Gao Fan was not sure whether Xia Shihui was really recruited by the geology department because she wrote a very good paper. However, in this era, professors are still professors. They have not transformed into other beasts, and they probably will not show favoritism.
Judging from the fact that Xia Shihui can talk about Luping's mineral resources with just her mouth open, this girl must be quite capable.
Besides, she said that her father could tutor her in mathematical analysis and gave her such a Republican-style name. Uncle Xia must also have received a good education, maybe he was a returnee from overseas. Miss Xia had a family background and was favored by a professor at Peking University.
It’s not surprising that he was chosen as a disciple.
"What is Professor Feng you are talking about studying?"
Gao Fan also began to become interested in Xia Shihui. The mathematical analysis class was boring and boring. How could he sleep without chatting?
"Have you never heard of Professor Feng?" Xia Shihui looked at Gao Fan like a monkey, "He is one of the most famous geologists in our country..."
Hearing Xia Shihui reluctantly add "one" in the end, Gao Fan breathed a sigh of relief. Since he is one, it is not a sin for him not to have heard of it. In the future, he and Dad Ma will have a combined net worth of 400 billion, and there are not many others.
Never heard of your own name?
"Do you often have to run into the mountains when doing geological projects?" Gao Fan asked.
"That's for sure." Xia Shihui said, "Professor Feng just noticed that I can climb mountains, catch snakes, and identify mushrooms. He said that when he goes to the mountains for inspections in the future, he will take me with him instead of dry food."
"Well, these words are too easy to be misunderstood." Gao Fan laughed and laughed. If Lao Feng's words were taken out of context and put on the Internet for future generations, a man-eating bandit would not be able to escape.
"Then if you go to the mountains for inspection, what will happen to the classes here?" Gao Fan continued to ask. He vaguely felt that he seemed to have discovered something interesting.
"I don't have to go to class," Xia Shihui said. "As soon as school started, I applied for exemption from all classes, so I can come to class if I want, and I can play if I don't want to."
"Is there such an operation?" Gao Fan was shocked, "How do you apply for exemption from standing? Is it just a matter of writing a paper?"
Xia Shihui said: "It's not that easy. To be exempted from standing, you must first prove that you have studied the course and mastered it. To apply for exemption, you need to take an exemption exam, and you can be exempted from taking it only if your score is above 80 points.
"I have been doing questions at home during this summer vacation, just so that I can pass the exemption exam after school starts. Don't think that I have nothing to do every day. I still have to study the courses for the next semester on my own, and then apply for exemption next semester."
"Sellers of cakes, I didn't know there was such a rule?"
Gao Fan was depressed. Later, when he was studying at Peking University, he had never heard of this system. As a freshman, Xia Shihui was able to prepare in advance. Obviously, she had many acquaintances in the school who could give her some advice.
"Is it too late to apply now?" Gao Fan asked.
"I don't know about this. It seems that you should apply for exemption in the first week of school. Besides, you are from the chemistry department and you don't have to go to other places. Why are you applying for exemption?" Xia Shihui said.
Gao Fan said: "As you said, wouldn't it be nice to not have to go to class every day and be able to play around? By the way, does our school allow skipping a grade? For example, if I apply to skip a grade directly to my senior year..."
"Just brag, you don't mean to say that you have studied all the professional courses for your sophomore and junior years by yourself, right?" Xia Shihui covered her mouth and laughed.
"I mean it seriously."
"You are so good, why don't you go to the junior class of HKUST?"
"I'm not used to life in the north..."
"You're cruel." Xia Shihui was speechless. You thought HKUST was from the north, and then you came to Beijing. Can you be more funny?
"Seriously, have you really finished all the professional courses in your sophomore and junior years?"
After arguing, Xia Shihui returned to the topic. Being clever and arguing is a sign of high IQ, but if a person goes crazy and continues to argue, he is a bad person, and it has nothing to do with IQ.
Xia Shihui is not a gangster, and she can see that Gao Fan is neither, so she already somewhat believes Gao Fan's words.
"A director of our provincial science and technology commission said that I have special powers. I don't know if I have it, but I did finish college courses in high school. Before I took the college entrance examination, I was still in the Department of Chemical Industry of our province.
There was an article published in a magazine about the development of rare earth catalysts," Gao Fan said.
"What is a rare earth catalyst?" Xia Shihui asked.
"A catalyst is a catalyst that helps synthesize ammonia." Gao Fan said, and then briefly introduced the rare earth catalyst to Xia Shihui.
Xia Shihui didn't understand ammonia synthesis, but she had learned chemistry at least, and she knew what was going on as soon as she heard it.
"You mean, you wrote that paper yourself, and your father didn't ask an engineer from your factory to ghostwrite it for you?" Xia Shihui asked, with a sly smile on her face.
"Don't doubt the integrity of a person with special powers." Gao Fan said solemnly.
He naturally knew why Xia Shihui said that. The little girl seemed to be quite vindictive.
Xia Shihui nodded and said: "If that's the case, you can actually talk to the academic director of your department and apply for exemption. We at Peking University are very particular about freedom of individuality and encourage students to study and do scientific research in an eclectic way."
"Well, I'll give it a try." Gao Fan decided.
Xia Shihui's words gave Gao Fan an inspiration. He found that the experience he brought from later generations was a bit outdated... Well, well, it seems more accurate to say it was ahead of its time.
In later generations of universities, after several rounds of teaching evaluations, various systems were so complete that even the teacher's every frown and smile on the podium had to be accurately measured, and it was almost impossible.
In this era, there are not so many rules in colleges and universities. Some teachers are free to do whatever they want in class. In exams, they just write a few questions on the blackboard and give marks based on their impressions. You can say it's free to do whatever you want, or you can say it's academic freedom.
Gao Fan is not an educationist and cannot evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the two models, but at least one thing is that the current system is the most suitable for time-travelers like him.
Xia Shihui was able to impress a "one" level scholar with an article, thereby obtaining the qualification for admission, and was able to enjoy the privilege of not having to attend classes after admission. Why couldn't he Gao Fan?
Instead of wasting time on repeated lectures, it is better to do some research with a professor like Xia Shihui, and maybe you will become a famous scholar in the future. I have knowledge that is 40 years ahead of the times, and it is too late not to use it as soon as possible.
Pity.
"Thank you, classmate Xia, you have saved me." Gao Fan said sincerely.
"There's no point in saying thank you. When you come back from winter vacation, remember to bring me your Luping rice krispie treats. That's how you're sincere." Xia Shihui replied with a smile.