Zhong Lingtian knew about Shenquan College because he had wanted to apply for it back then, but he had too many responsibilities and he couldn't be too willful.
When he was a child, his mother's legs were disabled due to his willfulness, which caused serious damage to the whole family. Therefore, he had already given up his personal preferences and only acted as a filial son.
But because he already knew about Shenquan College, he did not object to He Yantang's choice.
Although Deep Spring College is not as famous as Harvard, in the United States, only the top boys with close to full scores on the SAT (American College Entrance Examination), top-notch physical fitness, and willingness to accept the challenges of Western cowboy life dare to apply for this school every year.
Known as "the most difficult university in the world to get into," in the school's 100-year history, it has only admitted two students from mainland China.
Deep Spring College is a concept, even an ideal, rather than a simple campus or pasture. It aims to cultivate smart and free young souls, and they are willing to devote themselves to promoting the development of this society. Deep Spring College is teaching
It adopts true democratic autonomy, accepts various challenges, and endures difficulties that other "ordinary" schools cannot endure, and ultimately gives its students the most extraordinary personality and intellectual growth.
To be honest, Zhong Lingtian envied He Yantang. He had the courage and ability to go to Shenquan College, but the conditions there were really bad.
The school's philosophy is that labor and politics are part of education. The entire school is located on a private farm in the valley. It is a self-sufficient community, like the legendary Peach Blossom Spring, and the operation of the entire farm relies on the labor of these students and teachers.
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There, whether it is the cook, milker, mechanic, feeder or librarian, they are all crucial to the interests of the entire group. If you can't repair the tractor, no one may be able to eat; if you oversleep and forget in the morning
If you don't milk the cows, then the whole school will be without milk for the whole day. Labor is an integral part of the school.
However, while working, learning cannot be left behind. Due to the teacher-student ratio of about 1:3, every student at Deep Spring College can receive nearly one-on-one instruction from the top professors on the planet. The school has
There is a rule: the lights in the hallway of the professor's house cannot be turned off at night so that students can knock on the door at any time and go in to discuss problems one-on-one. Each course is taught by one professor to several students, even one-to-one teaching courses, students
If you want to be lazy, there are almost no options.
In the isolated depths of the desert, students graze cattle while undergoing ultra-intensive academic training. Even all operations and management of the school, including the appointment of professors, the appointment and dismissal of the principal, etc., are autonomously voted by the students.
Therefore, Deep Spring College is not only the most difficult university in the world to get into, but also the most difficult university in the world to get into.
"Yantang, have you really thought about it?" Zhong Lingtian asked.
"Yes!" He Yantang nodded firmly.
Zhong Lingtian was silent. It was obvious that his attitude was supportive.
Zhong Xinyi also nodded, "I agree too."
Luo Guangzhen objected, "I don't agree! That Shenquan College is too remote! If you go to the Inkstone Hall, you won't be able to go home for two years!"
Yes, a very important reason why Deep Spring College is mysterious is that it has extremely strict requirements for outside interviews. Even the British Guardian was approved after five months of application. And the location of the college is even more...
In the desert at the border of California and Nevada, it is very remote and almost isolated from the world. There is no mobile phone signal there, and it is an hour away from the nearest town.
The management of the college is extremely strict. Students must live independently and make plans for the future within two years. They are not allowed to leave the valley without permission. Alcohol is strictly prohibited, and watching TV is not recommended. Phone calls and the Internet are often interrupted due to bad weather.
, newspapers are sent through the post office, usually two days late.
No mother can face such an environment and management calmly, and Luo Guangzhen is no exception. Although He Yantang is not her biological child, he came to the Zhong family when he was three years old. She has already regarded him as her biological son, so she
I can't bear to let my children go to such a place.
"Mom, only by enduring hardship can you become a master!" He Yantang advised.
Although these two years will be extremely difficult, he will get super training, which is the most precious wealth in life that no other school can provide.
The founder of Deep Spring College once said: There is a deafening voice deep in the wilderness, which is lacking in the bustling and materialistic society. Only the most outstanding and true leaders will try to
Get close to loneliness, find and listen to this voice. Gentlemen, you have come to the depths of the wildest western desert, not just to learn traditional book knowledge, not just to experience the cowboy life, to become a man, not just for your personal future.
material enjoyment and career pursuits, and more importantly, learn to contribute and serve a better society. You must understand that here, you will not only gain the most top-notch abilities, but also carry the most ambitious ambitions -
—Selflessly use your abilities to make this society a better place.
