America 1982

"As soon as she heard the name of the high school, she knew that she was the daughter of a wealthy family. How could she come to a rural place like this to be a tutor?" After the introduction of both parties and Ottilia left, Tommy Howe asked Ke asked Ronnie Williams in surprise: "Unless she went to a rubbish university and had nowhere to go, so she came to this kind of school to find a casual job, and then she concentrated on waiting to inherit the family legacy."

Mr. Ronnie Williams is a good gentleman in the school. In addition to providing guidance and help such as college selection, he is also responsible for the guidance of some student clubs. After Tommy Hawke traveled through time, he was the only one who did not regularly use his own performance to guide students. , the top student of the school who consulted him about college admissions, so the two of them were quite familiar with each other.

Ronnie Williams glanced at Tommy Hawke: "Hey, Tommy, it's not your place to slander a teacher, and in front of another teacher, Miss Farrell is here to accumulate Working experience in a public institution, and preparing for the bar qualification exam. Of course, in her words, she did go to a rubbish university. She graduated from Cornell University, and she actually preferred Princeton University, but Princeton University did not admit her. She, she had no choice but to choose Cornell University, which was a safety school."

"Oh, society is so cruel. As my teacher, Mr. Williams, you could have refused to tell me the truth." Tommy Hawke exhaled in frustration and said with a smirk.

The so-called dream school, matching school, and guaranteed school are terms that are often talked about by American high school college application counselors and recent high school students.

Aspirational schools refer to those prestigious schools that are selected by teachers and students and the students themselves are very satisfied, but there is a gap between their own grades and resumes. If they apply, the probability of being admitted is very low.

Matching schools are regular universities selected by teachers that match their own grades and are in line with students' future life plans.

A guaranteed school is just like its name. If you perform abnormally and are not even admitted to the matching schools that you should be sure to win, then the selected guaranteed schools can ensure that you will not drop out of school halfway and ruin your college dream.

Even if Tommy Hawke scored a perfect five points in his six AP courses during his simulation, he didn't dare to make Cornell University, the top school ranked 13th in the United States this year, as his dream school.

But this university that was out of his reach was just the guarantee school that Miss Farrell said, and it was her last choice out of desperation.

Just think about it. Princeton University ranks second among comprehensive universities in the United States this year, second only to Columbia University. It has topped the national university rankings all year round. If you are confident that you can hit the second most prestigious school in the United States, then Cornell University should be listed on the list. Guaranteed schools are also normal.

"My only hope is that Miss Farrell will not help me select colleges based on her personal experience. I'm worried that she doesn't understand this kind of rubbish high school at all, and then she also suggested that I go to her dream of Princeton University. "Tommy Hawke said depressedly: "Goodbye, Mr. Williams, by the way, congratulations to you one last time."

After leaving the office, he took two required classes according to the schedule, namely American history and natural science. After class, he had a cordial conversation with his tutor until both tutors patted him on the shoulder encouragingly, ensuring that he won two After being impressed, Tommy Hawke turned around and said goodbye. With a tired look on his face, he hurriedly walked to the classroom where the third period elective course was located, preparing to study journalism courses.

There is no way. Maintaining a good relationship with teachers in American high schools is also a very important course. After all, if you want to be admitted to college, in addition to your grades, you also need letters of recommendation from high school teachers and principals. If the teachers and principals have no impression of you at all, , then just wait for your recommendation letter to be rejected by the university because it is dry and has nothing to say.

As for the psychology distance education course that Dennis and Pam talked about, it is in the conference room next to the journalism school, but Tommy Hawke is not interested. The distance education course is TV teaching. A group of people sit in the conference room and watch the teacher on the TV. Talking to the air, of course, many students will regard this class as a sleep class.

This kind of distance education course cannot ask questions or communicate with teachers and students. Therefore, there is no need for Tommy Hawke to waste his precious time.

He was the first student to arrive in the classroom. Not long after he sat down, other students gradually rushed in from other classrooms. Some familiar classmates whispered to each other about the interesting things they encountered, waiting for the teacher to arrive to start class.

Just when the class reminder bell rang and the gray-haired teacher walked into the classroom and was about to start the class, Dennis's voice suddenly rang out from the conference room next door.

Just by looking at the volume, you can tell that the guy turned up the microphone and speakers to the maximum volume!

"Everyone, you don't know how lucky you are to witness a major historical moment since the founding of our school! Pam Marvel and I spent five hours doing all this! Everyone, from now on, our distance education classes will It will never be boring again!”

His excited words could be heard from almost every floor, which also made the teachers and students in the classroom look at each other.

