It was approaching March, and Liu Lang was finally leaving. In fact, he was not idle during this period. As early as when he was in the capital, he asked Lin Zequan to find Professor Ding Huaizhong of Stanford University after returning to the United States and inquire about studying abroad.
What conditions are needed.
Liu Lang, of course, did not study abroad to study for an undergraduate degree, but at least for a graduate degree. However, Stanford and Massachusetts universities have not yet cooperated with domestic universities. The undergraduate degree of Huaxia University is not recognized by the other party. If you want to apply directly to the other party
Graduate students need some procedures. Professor Ding Huaizhong is a professor at Stanford, so he should be very clear about the procedures.
Lin Zequan called as early as half a month ago. He found Professor Ding Huaizhong. He was surprised when he said that Liu Lang had graduated from Huaxia University. He graduated in four years of university in one and a half years. This student was still
A seven-year-old child, if he had not seen Liu Lang before and experienced Liu Lang's magic, would not believe anything he said.
Well, Ding Huaizhong didn't know that Liu Lang had spent most of the past year and a half doing other jobs, and he actually didn't even study for half a year.
Although Ding Huaizhong was surprised by Liu Lang's strong learning ability, and Hao did not doubt that he obtained his undergraduate degree through normal study, the admissions process of American universities is very strict, especially famous schools such as Stanford and Massachusetts. Every admission quota is
You have to go through responsible and cumbersome procedures to have a chance to get it.
First of all, foreign students must pass a language test, which is commonly known as "TOEFL". Liu Lang knew that this test is still being implemented even thirty years later.
After the language test, you have to go through the American "College Entrance Examination". American high school students also have to take the college entrance examination. The test questions of many universities are different. For example, the Ivy League universities have their own test questions, which are also the most difficult. Universities such as Stanford and Massachusetts
It's no less difficult than an Ivy League university.
If your grades meet the standards, you will have to attend an interview. This process is the most stringent, especially for graduate admissions. You will be questioned by teachers in person. You must know that these people are likely to be world-famous scientists. They are very interested in students.
The requirements are very strict, and you may be eliminated if you don't like it, so the admission rate is also terrifyingly low, basically less than one tenth.
There is no doubt about Liu Lang's talent, but there is no personal favoritism in American universities. Everything must be done according to the rules. If someone discovers something fishy during this period, the consequences will be serious.
Of course, conducting unified examinations is a routine method, and there is also a special admissions process, where a group of scientists conduct an on-site assessment of a student. If the student is approved by more than 70% of the experts, the student can be admitted under special circumstances.
This kind of special admission is mainly for students who are serious about partial subjects. After all, the questions of the National Unified Examination are very wide. The total score of the basic subjects of mathematics, physics and chemistry must be more than 270 points, and each subject cannot be less than 80 points.
Five points.
In other words, even if this student scored 100 points in mathematics but only 80 points in physics, he would not be qualified.
This kind of special enrollment is to prevent students who are talented in a certain subject from being buried. If the biologist Mendel was asked to take the math test, he would basically be blinded. If you asked the mathematician Gauss to take the physics test, he would not be able to do it.
How many points to get.
Of course, special recruitment is very difficult. More than ten professors with high moral standards must participate, and members of the school's tight disciplinary committee must be present. These professors are randomly found to prevent teachers from cheating, and each professor must ask questions.
A question is answered by the student, again eliminating the possibility of cheating.
But impartiality does not mean easy. You must know that these professors have all kinds of personalities. Maybe some people see that the student is really talented and asks some less difficult questions, but some professors are very "personalized". You
The better you are, the more energetic he will be. He will try to stump you. Are you as good a student as you are as a teacher? You will definitely be asked in the end.
After all teachers have inquired, someone from the school's disciplinary committee will conduct an evaluation to see if there is any fraud in the assessment. If found, a review process will be initiated.
It can be said that the admission pass rate for such special recruitment is very low. Not even a single student may pass for several years. In fact, it is easy to explain. Maybe those people have expertise in a certain field, but who are the people in top universities like Stanford? I won’t say.
Each of them is a proud son of God, and they are also scientists with vast knowledge. Half of the ten Nobel Prize winners every year come from the top universities in the United States. How can those who can catch their eye be ordinary geniuses?
Ding Huaizhong valued Liu Lang very much and believed that he was a rare genius in decades. If he studied theoretical physics, Ding Huaizhong could directly invite him for a special recruitment because he was a Nobel Prize winner.
and prestige, I believe there is still a good chance that Liu Lang will pass.
But Liu Lang studied mechanical engineering, so he was a layman and could never get involved.
In short, everything depends on Liu Lang himself.
"Special move? This method is good!"
It is too troublesome to take the college entrance examination in the United States. Unlike more than ten years later, when educational exchanges between China and the United States were very close, you only need to apply to the relevant department to take the exam, and then report it to the educational institution of the country through the consulate.
But now there are no relevant institutions in China that can register, and the consulate does not have any work in this area. You can only go to the United States to register.
"Isn't it just to get a graduate degree? Is it so troublesome?"
Liu Lang found it troublesome the most, especially in these useless little things, but he had to go to the United States anyway to check out which university he wanted to go to. Liu Lang still preferred Stanford, after all, this school is
In California, his Shengtang Culture branch is located here, and Lin Zequan's law firm is also in Los Angeles, which can be regarded as Liu Lang's base camp.
Now that Liu Lang has decided to take a trip to the United States, he must prepare immediately. First, he must apply for a passport.
Liu Lang went abroad to participate in the Olympic Games in 1984, but at that time it was a unified arrangement by the country and there was no need to handle it himself. Now Liu Lang's going abroad is a personal act. It is not only him, but also Sun Hu's family and his family, etc. These people
All require a passport.
To apply for a passport, you have to go to the public security department in the capital. For others, it is a very rare thing and requires various procedures. Even an ordinary person must first check whether you have overseas relations. If you have family members,
In Wanwan, this is really troublesome. You have to explain what you want to do when you go abroad, and the country will also evaluate whether you pose a threat to the country, etc. In short, there is no one who can't get there within a year and a half.
If you are a public employee, applying for a passport is equivalent to being dismissed from the public office and requires approval from the competent department. It would be delusional to complete a series of procedures within a year or two.
But Liu Lang was different. The highest level of the country agreed, and with the support of Youmu Xiaohu and Wang Zhendong, he went to the public security department to be directly interviewed by the director of the Public Security Bureau. It only took half a day to get everything done. Before leaving,
The director personally escorted him out of the house.