The second week after the exam, the results came out.
R30 + L30 + S29 + W29, a total of 118 points.
It's not a full score?
It's understandable that one point was deducted for writing, but speaking …
Lu Zhou was curious why the one point was deducted.
But it didn't matter. A TOEFL score of 118 was already insane. Most universities only had a passing score of 100. In the future, if he wanted to study abroad for a master's degree, he wouldn't have to worry about language with this score.
The second day after Lu Zhou received his TOEFL results, he received an email from the embassy informing him to go to the Shanghai embassy for an interview.
After he bought the ticket, Lu Zhou took his residence booklet and a bunch of materials that he might or might not use. He took the high-speed train and embarked on his trip to Shanghai.
Speaking of which, this was his first time in this international metropolis.
He booked a room at a hotel near the embassy and rested for the night.
The next morning, Lu Zhou took the materials to the embassy.
It was the peak holiday travel time, and the building was crowded with people, squeezing into the streets next to it. There were white-collar workers going on a business trip, families going abroad, and students going to summer camps or academic competitions. Of course, there were also people with ulterior motives.
Lu Zhou queued from morning to afternoon. He even went to eat in between before he finally squeezed into the building.
However, when he entered, he realized that the queue had only just begun …
…
Needless to say, getting a visa was torturous.
Without a phone to play with, and no one he knew, Lu Zhou could only look at girls to kill time.
At this moment, he suddenly heard a man and a woman behind him, seemingly discussing studying abroad. Because the man was speaking loudly, even though Lu Zhou wasn't interested, he still heard it.
The tall and skinny guy was probably an international student.
The girl standing next to him might be his girlfriend studying in China, or she might be a close female friend.
The man spoke with a tone full of superiority. He didn't care about his volume as he spoke.
"… In the few years that I've been studying abroad in Virginia, my biggest thought is that what kind of environment produces what kind of person. What kind of person can come out of those trashy universities in China? It was nothing more than getting by and getting a diploma. When you come to the United States, I can show you around our school. After listening to a few lectures, you'll realize that the professors there are on a completely different level compared to the professors in domestic universities. "
Bro, it's a map attack.
It would have been fine if his voice had been soft, and he would have pretended not to have heard it. However, his voice was not soft at all.
Lu Zhou couldn't help but interject, "That's not necessarily true. I think it depends on the person."
Hearing this, the man stopped talking.
Looking back at Lu Zhou, he raised his eyebrows and asked impatiently, "Oh, which university are you from?"
"Jin University."
"Jin Ling University? Oh, 985, "said the man as he laughed. He then said in a mocking tone," It's not bad in China, but it's probably not even in the top 100 in the world, right? You look like you're on vacation. You'll know when you get out there. Even if you can score more than 600 in China, you're nothing outside of China. "
Since he had nothing to do, Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I received an offer from New York University's Curran Institute of Mathematical Sciences, but I didn't go."
The man suddenly smiled and said, "I'm laughing. If you don't apply to other universities, why would they give you an offer? Bro, can't you come up with a draft before you brag? "
When Lu Zhou heard this, he was amused and said, "I really didn't apply, they just gave me an offer. What can I do?"
The man looked at Lu Zhou like he was looking at an idiot and said, "Oh, I also received an offer from the White House. Obama personally wrote me an international relations consultant … Everyone knows how to brag! Did you ask for the opinion of the bulls? "
MDZZ！
Lu Zhou was too lazy to argue.
Rational debate could pass the time, but unreasonable pestering was meaningless.
From Lu Zhou's point of view, learning was up to the individual. The environment definitely affected one's learning, but it was not absolute. As long as one was willing to work hard, there might be a genius student in a second-tier university. Even if one entered Shuimu Yan University, one would still be a slacker. This had nothing to do with whether he had a system or how talented he was.
Studying abroad was the same.
Soon, it was his turn.
Behind the window was a young lady with blonde hair and blue eyes. She looked to be in her twenties. She was probably an intern transferred here as the holidays were approaching. However, although she looked like an intern, her fluent Mandarin was even more accurate than that of a person from Shangjing. Without looking at her face, it was hard to tell which country she was from.
The girl was expressionless as she asked a question.
"Why are you going to America?"
Lu Zhou said, "I was invited to the Princeton mathematics conference. There's a thirty-minute report waiting for me."
"Princeton conference?" When the consular officer heard Princeton, she looked at Lu Zhou in surprise. She thought that he was too young, so she paused for a while before she said, "Can I see your invitation?"
"Of course, it's here."
Lu Zhou took out the Princeton invitation and placed it at the window.
The girl took the invitation and carefully checked it. Then, she typed a few times on the keyboard.
Perhaps it was because she really couldn't confirm it, she even found an older colleague next to her and asked for his opinion.
After a while, the authenticity of the invitation was verified.
The visa officer lady left the passport and returned the other documents to Lu Zhou. She smiled and said, "Have a pleasant trip, sir."
"Thank you."
Lu Zhou nodded and left with the documents.
The man standing behind Lu Zhou was stunned as he watched Lu Zhou leave.
Princeton …
Even though he did not know anything about mathematics, he had studied in America for a long time, so he knew what the Ivy League schools were like.
Forget about Princeton, Virginia Tech was not comparable to any of the Big Eight Alliance's schools.
Not to mention, Lu Zhou was invited to an academic conference.
He was invited …
After about ten seconds, the girl with neat bangs next to him said weakly in a low voice.
"I think I've seen him before …"
The man snapped back to reality and asked, "Where?"
The girl whispered, "On Weibo … His name, I think it's Lu? He's the undergraduate student from Jin Ling University who solved that math problem. "
The man blushed, but he didn't want to lose face in front of his girlfriend. He stubbornly said, "It's just a math question. What's the use of it? The Chinese media is making a big deal out of nothing …"
When the man said this, the people next to him laughed.
A middle-aged man in line tried to hold back his laughter and said, "It's useless. Everyone Daily is making a fuss about it, and he got a million yuan scholarship."
The man blushed and did not say anything.
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