Krista,一个见到大海就兴奋,就希望扑向大海并敢于扑向大海的女孩子,Good
Girl!
2006年夏天,第一面相见我就喜欢上了这个孩子,那一年她刚完成高一的学业。良好的教养,聪慧的头脑,亲和的态度,卓越的领导力,强烈的求知欲,敢于尝试一切的冒险精神,令到与她相处的那些日子,你会觉得为她做什么都不为过。但是,我又非常为她担忧,因为她学习太自觉了,太在乎考试了,太在乎成绩了,太在乎将来要上北大了,如果不注意调试心理,很容易高考出状况。
2008年春节,得知Krista成绩始终保持优秀,如果高考一切正常,应该可以将北大尽收囊中。2008年6月高考后的一周,我接到Krista的电话:“老大,我要去美国读书!我怎样才能去美国读书?”我知道她遭遇高考的滑铁卢了,“将来我绝不让我的孩子参加中国的高考!”当时我听到这话的那个心情啊,为她痛惜到了极点。
Krista去过美国,曾经上过美国老师的课,曾经在美国家庭住宿过,曾经领略过美国的文明和发达,曾经在斯坦福大学美丽的校园里徜徉过,知道美国拥有全世界最优异的教育体制,拥有全世界最好的大学,拥有全世界最好的老师,拥有全世界最好的学生。当我得知她毅然决定选择申请美国大学的时候,我就知道,面朝大海,Krista一定能走出高考的阴霾,Krista的未来一定会有春暖花开的那一天。
Krista一边在读中国传媒大学,一边准备转学美国的相关考试。近一年的心路历程走过,近一年的艰苦岁月跨过,近一年的托福、SAT考试越过,2009年5月,Krista以托福成绩112分,SATI2020分,优秀的高中成绩,卓越的领导力,丰富的课外活动,迎来了美国名校密歇根大学和弗吉尼亚大学的录取通知书。最终,Krista选择了弗吉尼亚大学,选择了与美国独立宣言的主撰稿人杰佛逊为伴,与美国“人生而平等,拥有平等、自由、追求幸福的权利”的精神为伍。
当一切尘埃落定,当大悲和大喜都已成为过去,让我们来看看Krista平和的描述:
1、描述一下你高考之后的心情吧。
高考。。。呵呵,是个惨痛的回忆啊。。。
考完数学(第一天第二科)就开始感觉不好,不过当时还是强烈给自己暗示,题目难,还有机会。然后第二天的理综考完简直是全盘崩溃,回家路上就忍不住哭了,中午吃饭的时候就开始考虑复读。。。郁闷啊,下午的英语题目简直是简单到家了,完全没有优势,考完没有一丝开心。08年的题目特别失常,我们学校很多成绩好的同学都遭遇了滑铁卢。考完第二天全校对答案估分的时候,心情低落到了极点,接下来的几天全家的气氛都很沉重,爸妈和老师都指望我估分估低了,不断地鼓励我,可是只有我自己知道估的分很准确,只可能少不可能再多。大概郁闷了1周吧,一个人在家里无所事事,原来想到的庆祝计划一个都没有实施,也没有参加任何同学聚会,整个人都封闭了起来。一周以后,确定了考SAT出国的目标,生活开始充实起来。。。
2、中国传媒大学也是中国不错的大学,你为什么要转学去美国读书?
