American Drama System Reborn America

Chapter 50 The American College Entrance Examination (Please recommend!)
1994, October.

first saturday.

University of Chicago.

As a world-renowned private research university, it ranks among the top ten universities in the world all year round. The main campus is located in the Hyde Park area in the south of Chicago, with Jackson Park in the east and Washington Park in the west, 11 kilometers away from downtown Chicago.

The economics of the University of Chicago ranks first in the world all year round, and mathematics is also ranked among the top five in the United States. There have been 9 Fields Medal winners (the highest award in the field of mathematics, the Nobel Prize in the field of mathematics), Fermi, Ander Famous mathematicians such as Revey, Vladimir Drinfeld, and of course Chern Shiingshen have all taught at the University of Chicago.

This is also the SAT test center in Chicago!

"Katie, don't be nervous."

Seeing Katie Helen nervously following him, walking on the campus of the University of Chicago, Owen comforted: "It's just an SAT exam, and there are seven exams like this every year. You can take the test again, anyway, when applying to universities, we can use the best SAT score as the application material."

"I know."

Katie nodded and took a deep breath.

Everyone understands the truth, but when faced with it, it still depends on one’s psychological quality!

"Owen, I heard you mention that you have already taken the SAT once and got a high score, which should be enough to guarantee you to apply to any university. Why are you still taking the test now?"

"Yes."

Owen nodded and said with a smile: "I took the test once before, SAT1, 2222 points, SAT2, math 790 720 points, physics [-] points, I feel that physics has made great progress recently, so I want to improve my physics scores."

SAT is the English abbreviation of Scholastic Ability Assessment Test. In fact, it is the college entrance examination in the United States, and it is the basic score for American high school students to apply for college!
Although the American educational circles have always claimed to comprehensively examine every student who declares, each university has tens of thousands of applicants each year, and the more famous the university, the more applicants. If the propaganda is strictly followed, it will take several times for a student to review With so many students declaring in one hour, no matter how many people the school invites, it will still be too busy.

Therefore, SAT scores are the best initial screening condition. If you cannot even meet the SAT standards, you will not be able to enter the next round of university application.

SAT is divided into SAT1 and SAT2. SAT1 is a general test, including three parts: reading, writing, and mathematics. Each part has a full score of 800 points, with a total of 2400 points. This is also the SAT in the general sense!

SAT2 is a single-subject test, which is generally the key point and the score that top universities specifically require applicants to provide. For example, Owen plans to study mathematics in the future, so he must take a single-subject mathematics test again, and single-subject mathematics is divided into mathematics [-] and mathematics [-]. .

In terms of difficulty level, the mathematics in SAT1 is the simplest, at the level of the test, the single-subject mathematics one is a bit difficult, the regular college entrance examination level, and the single-subject mathematics two is quite difficult, the quasi-Olympiad level.

SAT2 generally requires three single-subject exams, but most of the key and top universities only require applicants to provide two single-subject scores. Owen chose mathematics and physics. The full score is still 800 points, and the single-subject math 790 is 720 points. It's very impressive, and there's not much point in improving it any further, but with a score of 5 in a single subject of physics, Owen's current lv[-]-genius intelligence can still be a little bit better.

"Owen, which university are you going to apply to, Princeton University?"

Katie asked casually.

Princeton University, also a world-renowned private research university, is located in New Jersey. It is one of the famous Ivy League schools. Leonard's future undergraduate, master's and doctoral studies are all in this university, and even Leonard Princeton Middle School, which is now graduated, is also the nature of the Middle School Affiliated to Princeton University.

Einstein, von Neumann, Hua Luogeng, Chen Shiingshen, Li Zhengdao, Yang Zhenning and other great mathematicians and scientists have all taught here.

But what impresses Owen the most is that Princeton University is a must-go place for all kinds of time travel, rebirth, and systematic academic masters.

Facts have proved that it makes sense for people to choose to pretend to be aggressive here!

The Department of Mathematics of Princeton University is indeed the most powerful existence in the field of mathematics in the world!

At the beginning of The Big Bang Theory, Penny thought Sheldon was a genius like in a beautiful mind, and Sheldon happily recognized it. The leading actor, the famous game theory master John Nash, is a professor of mathematics at Princeton and also a professor of Shelton. One of Ton's character archetypes.

Because of the biographies and movies, ordinary people in the United States (more educated than Penny...) have a very high degree of recognition of the Department of Mathematics at Princeton University, so that Katie's first thought was that Owen was going to apply for this university.

"No!"

Owen shook his head and smiled, "I'm not planning to apply to Princeton University. The mathematics department there is too competitive. With my ability, I can get admission, but it's too difficult to apply for a full scholarship."

In fact, the real reason is that Leonard is at Princeton University. Once Owen and Leonard become alumni, the risk of interfering with The Big Bang Seven will increase exponentially. This is unacceptable to Owen!

"That's true."

Katie nodded in agreement.

None of them mentioned the reason why they tried their best to apply for a full scholarship, because it was unnecessary, and everyone knew that studying in American universities, especially top private research universities, was very expensive.

The annual tuition fee is as high as more than 4 U.S. dollars, as well as accommodation, living expenses and other miscellaneous expenses. The 1 to 2 U.S. dollars per year can't afford it, and the average middle class can't afford it.

Take Leonard as an example, nearly ten years after he graduated with a Ph. When he was a financial manager of financial management, his face was distorted with the extreme sourness of "making missiles is not as good as selling tea eggs".

With Leonard's IQ of 173 (the system recognizes intelligence as lv5), he did not receive a full scholarship at Princeton University, which shows how fierce the competition at Princeton University is.

"My first choice is to apply to the University of Chicago."

Owen continued: "Others such as Harvard University, New York University, and Stanford University, I will apply."

In the United States, there is a two-way choice between student application and university admission. Every student can freely choose multiple universities to apply for. Some students who are more powerful will get offers from several top universities before making the final choice!

"Chicago University?"

Katie glanced at Owen in surprise and said with a complicated expression, "Why did you choose the University of Chicago?"

Her first choice is also the University of Chicago. On the one hand, the reason is that the Department of Mathematics of the University of Chicago is also very strong. On the other hand, her mother is a tenured professor at the University of Chicago. The power of connections is universal in the world.

　ps: Thank you Master Bai for your reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)