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When I was in school, I studied very hard, and I often got first place in the midterm and final exams among my classmatesthose in my classroom or among the whole grade in my school.

In September of 2019, I felt that I should do something meaningful in my spare time because I doidn't think I haved much time left in the rest of my time.

I doidn't want to have regrets at the end of my life, so I chose to learn English.

This should be in past tense throughout the sentence.

In the first year, I just learned English in the waysame way as when I was in school, but it didn't work for my speaking.

In July of 2020, I started to learn how to writinge because I thought that if I could write well then I could speak well.

After one year of practicing writing, I found that it still doesidn't help with my speaking.

In July of 2021, I had to booked some online lessons to practice my speaking.

Now, in my spare time, I watch short videos in English videos, write journal entries and have online English speaking practice lessonslessons to practice speaking in English.

In a word, I learn English to improve myself, to cherish my time, and to make full use of my life.

Hi, 苏贞悦Su Zhenyue, thank you for your question.

or: Zhenyue Su

When I was in school, I studied very hard, and I often got first place in the midterm and final exams among my classmates in my class or among the whole grade in my school.

UPDATE: We actually don’t use “first place” in the context of academic rankings (first place is for relatively formal competitions). “Got the top score” or “scored the highest” would be more natural:
“…and I often scored the highest in my class or my entire grade on midterm and final exams.”

In September of 2019, I felt / decided that I should do something meaningful in my spare time because I don't / didn’t think I have / had much time left in the rest of my timlife.

I don't / didn’t want to have regrets at the end of my life, so I chose to learn English.

In the first year, I just learnstudied English in the way I had when I was in school, but it didn't work for / didn’t improve my speaking.

In July of 2020, I started to learnstudy writing because I thought if I could write well then I could speak well.

When you actively try to learn something, you “study” it. “Learning” can be the rest of intentional studying, but it can also happen passively or unintentionally.

After one / a year of practicing writing, I found it still doeidn't help / hadn’t helped / wasn'’t helping my speaking.

In July of 2021, I haddecided / began to book some online lessons to practice my speaking.

In a wshordt, I learn English to improve myself, to cherish my time, and to make full use of my life.

“In a word” should be followed by a single item, not three.