The teacher of Bishop's Journalism walked out of the classroom and walked towards the conference room next door. The students, including Tommy Hawke, also got up and followed the teacher out.

When the teacher walked into the spacious conference classroom and saw the images being played on the three TVs, he said in shock:

"OhMyGod..."

The educational TV distance course that was supposed to appear did not appear on the screen. What came into view was the blue sea water, the clean beach, and the romantic and soft background music. A hot blonde girl in a bikini was facing away from the camera, walking out of the sea and towards a girl. The handsome man with well-defined abs walked forward, unbuttoning his bikini gracefully as he walked.

Dozens of high school students, who had originally regarded this remote class as a break to catch up on sleep, had their eyes shining with excitement, slapping the tabletop and cheering loudly:

"What the hell!"

"Is this a fucking adult show on a premium channel? Oh, Jesus! She turned around! Look at that couple... God, Dennis, you are the God of Lincoln High School now!"

"Pam and I spent five hours doing all this! Everyone, enjoy a real high school course!" Dennis was like a preaching pastor, enjoying the shock and ecstasy of everyone in the audience, and said proudly:

"This is the highlight moment for Pam Marvel and I!! It is also our gift to give back to this school!"

Although Tommy, who has traveled through time and is accustomed to seeing various small movies, thinks that this kind of paid program is actually quite boring. It only shows the upper body, focuses on aesthetics and plot, and pays attention to the romantic but not obscene soft dramas. , but obviously, this level is enough to make these students excited.

After all, the Internet has not yet appeared, and home computers have not yet become popular. It is very difficult for most high school students from ordinary families to watch exciting programs. If they are not careful, their parents will easily find out from their TV bills that they have secretly opened paid channels to watch small movies. clues, and then in exchange for a male-female doubles fight.

Now that they can sit in the classroom and watch openly, how can they not be excited? The most important thing is that there is a free method! In other words, if you master the method, you can use the school TV to watch short movies in the future. Is there anything more exciting for students than this?

More and more students heard the sound and came over. Other teachers and campus security guards also appeared immediately. Security guard Murphy turned off the TV with the remote control and said to the proud Dennis with a cold face:

"Follow me to the principal's office, Dennis Herbs, you're in big trouble."

Dennis held the microphone and finally shouted loudly: "Praise my name! Guys! This year's Lincoln High School Person of the Year, give me your sacred vote! I bring you a brand new physiological course! Don't worry, no one can Stop us from embarking on the path of seeking knowledge! I will reveal this method for free!"

Then, with great righteousness, as if he was about to die as a brave man, he held his head high and saluted everyone in the audience with a military salute, and followed Mr. Murphy out of the classroom. Before leaving, he did not forget to wink in the direction of Tommy and Pam.

The students left in the classroom cheered and applauded loudly for Dennis, and celebrated Dennis Herbers as a strong candidate for this year's Lincoln High School Person of the Year.

"Wow~ The man of the year seems to be you. After all, I can't think of anyone else besides you two who can help students play short movies in the classroom at the risk of being arranged for psychological counseling, admonishment talks, or even dropping out of school. Stupid thing." Tommy walked to Pam's side, recovered from the shock, and asked: "How did you do it? Pam?"

Pam pushed up her glasses on her nose and said, "We took advantage of the opportunity to earn extra money by helping Mr. Adams clean up his lawn. We took apart the TV box at his house and secretly replaced the channel connection card inside."

"Good job. Last time I helped him clean up his lawn, he didn't pay. So, he can never watch the movie again?"

"Until the maintenance man fixes his TV box, poor Mr. Adams will have to watch New England Remote Psychology Course for High School Students if he wants to watch something to help him sleep at night," Pam whispered to Tommy.

Tommy Hawke nodded: "To be honest, I didn't expect it to be such a highlight moment. No wonder Dennis gave me a day pass to the Paradise Club."

"Tommy, before leaving this school, we must leave behind some legends that belong to us, in a way that poor students like us can think of." Pam pursed her lips, considered for a moment, and whispered like a philosopher. said.

Tommy Hawke exhaled: "I understand that you can't leave your name in history, but you also have to be infamous for eternity."

"Yeah, I think, after many years, I may become a pot-bellied and bald chef, but at least I can brag to my children that their father was once a popular figure in high school in a certain year when he was young, just like Prometheus. Bringing fire to the campus, never wasted time." Pam, who was usually taciturn, now smiled and said seriously to Tommy Hawke.

Tommy also laughed and patted Pam on the shoulder: "Unbridled youth, to be honest, Dennis didn't impress me, but your words made me decide to do something that young and frivolous high school students should do. Maybe I should do it after school." Go hang out at Club Paradise and don’t waste your good time.”