America 1982

Tommy Hawke first went back to the apartment, changed out of the T-shirt he was wearing with "Italian Victory" printed on it, and threw it into the corner. Then he put on another one with Bob Dylan's "When you have nothing to lose, you have nothing to lose." The T-shirt with this lyrics, with a depressed expression on his face, raised his middle finger to the T-shirt in the corner:

F*ckYou, Italy!

Then I got on my bike and rushed to Lincoln High School.

The reason why I hate Italy at the moment is naturally because of the World Cup. Although both the regular betting company in Las Vegas and illegal betting like Ruby have opened World Cup betting services, Tommy Hawke has no intention of using it. He made a lot of money by betting on football, because he only remembered that the champion in 1982 was the Italian team, and he had no idea about the specific games, scores, etc.

He just tried to spend fifty yuan per game, called a Las Vegas betting company, and placed bets on the three Italian team games in the group stage. He thought that he could win more than ten yuan per game and use it as a part-time fee. , in Tommy Hawke's view, Italy is the final champion of this World Cup. Even if it is impossible to win all three games in the group stage, it should not be a big problem with two wins and one loss.

As a result, Italy, which was in a bad situation, just handed over the answer sheet of playing three games and drawing three games.

Let other opponents in the same group decide for themselves whether to advance or go home. Yes, this is very Italian.

With such a bizarre performance of the Italian team, Tommy Hawke not only failed to earn pocket money, but also lost 150 yuan. By the way, Wilson, Green and others who had watched him since he was a child and chose to follow the trend and bet have now Believing again that he is his father's biological flesh and blood.

The money they earned before is now being safely deposited in the bank. After deducting handling fees, paying taxes, and repaying the interest Melonie owes the bank, Tommy and Melonie's two hundred boxes only have exactly 10,000 yuan left. Coupled with the money earned by Dad's hundred boxes, the Hawke family's savings now reach fifteen thousand yuan.

Tony has already begun to renovate and decorate his room, painting it pink, building a desk and wardrobe, in preparation for bringing Bethea back.

Yes, that's enough money to bring Bethea back, just waiting for the court date.

Although Dad is still doing odd jobs and Tony has not yet started his career, at least everything in this family is moving in a good direction. The only problems that worry Tommy Hawke are college and damn Italy!

One hundred and fifty dollars! The only time he tried to be opportunistic after time travel, relying on the memories of his previous life to earn some pocket money, was that damn Italy tricked him completely with three draws!

"Miss Farrell, good afternoon." Tommy took a deep breath in the corridor to adjust his mood, put Italy out of his mind, gently knocked on the open door, and said to Otilia who was talking to other students inside - Farrell said hello.

"Tommy, good afternoon." Otilia greeted Tommy, and then looked at the boy in front of her: "Sean, you can go. I appreciate you chatting with me, but I have to start working. , thank you for letting me know that you can’t even spell the word astronaut, but you have a great dream to be the first person to land on Mars.”

The boy named Sean was not angry at all. He just smiled and stood up to leave: "Miss Farrell, where should I study?"

"Buy a Lego Mars set, that may be your only possibility of landing on Mars." Ottilia Farrell said to Sean speechlessly.

After dismissing Sean, Otilia shrugged and looked at Tommy Hawke: "Now that the results have been released, you need to tell me your plans for the future, Tommy, so that I can give you some opinions, such as Talk to me about what major you want to study, what kind of job you want to do in the future, which state you want to study in, etc."

"Give me a scholarship to the highest-ranked university and study the cheapest major at that university?" Tommy Hawke said to Ottilia Farrell.

Otilia Farrell did not react. After looking at Tommy blankly for a few seconds, she asked: "What are you talking about?"

"I don't care what major I study, but the school must be ranked as high as possible, and I can get a scholarship to relieve the pressure. For example, if Princeton is willing to give me a scholarship, it will be no problem even if I study its excavator repair major."

"Tommy, Princeton doesn't have the major you mentioned." Ottilia Farrell sighed: "You have to think about it seriously, and what are your summer vacation arrangements? You should know that your current resume , there are not enough eye-catching social practice activities and extracurricular sports activities, and good universities prefer high school students with a sense of social responsibility, leadership skills and comprehensiveness.”

"I'm paying attention to some summer sports and competition summer camps. For social practice activities, I'm going to volunteer at a marathon in Boston to raise funds for charity, decorate the venue, deliver water, etc.?" Tommy Hawke thought for a while and said.

Applying to universities in the United States is very troublesome. In addition to transcripts, you also need letters of recommendation, resumes, personal statements, various certification materials to prove your abilities beyond study, and so on.

"OK, which university did the founder of the charity organization graduate from? You will choose the university based on his recommendation letter, right?" Otilia nodded and then asked.

Tommy Hawke shook his head: "I don't know. Shouldn't my recommendation letter be written by the principal and my teacher?"

"But when it comes to social practice activities... When I was in high school, my classmates would participate in social activities, and the initiators of social activities were often alumni of Xinyi University. Of course, they would write letters of recommendation and explain carefully to their alma mater what you are doing. Performance in participating in social activities is a bonus for applicants. If the family participates in social activities, it will be more satisfactory to the university. Family relationships are often one of the reasons why prestigious schools consider students." Otilia - said Farrell.

Tommy Hawke looked at Ottilia Farrell. He had only heard that many prestigious schools would accept additional letters of recommendation. For example, if a celebrity from his own school or a well-known politician wrote a letter recommending a high school student, That high school student has a higher chance of being admitted to that college than a student who just prepares a regular recommendation letter.

But where can I find such an organization whose organizer is an alumnus of a prestigious school, and ask him to provide an additional letter of recommendation?

"You still have plenty of time, Tommy. Think about the university and major you like. You are very smart, so you can definitely do it. Or chat with your family and ask them to give you some ideas, such as which social activities are more suitable for you. .”

“I felt like my family was proposing a family social event that the university wouldn’t like.”

"Why? How can you be sure that the university won't like it? Maybe your family's ideas just suit the taste of a certain university?" Otilia was a little dissatisfied with Tommy Hawke's attitude of denying the family and reminded her.

Tommy Hawk looked at Miss Farrell in front of him, who knew nothing about his family, and spoke in despair:

“The last time my dad invited me to participate in a social event, the whole family went to a sperm donation company to sell tadpoles. Later, he regretted it and only took my brother with him. He asked me to go alone again after getting my college admission notice, because that might help. Because I have read books and sold them for a high price. If you think this social activity will be of interest to the university, I can donate it now, and then all three men in the Hawke family will get the donation certificate."

After being stunned for more than ten seconds, Otilia tried to regain her composure: "Are there no other social activities? Such as charity fund-raising, community activities, etc.?"

"Yes, my dad tried to raise funds from other neighbors a few days ago in the name of me going to college and bringing glory to the community. This social activity allowed me to successfully win dozens of middle finger responses from my neighbors, and a series of Endless compliments starting with F.”

Otilia drank some water to calm down for a few seconds, and then said to Tommy Hawke: "It's best not to have the word family on your resume. If you still want to get the admission notice, this is The most important guidance I can give you right now.”

It's a little late, sorry.