And he needs to go to such a place to train himself and hone himself. Only in this way can his future path be smoother and broader, and he can get closer to his ideals and goals faster, as well as...his love.
There was silence at the dinner table.
Zhong Lingtian supported it, Zhong Xinyi agreed, Luo Guangzhen reluctantly acquiesced, and Liang Yixun couldn't say anything and remained silent.
And Zhong Lingxue finally broke out in silence!
"I disagree! That Poquan School has no reputation at all! There is no way it can compare with Harvard and Yale! You are just messing around and wasting your youth by going there!"
He Yantang clenched his fists subconsciously. He knew that she would not agree, and he had not discussed this matter with her before. It was not that he did not want to discuss it, but that he had no chance or position to raise it.
Since the night of her eighteenth birthday, their relationship has changed, but she has never said that she likes him. He doesn't know what she thinks of him, brother? Nanny? Chuang companion?
He really wanted to know the answer, but he didn't dare to ask, fearing that if her answer wasn't what he wanted, then he wouldn't know what to do.
Although they grew up together and their relationship has become extremely close, he really doesn't know her very well. He can know all her living habits, but he doesn't know what she is thinking. It's like he really doesn't know her.
He couldn't understand how, as a girl, she could take the initiative to do that kind of thing with him over and over again.
But having said that, he can feel that she likes him a little bit, but how deep is this love? How long can it last?
He knew her character very well. She liked all new things, challenges, and adventures, but she was also very lazy. From childhood to adulthood, she was used to letting everything go, whether it was food, clothing, or play.
When he was waiting in front of him, it was best to have clothes on his hands, food on his hands, and his mouth to open his mouth, so he couldn't help but wonder if it was because he was the most convenient person to choose that night when she turned eighteen...
She entered the entertainment industry when she was a teenager. Most of the people in that circle were not good men and women, so she was very curious about men and women. But after all, she was born in a traditional family, and she did not dare to be too presumptuous, so she did not dare to be too presumptuous until she was eighteen years old.
Only when he was old did he dare to break the taboo.
But she is a very picky person, and she is very picky about particular things, and she is afraid of pain and dirt, so she doesn’t dare to just find a man to try, and he is undoubtedly the best candidate. Firstly, he is clean, and secondly, she is afraid of getting dirty.
He will take care of her feelings when he comes, and thirdly, he will come and go as soon as she calls him, so he is her best choice.
However, he didn't know whether she was making a short-term choice or a long-term choice.
He was afraid that she only had feelings for him temporarily, for convenience. Although the abnormal relationship between them had lasted for two years, she was still young after all, and she had not experienced more experiences.
But he didn't dare to ask, because she might not even know the answer herself, and he was also very scared.
Therefore, he can only escape.
Moreover, he is not that strong yet and does not have the confidence to express anything to her.
He took a deep breath and refuted her words for the first time in his life, "Shenquan College has 6 semesters in one academic year, all year round. Each semester needs to complete 2 or even 3 courses. The course intensity and teaching time are far longer than normal.
University. Years of intense course study, long hours of physical labor, self-discipline and self-management skills developed in the desert, tough character and cooperative spirit. All these qualities of students are undoubtedly those of Harvard, which cultivates leaders.
Because it is valued by the first-class universities in which it is located, students who graduate from Deep Spring College can easily transfer to other first-class universities after two years. According to previous statistics from Deep Spring College, most graduates transfer to Harvard and Yale.
By the time they continue their junior year at an Ivy League school, about two-thirds will have received a bachelor's degree, and one-half will have received a doctorate. Therefore, I am not wasting my youth or messing around! I have my ideals and dreams.
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What He Yantang said shocked everyone. He had never spoken such a long paragraph in one breath in the more than ten years he had been in the Zhong family, and these words were directed at Xiaoxue, whom he had never said a word of "no" to.
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As a client, Zhong Lingxue couldn't bear such a huge impact face to face. Her heart hurt and she said without hesitation, "Okay! You can go wherever you like! I don't care about you! You're the best