The 2024 college entrance examination has finally come to an end, and Shao Yijia from Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, won the top science in the province with an excellent cutting-edge score of 719, ranking second only to the first.
When the teacher happily told her that "Tsinghua University has issued an admission notice", Shao Yijia was slightly stunned when she heard it, and her eyes were firm and persistent.
She calmly replied: "I want to go to Peking University" in just five words, each word was full of power, and she mercilessly rejected Tsinghua's kind invitation.
This decision, which was unexpected by everyone, was like a boulder thrown into the lake, and it caused a huge response from all walks of life. As two of China's top universities, Tsinghua University and Peking University have long been the dream of no math students.
Seeing Shao Yijia turn a blind eye to such a rare admission qualification to Tsinghua University, people were extremely surprised and incredulous, and questioned her decision.
"Tsinghua University and Peking University are on equal footing in terms of academic strength, so why reject Tsinghua University?"
"Is it because Peking University is closer to home?"
"Or is it because Peking University's humanities tradition is more preeminent?"
All kinds of speculations are pouring in on the Internet, and people are arguing about each other.
In the face of others' doubts, Shao Yijia didn't explain much, just smiled faintly, and his eyebrows revealed firm belief. She has always been waiting for the admission letter of Peking University, completely unaffected by the gossip of the outside world.
This unwavering pursuit stems from her upbringing.
Many people may be puzzled by her decision to reject Tsinghua University and insist on choosing Peking University, but as long as you have an in-depth understanding of Shao Yijia's growth experience, you can understand that this dedication to Peking University has long been deeply rooted in her heart.
Shao Yijia was born into a family of intellectuals, her father graduated from the Department of Telecommunications of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, and her mother, who has a graduate degree and has long been committed to the study of medical expertise.
In such a family environment that attaches great importance to knowledge and has a strong learning atmosphere, Shao Yijia has known the importance of learning since she was a child.
Unlike many parents, Shao Yijia's parents did not adopt a harsh and harsh discipline method, and their educational philosophy for their daughter was to advocate giving their children a broad world of freedom and fully stimulating their potential for independent learning.
It is this kind of "laissez-faire" educational policy that helped Shao Yijia cultivate a unique and excellent independent thinking ability in childhood, and was full of endless curiosity and desire to explore unknown areas.
In her spare time, Shao Yijia is always fascinated by the sea of books, and her love for the world of words cannot be described in words.
Shao Yijia, who is only a young child, has already shown an impressive talent for learning. After each exam, her father would patiently and meticulously study the wrong questions with her, dissect the weaknesses, and guide her to find the best way to solve the problem.
Under the influence of his father's rational thinking, Shao Yijia gradually formed the habit of analyzing problems and developed a strong interest in rigorous and esoteric mathematics courses.
With the strong support of her family and her own unremitting efforts, Shao Yijia's academic performance in primary school has always been among the best, and the development of various subjects is balanced.
After entering junior high school, her math performance improved by leaps and bounds, winning wide praise from teachers.
Encouraged by her teachers, she fearlessly joined the Wenzhou Middle School Mathematics Competition Class and became the only female student in the class.
In the face of various challenges, Shao Yijia has never flinched. Instead, she has taken a positive attitude towards difficulties and has continued to sharpen herself in this competitive environment, and her mathematical skills have steadily improved.
With extraordinary perseverance and enthusiasm, she has repeatedly achieved great results in various mathematics competitions, winning the first prize of the National Mathematics League and many other honors.
Time is like an arrow, time is like a shuttle, and in a blink of an eye, Shao Yijia has entered another critical stage of her life - the third year of high school. In this year's hard preparations, she paved a broad road to the other side of her ideals for herself.
In the third year of high school, Shao Yijia was often invited to return to his alma mater, Wenzhou Middle School, and stood on the podium to share his valuable learning experience. Whenever the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and she told her cultivation secrets in a clear and pleasant voice, the younger students in the audience were all in awe.
Everyone was amazed at how this seemingly delicate girl still maintained that calm and elegant temperament under heavy academic pressure.
"It's important to develop a love of learning and not just a passive pressure to get grades. Shao Yijia often reminds herself that her eyes shine with wisdom under the dazzling lights of the stage, "I have never regarded scores as the only measure of self-worth, it is just an accessory produced in the learning process."
As long as we have a devout passion for knowledge, then the improvement of our grades will naturally follow."
In addition to speaking at his alma mater, Shao Yijia will also humbly and politely ask the seniors who have stepped on the university campus to ask for advice and listen to their valuable opinions with an open mind.
She knows very well that these people may have been her competitors, but now they have become the guiding lights, and the seniors are all deeply moved by Shao Yijia's humble and studious qualities, and they have taught each other and shared their experiences and experiences without reservation.
In this process, Shao Yijia's yearning for Peking University became more and more firm. She deeply realized that the unique humanistic atmosphere of Peking University could enable her to truly achieve comprehensive development and grow into a rare "generalist" on the road in the future.
In contrast, Tsinghua University, despite its reputation in the academic field, is too focused on science and engineering and may be slightly lacking in cultivating all-round talents.
It is worth mentioning that in the third year of high school, Shao Yijia's answer sheet in a Chinese joint examination held in Wenzhou City was widely praised for its neat writing and wonderful answers, and was praised as an excellent model.
It can be seen that she not only excels in mathematics, physics and chemistry, but also has outstanding attainments in the field of literature.
Just as the people of the whole country are looking forward to Shao Yijia being able to add luster to Peking University's independent enrollment plan, the curtain of the 2024 college entrance examination has come down, and the decisive moment is coming.
When the on-site staff solemnly read out the news of "Shao Yijia, with a total score of 719 points", the playground of Wenzhou No. 1 Middle School instantly boiled, and cheers and applause resounded like thunder.
This is undoubtedly an impressive achievement: Chemistry, Physics and Biology achieved enviable perfect marks in the three top subjects, a high score of 133 in Chinese shows her profound literary literacy, and Mathematics and English stood out with excellent scores of 142 and 144 respectively.
Imagine that others, in the face of such a brilliant achievement, will be extremely proud, and may even be complacent. However, the talented Shao Yijia is still dissatisfied with his performance.
She frowned slightly, her eyes showing deep regret, "Actually, I could have done better in math, but I lost points in the language section because of a small mistake," she muttered to herself.
In the face of the praise of his friends, Shao Yijia just smiled indifferently, and his eyes became more and more determined: "No, I am not satisfied with the status quo, because I know that I still have great potential to be discovered.
I will definitely do my best in the next exam to get the best results for myself."
Everyone looked at her eyes full of self-confidence, and they were all moved: it turned out that her 100% dissatisfaction with self-sacrifice stemmed from the seeds of her inner dreams that had taken root and sprouted, and she was constantly striving to climb up.
And her ardent expectation of Peking University, a top university, is the strongest driving force for her to move forward.
As expected, in the make-up examination, Shao Yijia once again showed an astonishing score of almost full marks in all subjects. When the final total score was verified and confirmed to be correct, she solemnly filled in the coveted department code of Peking University, and did not hesitate to pin her future on this land.
When someone asked why he abandoned Tsinghua University, Shao Yijia's wise eyes flashed with confidence: "I don't despise Tsinghua's academic strength, but I yearn for Peking University's educational philosophy that pays more attention to the humanistic spirit."
I look forward to growing in all aspects there, not just in a specific area of expertise.