Everything Xue Song said on the phone made Qiao Yu realize that his previous thoughts were indeed too simple.
Of course, these are all related to what Lang Jie said to him before.
But then again, the good old man has never been a university professor, so some cognitive deviations seem to be normal. After all, high school and university are two completely different systems. On the other side of the phone, Xue Song was still explaining tirelessly.
"Take our Yujiang University as an example. The admissions work is directly contracted to various departments. For example, our Department of Mathematics is responsible for the admissions work in Dongshan Province this year. Do you think the professors who are assigned to do the admissions work will give the admissions office face? Don't be stupid!
Although I haven't studied the enrollment of Huaqing and Yanbei, they should be very similar. In other words, the teacher responsible for recruiting students is probably the former top scorer in the college entrance examination, or even the former competition champion. Do you think he will use the so-called market Do you take the provincial champion seriously?"
Qiao Yu listened carefully. After all, as a junior high school student, this was information that ordinary people had no access to. From this point of view, Xue Song was really sharing it for free, regardless of whether he was for what,
"So I ask you to complete a paper as a first author before you enter college, which can be published in at least the top 5% journals in the first region. That is different. But I ask you to do this, not to ask you Go talk to Huaqing and Yanbei about the terms of scholarships.
It is enough to do scientific research with peace of mind at this stage.
Don't think it is a simple matter. Can you imagine adding water to someone else's laboratory just because you are jealous of their achievements? With such a mentor, at least you will not encounter such bad things while doing research. Things. Senior academicians value face, and they are really willing to go out of their way to close disciples and their words are really useful. You must know that most of your senior fellow students have already made a name for themselves in the academic world, and they will all be your help.
A first-district paper may not seem like much to them. But for a student who has just entered high school and can independently complete a high-quality first-district paper and win gold medals in the MO and Little Libaba competitions at the same time. Students are different. Let’s put it this way, my situation was similar to yours back then, so I went to Princeton and found a well-known mathematics tutor early, so that I could achieve what I have achieved today.”
"Ah? Senior academician tutor? Well, are there senior academicians in the Mathematics Department of Yujiang University?" Qiao Yu couldn't help but ask. "There are academicians, but there are no senior academicians. And Yujiang University can't resist anything, so don't you?" Come."
To be honest, Qiao Yu was really surprised by Xue Song's words.
He originally thought that after Professor Xue told him so much today, his final goal would be to go to Yujiang University to study with him, but this sentence completely eliminated this possibility. Qiao Yu had also checked online before, at least In China, academicianship is already the highest academic honor.
As for senior academicians among academicians... they are probably the top BOSS among BOSSs, right? In short, for a junior high school student, this topic seems a bit far away.
But soon, Xue Song's words made Qiao Yu realize that this was actually a problem he would face in a year.
In short, senior academician tutors are preferred. So no matter who contacts you now, you don’t need to pay attention, and quietly prepare for your competition and paper. Then publish the paper, get the MO gold medal, and then sign up for a bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral program with Huaqing or Yanbei.
Agreement. When signing this agreement, you can directly determine the supervisor. Don't worry about other detailed conditions. At that time, whichever supervisor is willing to sign you has a stronger voice in the academic world and is more suitable for you, whichever one you choose.
After hearing these words, Qiao Yu said sincerely: "Thank you, Professor Xue."
"Don't thank me yet. I helped you plan so much with conditions. For your first paper, you are the first author. The corresponding author should write my name, and the contact unit should also be written as Yujiang University. Do you have any questions?
"Qiao Yu immediately replied: "No problem!"
This is really no problem. Although he doesn't know much about papers, on the car back to Star City, Lan Jie talked to him about some ordinary students who publish papers. It is common practice for the corresponding author to write a supervisor.
It is not just the tutor who needs the corresponding author, but in many cases it is the students who need the tutor's name as the corresponding author to pave the way.
After all, students are generally academic newcomers. Editors will not take seriously any journal that has no pursuit at all and only wants to make money. Not to mention the regional journals recognized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which are generally ranked high in international influence.
30%. Generally speaking, people will not be short of manuscripts at all.
You can imagine how difficult it is for a newcomer with no name to publish a journal.
Even for many students' papers, their supervisors simply signed the corresponding author's name.
It's so poorly written that it would be embarrassing to publish it, but in order for students to meet the school's minimum graduation requirements, I really have no choice but to admit it.
It's like a classic complaint circulated between tutors and students: "Your article has no threat to my status in academia, but it will disgrace me in the education world."
So Qiao Yu thought about it and felt that it was not enough for a professor from Yujiang University to say so much from his heart. It seemed that a corresponding author was not enough, and it was completely inconsistent with the principle of equivalent exchange, so he tentatively asked:
"Um, Professor Xue, are you just the corresponding author?"
"Haha, even if I want to get more from you now, you don't have the ability. At least I will be the corresponding author of your first paper. When you become more prominent in the future, you will be able to appreciate me as a favor. I am today
This call was not in vain. I also have academic pursuits."
The tone of the other person was very calm. Qiao Yu found it credible and said sincerely: "Thank you very much, Professor Xue. After being given such guidance by you, I really am not confused at all." "I'm just giving you a rough idea.
"Direction. It's not easy to be a close disciple of a senior academician. There will definitely be other tests at that time. You have to have confidence in yourself." Qiao Yu immediately said: "Don't worry, Professor Xue. I may be lacking in other things."
Yes, but I never lack confidence."
"That's fine. Do you have anything else to ask?"
Naturally, Qiao Yu would not miss this rare opportunity and immediately asked: "Well, Professor Xue, Teacher Lan told me that if I can become a great professor in the future, I will be able to enjoy many privileges. Is it true?" The other person pondered for a moment before replying: "It's hard for me to say this, and I don't know how old the great professor that Teacher Lan mentioned is. I can only tell you briefly about my situation.
