In an instant, Chang Shuai became not only a celebrity in the school, but also a celebrity in Shanghai and even China. All the teachers and classmates in the school took photos with her and learned from her: how to apply for a famous foreign school.
After she became famous, many editors came to see her and talked with her about publishing a book.
However, in her father's view, these are unnecessary and cannot be copied.
The teacher of Chang Shuai Qibao Middle School also said during the visit: This result seems unexpected, but it is reasonable.
With dancing, Chang Shuai stood out among tens of thousands of applicants and was admitted to Harvard University.
A high degree of self-discipline in her studies enabled her to enter Qibao Middle School, a famous school in donkey kong.
Chang Shuai, who is in primary school, needs to spend a lot of time practicing dancing, which once squeezed the time for study. Many people will sign up for extracurricular training classes on weekends, but Chang Shuai is different. She spent most of the weekend training in dancing.
What she does most every day is leg press's leg lifts. She practices from 9 am to 9 pm, and then goes home to do her homework. She can only choose to rest at noon 1 hour.
In order not to affect his study, Chang Shuai has a high learning consciousness. When others go out to play with their parents, she chooses to study silently at home, do her homework, finish the author every day and review her homework before going to bed.
It is common for Chang Shuai to "skip class" and "skip class" because she sometimes needs to go on a business trip to participate in performances, but Chang Shuai has not neglected her studies because of this. Not only is she among the best in exams, but she often gets scholarships.
Regarding his own road, Chang Shuai said frankly: "My parents love reading very much. Sometimes they show it to me on purpose, or inadvertently put it somewhere, so I pick it up and read it myself. Over time, I formed the habit of reading; When I was a child, they would remind me to do my homework quickly and not to put it off. Later, I internalized this habit and became very disciplined. I used to urge myself to' do things quickly, don't delay. "
It is precisely because of cultivating good reading ability that Chang Shuai's learning ability and understanding ability are better than many students. In addition, she has a strong thirst for knowledge that ordinary people do not have, which makes her more focused and efficient in her studies.
"I grew up in a very different way from other students. I spent a lot of time learning to dance and taking part in extracurricular activities. I spend more time learning English, "Chang Shuai said.
With excellent academic performance and learning ability, Chang Shuai was promoted to Qibao Middle School, a famous school in Shanghai.
1 year exchange student experience, opening Chang Shuai's door to top universities in the world.
When he entered Qibao Middle School, Chang Shuai planted a seed in his heart-he hoped to go to a foreign high school as an exchange student and experience the study life of a foreign high school.
At first, Chang Shuai's parents disagreed, because they thought there were good high schools in China, and foreign countries were so chaotic that they were worried about their daughter's safety. In addition, they are also worried that if Chang Shuai chooses to go abroad as an exchange student at this time, it will inevitably affect the college entrance examination, which is also an opportunity that every parent can't give up.
Chang Shuai, who is a little rebellious, has a stronger desire to go abroad at this time. In order to persuade his parents to support him to experience high school life in the United States, Chang Shuai invited his senior sister who went to study in the United States through an exchange program and was finally admitted to the University of California, Berkeley, to have dinner with her parents at home, showing them that "the experience of going to the United States will help them apply for excellent universities in the United States in the future" and convincing their parents with her experience. Chang Shuai's careful thinking also made his wish to be an exchange student come true.
After arriving in the United States, Chang Shuai lived in the home of an old American couple and entered a local public school in Seattle.
During the one-year study, Chang Shuai also realized the great difference between foreign high schools and domestic high schools.
In China, high school life is basically spent in the classroom, and there is little time to participate in extracurricular activities. However, it is different abroad. The class time in foreign high schools is relatively short, from 7: 05 am to 0 1: 40 pm, which belongs to the course time. After class, students can arrange their own time. You can participate in extracurricular activities, academic research or social activities.
In the course, students don't need to be proficient in all subjects, and they need to get high marks in each course. They only need to take one or two courses in each major academic field.
In addition, American high schools do not require students to take classes in the same classroom, and the students around them are constantly changing, and they can even choose the classes taught by their favorite teachers.
These one-year exchange students' life experiences provided great help when Chang Shuai applied for Harvard University, which not only opened the door for Chang Shuai to enter the world famous schools, but also greatly enhanced Chang Shuai's thirst for knowledge and domestic learning needs.
He practiced dancing 12 years and finally "jumped" into Harvard.
From the age of five, Chang Shuai, like many children, studied dance under the arrangement of her parents. She seems to be very happy with her parents' decision.
In the third grade of primary school, her parents were too busy to send her to the training class to continue dancing. Many parents choose to let their children give up dancing at this time and concentrate their time on course study.
However, Chang Shuai's parents are not ordinary people. They choose to let their children make their own decisions. When their children decided to continue learning dance, her parents chose to support their children's decision.
If you think that Mr. and Mrs. Chang Tao are not worried about the safety of their children on the way to training school, that's false. Although I am not a normal person, I am an ordinary parent like you and me, and I will definitely worry about the safety of my children. But they choose to bear this worry and support their children.
Chang Shuai himself, just a child in the third grade of primary school, needs a car on weekends, from home to training school. In Shanghai, she needs to bear the fear of facing strangers on this familiar road and in a strange car every week.
She not only persisted, but also persisted until she was admitted to Harvard University at the age of 12 and 17.
She was able to stand out among thousands of applicants and become one of the seven people admitted to Harvard University. It doesn't mean that she dances high and has performed in other countries on behalf of China, nor does it mean that her performance in that year was the best among many applicants.
But because of 12 her persistence in dancing and high self-discipline in learning.
In an interview with Chang Shuai later, she revealed that she was lucky to meet a good interviewer at Harvard University: "During the interview, she found the bright spot in me, and then saw my potential and pursuit through this bright spot. For candidates, everyone must have a unique and dazzling shine. In order to prove that you are different from other best applicants, the admissions officer will eventually choose you, and there is no equation to follow. "
I think these highlights are more brought to her by 12 insisting on dancing. It is precisely because she always insisted on doing the same thing in 12 that Chang Shuai cultivated many excellent qualities.