rebirth of cataclysm

Hu Mingchen stayed at Gongfuli Company for more than two hours in total. Of course, it couldn't be all for Hu Dehua's work. Hu Dehua's affairs were all settled in ten or twenty minutes. Hu Mingchen sent Hu Dehua to Luo Haocai today because he also had something to do.

Talk to Luo Haocai.

After leaving Hu Dehua to Luo Haocai, Hu Mingchen took his sisters Hu Yandie and Fang Guoping and took a plane to the capital.

From the moment she got on the plane, Hu Yandie seemed a little nervous.

Hu Mingchen could understand Hu Yandie's nervousness. This was her first time traveling far away. Before that, she had never even been to Zhennan, let alone Beijing, and this time she flew into Beijing.

Although he could see that his sister was a little nervous, Hu Mingchen didn't say much, not even words of comfort. After all, the capital city was not the destination of her trip, but just a transit point.

After receiving language training in the capital for a period of time, Hu Yandie was going to the other side of the ocean. If she needed comfort even at home, what would she do if she went to a foreign country?

So, Hu Mingchen just let her sister adapt and get through it on her own.

Hu Mingchen and the others arrived at the Capital Airport, and Wu Huaisi chartered a car to pick them up at the airport.

In the capital, Hu Mingchen and the others had no place to stay, so they had to stay in a hotel. For convenience, Hu Mingchen and the others stayed in a luxury hotel in Zhongguancun because the training institution Fang Guoping found was located in Zhongguancun.

"Angkor, how are the arrangements?" After settling in the hotel, Hu Mingchen began to talk about business with Wu Huaisi.

"Xiao Chen, Miss Hu, our entrusting agency helped us contact two universities, one is Duke University, and the other is the University of Illinois at Chicago. We originally also contacted the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo in Canada, but

There was no reply from them." Wu Huaisi sat across from Hu Mingchen and Hu Yandie and took out some information and handed it to them.

"Duke University and the University of Illinois are both prestigious universities in the United States. Can I enter both of them?" Hu Mingchen asked, feeling a little surprised.

Hu Mingchen has never studied abroad and doesn't know much about American universities, but he has heard of the names of these two universities.

Although Hu Mingchen knew that many universities in the United States could donate money to study, he did not expect that these Ivy League schools would be so casual. In his opinion, with Hu Yandie's conditions, even if he could study in the United States, he would definitely be ranked among the top 100 universities.

universities outside.

I never thought that Wu Huaisi could do things well, but he was actually given two good universities to choose from. It was really a bit of a surprise.

"Xiaochen, this is the University of Illinois at Chicago." Wu Huaisi corrected Hu Mingchen.

"Isn't that a university?" Hu Mingchen asked puzzledly.

Hu Mingchen clearly understood branch campuses as campuses, because many domestic universities have multiple campuses, but they are still combined into one university.

"Well, it's not the same. The University of Illinois at Chicago is more than a hundred years later than the University of Illinois. This school was only established in 1982, and the core of the University of Illinois is in the Champaign campus. And their branches

They are relatively independent, and the admissions conditions are also different. If Ms. Hu wants to go to the University of Illinois, she has to go to the Chicago campus. The Champaign campus is very difficult. Moreover, the University of Illinois is a public university and is known as the public Ivy League. Duke University

A university is a completely private university." Wu Huaisi explained.

"Haha, then I am really a little ignorant. Sister, which of these two universities would you like to go to?" Hu Mingchen smiled awkwardly, and then asked Hu Yandie.

"I don't understand these either... I don't know which one is better. Please help me make an idea." Hu Yandie said in a weak voice.

"Brother Angkor, please introduce to me, what are the differences between the two universities in terms of selection, and what are the conditions?" Hu Mingchen didn't know how to do it himself, so he simply threw the ball to Wu Huaisi.

In order to secure a school for Hu Yandie, Wu Huaisi really put in a lot of effort, and the capital city is the base for studying abroad. It has the best universities in the country, the largest number of study abroad institutions, and it is also the place with the highest concentration of foreign relations contacts.

Take the university where Wu Huaisi studied as an example. Every year, graduates leave in large numbers, and the United States is the number one destination.

"If we talk about the quality of the school, no, we should talk about the ranking. From this perspective, the University of Illinois at Chicago and Duke University are not at the same level at all. Duke University is among the top 20 in the world.

, and the University of Illinois at Chicago is close to 200, which is similar to the 985 colleges and universities in our country that rank around 15. Choose from majors

In terms of selection, the best at the University of Illinois at Chicago is medicine, but I think it will be very difficult for Ms. Hu to major in medicine... After all, there was no foundation in this area before, and the only other ones were law and business schools.

There are many majors to choose from at Duke University, including computer science, and Ms. Hu still has some basic skills in this area."