Let's put it this way, my current professional title is associate professor, but because I was selected into the school's Hundred Talents Plan, I can enjoy a high salary in the school. Compared with my age, I am already among the relatively strong group in the university with this achievement. .
If I go out, for example, whether I go to Xiaohu University, attend an academic conference, or be invited to attend a seminar in the industry, everyone will still respect me. But when I go back to Yujiang University, even if I go to the school security guard, Looking at my face, I can only endure it.
Do you understand? Compared to schools, ordinary professors are actually a disadvantaged group. But it will be different if you become an academician in the future. So whether a professor has any privileges depends on your position.
Ordinary professors are just like other ordinary people. They teach students, find projects, and just make a living. But if you are elected as an academician, the resources you can mobilize are completely different from those of ordinary professors. The school will naturally give you more. Respect." Xue Song's speaking style today was completely different from usual.
If his students heard it, they would probably be shocked. After all, his tutor usually pays the most attention to his demeanor, and his words are particularly measured. Today's way of speaking, for Xue Song, can even be described as vulgar.
But there is no way. When the opposite person is a junior high school student, Xue Song feels that his expression cannot be as implicit as when he talks to his colleagues and his students. It can only be said that Professor Xue can actually be very flexible in choosing words and sentences. The effect is natural. Very good too.
It made He Yu understand deeply that professors in universities are also divided into three, six, and nine grades. Those professors who fully identify themselves on the forum and are exchanged for as much as 2,580,000 yuan actually live a low-level life. Even security guards I have to bear the look on my face, actually. It seems that the great professor that Teacher Lan mentioned probably needs the title of academician.
This time the goal is clearer, the only option is to go to university first and then become an academician.
"Um, Professor Xue, last question. When you were studying in the United States, around 2009, did you ever hear about an international student named Feng at MIT? He seemed to have stayed there later."
"My surname is Feng? I have a few friends in Massachusetts, but none with the surname Feng. If you can confirm the major he studied abroad in, I can ask someone to help you find out." "Oh, forget it. I'm just casual. Ask."
"I'll hang up if there are no other questions. When I get to school later, I will send you a few articles on WeChat. You can read them first and familiarize yourself with how to write them. I will also send you a paper on mathematics. You should study the writing and formatting standards yourself first. If you have any questions you don’t understand, you can call me 24 hours a day.”
"Okay, thank you, Teacher Xue." "You're welcome."
After hanging up the phone, Qiao Yu felt sad again, and even lost interest in continuing to chat with fellow scholars on the forum.
He thought he was already very good, but it turned out that the path the good old man helped him choose was actually just a good starting point. He knew that the world would not be that simple.
But then again, if you really want to live a superior life by playing games, it is indeed quite difficult.
If you want to be a professional player, you have to go through five levels and defeat six generals. If you don't perform well, you will be pointed in the nose and scolded by a group of people on the Internet. The key is that now that you have embarked on this road, Qiao Yu is really unwilling to look back. .
After sitting on the bed and digesting what Xue Song said for a while, Qiao Yu simply put all this mess aside. The next step was just to continue studying.
It happens that he is quite good at this.
After about twenty minutes, Xue Song sent several documents directly on WeChat.
Qiao Yu used the computer to receive. The PDF reader had just been downloaded. Qiao Yu clicked on a paper and read it carefully, and then began to analyze the structure of the article. The key points are roughly divided into six parts, introduction and background. , methods, results, discussion and final conclusions.
The logic is still very strong and the writing is very clear.
Then Qiao Yu opened another article explaining the paper format. Well, there are two formats for writing a paper, APA and MLA. Americans are really boring. Fortunately, it has been stipulated, and natural direction subjects only need to study the APA format. That was enough. Then suddenly it seemed that writing a paper seemed very simple.
Because formatting standards have specific requirements for titles, line spacing, margins, paragraph formats, papers, and reference citations. So you only need to memorize these standards firmly, and then follow the requirements specified in the format during the writing process. That's fine. Qiao Yu has always believed that when it comes to learning and writing, all rules are fixed and the parts that don't allow free play must be the simplest parts.
For example, the theorems and various expressions in mathematics, physics, and chemistry in middle school are stipulated and cannot be freely used, so it is relatively easy to get full marks.
Although there are standard answers for all liberal arts subjects, such as Chinese, history, ethics and rule of law, many questions allow students to express themselves freely, but it is extremely difficult to get a perfect score. So after reading these two articles, Qiao Yu I already have a certain understanding of the paper.
It's nothing more than telling you in detail how to solve a certain problem according to a certain logical sequence and formatting standards. Finally, I just add some references to tell you where I drew inspiration from. It doesn't seem too difficult.
It's just that the way he gets inspiration is through the videos posted by many big guys on the Internet. At that time, he may need to find the source of the specific content.
With this knowledge, Qiao Yu turned off the computer and lay down on the bed.
Let’s talk about the future in the future.
I have to go to school tomorrow for an exclusive interview.
Qiao Yu fell asleep while lying on the bed, but Zhang Tiejun couldn't sleep at all.
And it's not just because of excitement.
The fact that Star City Morning News wanted to interview Qiao Yu was just a signal. Then the phone calls to the school came one after another. The phone numbers of the consulting and registration teachers left on the school’s official website were almost flooded. The consulting teacher who just didn’t understand what was going on still took the time to post on WeChat. Complain to him.
Of course, he wasn't idle either.
God knows how those powerful reporters got his phone number, and they wanted to do exclusive interviews with Qiao Yu one after another, which was a happy worry.
Chapter completed!