中传确实在很多方面很不错,也有其自身独特的文化。但可能是由于她毕竟相当于是我落榜的选择,再加上在师资、教学、学术氛围上与美国的大学来比确有劣势,所以我决定离开这边,追求更好的教育机会。同时,也因为一直很向往美国的教育理念和方式,所以基本上高考接结束后心就没放在国内的学校上。
3、描述一下你等待录取通知书的心情。
我本来申的是新生入学,学校的录取通知书应该在4月1日左右到。可是因为没有隐瞒已经在国内上大学的事实,美国的学校都不约而同地把我的新生申请转成了transfer,并且是在4月1日才通知我。好不容易等了4个月,换来的是delay的结果,当时特别着急。4月过得比较纠结,呵呵~~不过后来后来调整了心情,再加上也申请了香港大学,所以焦虑感减轻了一些。5月劳动节回家过节,2日拿到第一个录取通知书,密歇根大学的时候,挺激动的。
4、描述一下你获得美国名校录取通知书时的心情。
心情挺复杂的。一方面是激动,好不容易等到了录取通知书,觉得将近一年的辛苦都没白花;一方面其实还蛮担心的,因为没有奖学金,4年读下来学费生活费不菲,而且想到父母的依依不舍和即将离开中传的朋友们。其实想来,当时对于未来生活不确定性的担忧已经大大多于得到录取通知书时的开心了,呵呵~
5、你计划在美国读什么专业?你对未来有什么期许?
专业方面其实我还没有确定下来。因为想找到自己真正有passion的东西来学习,加上UVA对于专业选择的政策比较宽松,所以希望到那边以后的第一年广泛接触不同的专业,听取多样的建议之后再做确定。比起刚接到录取通知书的时候,现在的思想成熟了很多,也确定了很多,担忧少了,信心多了。未来的事情其实很难确定,不过我想重要的是当前,每天做好应该做的事,一步一个脚印,不管什么困难,都不放弃,不管做什么都尽力,其他的,呵呵,神会安排好前路吧
再来看看Krista申请美国大学的PS:
My dream will take
wings
“Do you think you
can make it?” Mum asked through the phone
line.
I smiled at the other end of the phone,” I don’t know about the
result. But where there is a possibility, there must be hard word.
I won’t give up. “
Sure, I won’t give up. I don’t know how many times I have told
myself like that since I messed up the National College Entrance
Exam this June, which in China, is the only way out for high school
seniors. I lost my chance of it, as the overwhelming pressure
completely knocked me down. Facing my largest setback in life, I
once thought my life was going hopeless.
What does it mean to my whole life? Is this my final chance in
life? Wake up, Krista, you shouldn’t waste your life lamenting over
the exam. You must march on further. I told myself. After being all
adrift for a while, I finally regained confidence and started to
face this failure bravely. It was at that time the decision of
studying abroad came into my mind. I wanted to turn this failure
into a meaningful step towards my future success.
My firm determination won me valuable support from my parents. They
helped me pack up and saw me off on the train to Beijing, a
completely strange city to me, where I could find the best school
and teachers for S.A.T. preparation. As the train moved, I left my
dear family and my familiar hometown alone, only with dreams and a
brave heart.
Finding an apartment, registering S.A.T. courses, taking part in
iBT courses and adapting to the city, I was immediately occupied by
various issues, and some difficulties were beyond my imagination.
In order to successfully register for iBT exam, I had to stay up
all night, clicking on the webpage continuously. Due to budget
limit, I could not take SAT2, which might put me in a
disadvantageous position in the severe competition of application.
Life was also not as easy as at home. Getting up at six o’clock
every morning, I had to catch the earliest bus to school, which led
from the west to the east end of the city. And when the classes
ended, it was usually at dusk. What’s more, the preparation of
S.A.T. was also a big challenge, in particular for its vast
vocabulary requirement. However, nothing can shake my mind, and the
preparation progressed steadily.
Nearly five months of hard work has witnessed an initial success
when the scores of S.A.T. and TOEFL iBT arrived. The persistence is
worthy. Now it is three o’clock in the morning and I’m still busy
writing and amending my personal statement. The whole building is
asleep and the night is becoming cold. Having sat in front of the
computer for five hours, I’m not sleepy. Looking back at the way
that I’ve gone through, I know that I wouldn’t have gone this far
without courage and persistence, which I’m grateful to. And though
there is still a long way to reach my desired future, I’m confident
as long as I persist on, my dream will take wings.
祝福Krista前程似锦!永远快乐!!

Krista背后是南加州浩瀚的太平洋

Kista永远的金牌笑容
与杰佛逊为伍
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