"Angkor, let's not talk about the basics in China. As you know, my sister went to a technical secondary school. In our small place, the so-called computer is just to teach how to use it. It doesn't involve anything deeper.

Yes." Hu Mingchen said.

Hu Mingchen has tried Hu Yandie's level, but he is just a little more proficient in using certain software, such as PPT and office software. Although they also have programming classes, not even the teachers know how to do it, let alone the students.

"Then Miss Hu can at least have the opportunity to choose based on her own interests."

"I'm afraid I can't major in computer science. My brother is right. Our school only teaches how to use it. At most, we can learn about image processing and table processing. Forget it." Hu Yandie said, "If I can, I think

Choose a liberal arts major, otherwise...I'm afraid I won't be able to adapt at all."

"Brother Angkor, go on," Hu Mingchen said.

“In addition to these, the two schools also have different selection conditions for students. For example, Duke University’s admission rate is less than 13%, while the admission rate of the University of Illinois at Chicago is nearly 3%.

10. For international students, Duke University requires a TOEFL score of 100 points, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign only requires 80 points. For IELTS, Duke University cannot score below 7, while University of Illinois at Chicago can lower it to

Six point five or even six."

"I finally understand. These two universities are not at the same level at all. In this case, of course I have to choose the right one. Naturally, I want to go to Duke University." Hu Mingchen slapped his thigh and said.

"It is true that the gap is quite big, but... they also have another requirement that is also very different..." Wu Huaisi said hesitantly.

"What else is different?" Hu Mingchen asked, frowning.

"Donation amount." Wu Huaisi pursed his lips and said.

"Is there a big difference?" Hu Mingchen asked intently.

"It's very big. If you go to the University of Illinois at Chicago, you can get a spot by donating one million U.S. dollars, but Duke University is much higher. The agent told me it's two million and a half million U.S. dollars, and

The tuition fees of the two universities will also differ by more than 20,000 US dollars per year," Wu Huaisi said.

"Ah! Two and a half million US dollars? Doesn't that cost...almost 20 million yuan? This is too much." Hu Yandie was immediately shocked when she heard that it cost so much money.

She never imagined that it would take so much money to study in the United States. In her imagination, it would be a few hundred thousand at most, but she didn't know it would be as much as tens of millions. This does not include tuition and living expenses.

"The key is that we are not American citizens. If we are Americans, we can probably go to Harvard at this price. Americans can get membership of the Harvard University Resources Committee (COUR) by donating one million US dollars to Harvard University. Harvard's

The undergraduate admission rate is less than 10%, exceeding

More than half of those with perfect SAT scores will have their admission applications rejected by Harvard. However, at least 336 of the 424 children of COUR members have been admitted to Harvard, which is a very high proportion. And as far as I know, some of these people have not even graduated from high school.

It’s very difficult.” Wu Huaisi explained.

When he heard that it would cost 2.5 million US dollars, Hu Mingchen himself was a little hesitant.

This does not mean that Hu Mingchen cannot come up with the two and a half million US dollars. The key is that at this juncture, Hu Mingchen himself does not have much money, otherwise he would not ask Luo Haocai to borrow tens of millions.

In addition, Duke University was so good that he was worried about whether Hu Yandie would be able to keep up after he left.

American universities are very different from ours. We are strict in admission and strict in exit, while American universities are strict in admission and strict in exit. It may be easy to get in, but it is quite difficult to graduate smoothly. Unlike us, as long as you have been around for four years, you will get

If you don’t have a degree certificate, at least your graduation certificate is guaranteed.

"Angkor, can two and a half million dollars guarantee entry?" Hu Mingchen bit his lip and asked.

"Xiaochen, it's too expensive. Don't go. Two million yuan is enough to live in China for a lifetime." Hu Yandie thought that Hu Mingchen was really determined to spend so much money to let him go to the United States, so she quickly dissuaded him.

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"Sister, I just want to ask first."

"It's not 100%, but the admission rate can be increased seven times, and at least the language barrier can still be passed. So if Miss Hu wants to go, the language training here in the capital will not be one month, but four months.

It won’t happen until November, and there are still at least half a year of language improvement courses in the United States,” Wu Huaisi said.

"Then if you pay 20 million and you can't be 100% sure, isn't it possible that you will get nothing from a bamboo basket? No, I would rather change to some not-so-good schools, as long as it is a university." Hu Yandie waved her hands and shook her head.

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"What about the University of Illinois at Chicago?" Hu Mingchen seemed not to have heard what Hu Yandie said and continued to ask.

"It's relatively easy here. Although this university is public, it is not directly managed by the US government. The school directors have great rights over the selection and admission of students. For one million US dollars here, it will probably be about the same.

Well, if you choose a business school, you can also donate an additional US$500,000 to the business school, which will be safer." Wu Huaisi replied.