every child blooms at a different time. The school’s job is not to rush or select, but to hold steady and never let go.

That is how a girl who couldn’t speak English six years ago now holds offers from HKU, UCL and Manchester. It didn’t happen by chance. It happened because day after day, in a school that believes in love and care, someone kept believing in her.

Sisi’s story continues. And at MIS, many more like her are being seen, supported, and gently guided towards their own light.