Chapter 3 The Atmosphere at the Turn of the Century

Cao Yongluo heard the subtext of the other party, and he explained: "Actually, the main thing to go to Lanrun is to eat an environment.

The bars are too noisy, Zhou Xin has just recovered from a serious illness, and it is not good to go to a place that is too noisy.

The roast duck is a little greasy.

Besides, if I had to choose from the taste, the blue run is actually very average.

Not to mention the sky, it can't even compare to Guo Lin's home-cooked food.

If you go, you will know that Lanrun is mainly an environment. ”

Guo Lin's home-cooked food is a small restaurant on the Fourth Ring Road, and it is also the place where the three of them usually fight for their teeth.

Cao Yongluo knows the details of the other three roommates very well, Zhou Xin, as an orphan, can go to Yan University, no matter what exam is the first in the class, which makes him admire it very much.

On the way to Lanrun Hotel for dinner this time, Cao Yongluo had a new understanding of Zhou Xin.

Judging from the other party's family environment and growth background, it is obviously impossible to come to such a place.

But Zhou Xin was very calm, and Cao Yongluo could even read a kind of disdain from the other party's expression: That's it?

"In fact, inviting everyone to Lanrun for dinner, in addition to celebrating Zhou Xin's recovery from injury and discharge from the hospital, is also to tell you something.

That is, I applied for an exchange study at the University of California, and I estimated that I would prepare for the exchange program in the first half of the year, and then go directly there next semester. ”

Li Li asked, "How long will it take?" ”

"About five months, that's one semester. I have to be separated from everyone for half a year.

So I specially invited everyone to have a meal together. ”

Wang Wei and Li Li were instantly sour.

In this era, the reality of the environment has led to everyone wanting to go abroad.

Everyone still doesn't know what run is, but they just want to go abroad, and add a layer of filters to everything abroad to automatically beautify.

The main reason is that the living conditions of Western countries led by America are too superior, and in contrast, they can get the highest salary when they go abroad to wash dishes.

"Brother Cao is amazing.

I heard that this program is quite difficult to apply for at the Department of International Exchange.

Brother Cao did it without a sound.

I didn't hear any wind before. ”

"Actually, it's also lucky, it just meets the requirements of Ameriken's side."

Zhou Xin didn't express his opinion, and ate vigorously.

Until Cao Yongluo clicked on him: "It is definitely possible for you to want to study abroad in the future."

Like Zhou Xin, who takes the first place in the exam every time, he is fully able to apply for the national scholarship program to study abroad. ”

Zhou Xin picked up a tissue and wiped his mouth: "Yongluo, which branch did you go to the University of California?"

Los Angeles or Berkeley? ”

Cao Yongluo also applied to know that the University of California is an education system, which is equivalent to the concept of a university in the BJ area.

I didn't expect Zhou Xin to know.

He added: "Santa Barbara. ”

"Oh, Santa Barbara is very nice, surrounded by the sea, the view is beautiful.

And the sun is very comfortable, and it seems to be quite strong in the field of microelectronics. ”

Zhou Xin has spent five years in Berkeley, so he is naturally no stranger to Santa Barbara, which is also part of the University of California system.

Zhou Xin didn't say this just to give Cao Yongluo face, Santa Barbara is second only to Berkeley and Los Angeles in the University of California system.

This is especially true in the field of engineering.

Now as long as they return from overseas, they can be treated differently, which is completely different from the endless debate among netizens on major social media more than 20 years later about which places are Shuishuo.

Cao Yongluo asked curiously, "Did you also apply for an exchange program in California?" ”

In his opinion, it is only possible to know so much about the University of California system if he also has an idea for the project.

But it's unlikely if you think about it, because the exchange program is very expensive, and he thinks it's expensive with his family's conditions, let alone Zhou Xin.

"No, but I'm also planning to apply to schools in the University of California system, so I'm going to find out." Zhou Xin explained.

Wang Wei was surprised: "You plan to go out too?"

We are still more than two years away from graduating from our senior year, so do we start preparing so early? ”

Li Li, who has never been very open-minded, said: "If you want to go to California, no matter how early you are to prepare, it's not too early.

Especially for Zhou Xin, he can only go to the program with scholarships, which is difficult to apply.

The competitors to face are not only the competitors of China, but also the competitors of the world.

It's easier to get out with the money from the China Scholarship Council, but it's hard to get to California with this kind of trip. ”

Cao Yongluo added: "Yes.

I went to the Department of Training Abroad, and since '96, very few people have applied for national scholarships to go to the University of California system. ”

The China Scholarship Council was established in 1996 and in the years before its establishment, an average of 3,000 people were sponsored to go abroad at public expense each year.

Among them, the proportion of overseas students is about 20% of senior visiting scholars, 67% of visiting scholars/advanced scholars, and 13% of graduate students and others.

Cao Yongluo continued: "If you really want to go out, I suggest you consider going to Germany.

The key laboratory project jointly funded by CSC and DAAD, this project is mainly for engineering and is a new project with low difficulty in applying.

And you're in your sophomore year, so it's perfectly in time to start learning German.

Based on your previous scores, as long as you can pass the language test, the probability of passing this program is more than 90%. ”

Because in the process of applying to the University of California system, Cao Yongluo deliberately went to collect information, including his family, and he also helped find someone to ask about it.

If he hadn't applied for an exchange student at the University of Santa Barbara, he would have considered learning German and then applying for the CSC-DAAD Joint Funded Key Laboratory Program.

CSC is the abbreviation of China Scholarship Council, and DAAD is the abbreviation of German Academic Exchange Service.

Now that he has applied for a better place and does not plan to go to Germany in the future, Cao Yongluo took out this news and shared it.

Zhou Xin shook his head and said: "No, I have already contacted the tutor, and I will wait for the interview in the future, and if everything goes well after the interview, I will directly transfer there to study in college." ”

Zhou Xin's words directly made the three people present doubt their lives.

Cao Yongluo is a little better, he has always felt that Zhou Xin is very human.

Wang Wei and Li Li belong to Zhou Xin, who is jealous and looks down on Zhou Xin, who can only study, and has always thought that the other party can take the first exam again and again because of hard work rather than talent.

In fact, there are many people who work hard in Yanda.

With their understanding of Zhou Xin, the other party is absolutely sure about this matter, so they will tell them.

One meal made Wang Wei and Li Li confused, and there were four people in the bedroom, and both of them had to leave.