The Baigao (Baizhou Middle School) and the Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1 Affiliated Middle School mentioned by Mei Fang are the two top high schools in Chubei Province. They belong to the famous Eight Schools Alliance in Chubei Province. This is a higher level that Mei Fang and his colleagues in Baimei County can reach.
Baigao is the most famous middle school in Baizhou City, the upper division of Baimei County. It was once known as "South Bai and North Shui" together with Hengshui Middle School in the north. It is famous for its abundant Baizhou secret scrolls.
But by 2010, it had actually begun to decline, and its influence was gradually overshadowed by other schools in the Group of Eight.
Of course, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. The fame and influence of Baizhou Middle School are incomparable to Baimei No. 1 High School, a key high school in the county. Mei Fang and his classmates have a total of two chances to prepare for the entrance exam to Baimei High School.
The first one was the pre-admission test two months before the high school entrance examination. Although Baigao was a school famous for its Mathematical Olympiad, its liberal arts faculty was not weak, and the subjects of the pre-admission test were divided into Chinese, mathematics, and English + liberal arts/science. If you got good grades in the pre-admission test, you could go directly to Baigao. Taking the liberal arts test and avoiding physics was very beneficial for Yuanyuan.
The second chance is in the high school entrance examination. As mentioned before, the high school entrance examination is conducted on a city basis, and Baimei County belongs to Baizhou City. Mei Fang and his classmates are also the source of students for Baigao High School.
Then, as long as Mei Fang achieves good results in the high school entrance examination, he can be directly admitted to Baigao.
As for the No. 1 Normal School Affiliated to Jiangcheng, which is farther away from Mei Fang and his team, the source of students is basically local students from Jiangcheng. The application channels for students from other parts of the province are opened around March to April. They can apply through special county students and obtain a good ranking in the independent enrollment examination of the No. 1 Normal School Affiliated to Jiangcheng, and then be admitted on a merit basis.
But for Xia Yuan, to enter Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1, she has another way to enter: that is to take the path of a county student + a student with artistic specialties. This path not only requires taking an art-specific test, but the art-specific test includes four modules: instrumental music, vocal music, performance and dance.
In addition, she also needs to take cultural course tests, and will be ranked according to the scores. It should be noted that this is an art specialty student, not an art student.
But no matter whether they are students with artistic talents or students who go directly to the county for specialization, both will be mixed into international classes or parallel classes. There are no special art classes.
Students with artistic talents in music must study music from 4:00 to 5:30 every afternoon. If they can balance the study of cultural subjects and do not fall behind too much, they will have the opportunity to be directly recommended to take the examination for artistic talents in key universities, which means that Qinghua Imperial University also has a chance.
Mei Fang believes that this path is very suitable for Xia Yuan, because it does not mean that Xia Yuan must enter the entertainment industry or apply to an art school.
At least Xia Yuan's academic performance was not bad, and could even be said to be outstanding. She had enough space to choose her own future instead of stuck in a science experimental class that was totally unsuitable for her.
After Mei Fang's explanation and asking her mother and others, Xia Yuan has developed a strong interest in these two schools, especially Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1 Affiliated High School. The pain of physics is no longer a big deal to her.
The three of them discussed their future life plans in Meifang. It is not easy to convince their parents to leave their hometown, and they hope to be fully prepared before discussing it with their parents.
"Afang, Afang... So we are going to apply to both schools?"
"I have read the previous years' enrollment brochures of Jiangcheng Normal University No.1 Affiliated High School and Baigao High School. The independent enrollment examination of Jiangcheng Normal University No.1 Affiliated High School is in March next year, while that of Baigao High School is in mid-April. There is no conflict between the two, so I can try both."
Xia Yuan covered his head and thought about it, revealing a distressed expression: "It seems that the independent enrollment examination for county students of Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1 only tests Chinese, mathematics and English. That should be very difficult! Students from our small county will definitely be suppressed..."
Xia Yuan said as he cheered up again, "However, let's not talk about Chinese and English. I am quite confident in math. It won't be as tormenting as physics."
"Yuanyuan, compared to going directly to the specialty county students... have you considered the arts specialty students?"
Xia Yuan nodded, "I've also learned that their music students are divided into majors. The professional instruments I've learned include violin, clarinet, and flute."
"I can also apply for dance and vocal music, but I think the competition is even more intense than violin. Of course, my favorite is piano, but it seems that there is no such major..."
"Huh... Although it's probably not easy to pass the art specialty exam for Jiangcheng Normal University, you've learned a lot!"
"But I haven't practiced for a long time. The violin should be fine, but it will probably take me a while to learn the clarinet and flute again."
Xia Yuan muttered, "It would be nice to have a guitar! I really like guitar now."
Xia Yuan's study in the guitar class stagnated for a while because of physics, but Xia Yuan had a foundation in various musical instruments after all. Although Mei Fang took many courses secretly, his learning progress was not much faster than Xia Yuan's.
Lin Youxi also shared the information he got after talking with Li Shibing:
"But... these five or six people don't seem to be the top students. Teacher Li said that the top 30 students in our grade actually have a chance to be admitted."
Mei Fang and Lin Youxi have always been the first and second in their class, and have never fallen out of the top 5 in their grade. From this point of view, it is indeed very easy to get into Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1 just by looking at the ranking.
As for Xia Yuan… She can rank in top 20 when physics is not difficult, but it is still not stable enough. When physics becomes difficult, she can drop to over 60.
"Hey, is it that easy? I thought the entrance exam to Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1 Affiliated High School was more difficult."
“This is actually another reason…”
Mei Fang explained, "After all, Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1 is a high school in the provincial capital Jiangcheng. If students from county towns want to go there, tuition fees may only be a small part. Living expenses, rent, and the cost of accompanying their children, all kinds of expenses add up to a lot in a year. It will be a bit difficult for ordinary families in small county towns. In addition, it is far from home, and parents may not be at ease."
"Ah, study with you?"
After hearing this, Xia Yuan immediately showed a puzzled expression, "Doesn't Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1 have student dormitories? Don't we have to live on campus?"
"Of course there is, but because most of the students are locals, the school allows day students and living on campus is not mandatory. But if you live in a dormitory, the environment is not very good..."
Anyway, if he was admitted to the First Affiliated High School of Jiangcheng Normal University, Mei Fang would definitely not want to live on campus, as that would be too inconvenient for him to carry out activities other than studying.
"Indeed, indeed! This is good!"
Xia Yuan clapped his hands and said, "If we all get admitted to Jiangcheng Normal University, the three of us can rent a house together!"
After hearing this, Lin Youxi looked at Xia Yuan blankly, while Mei Fang hit Xia Yuan's head mercilessly
"You're already thinking about something so far ahead before we even start... What's going on in your mind?"
"Of course I have very grand ideals in my mind!"
Xia Yuan clenched her fists and shouted loudly, "I, Xia Yuan, must be admitted to the best high school in Chubei Province and become a super popular female high school student at Jiangcheng Normal School!"
"It seems like you have completely given up on Bai Gao..."
After having sincere and earnest conversations with their respective parents, although there were still many concerns, the three parents all expressed their support for the idea of Mei Youyuan and his three children to enter Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1 and Baigao High School. After all, whether they can pass the exam is another matter, and their parents at least will not be the bad guys who prevent their children from going to higher education institutions.
After discussing with the class teacher, the three of them withdrew from the gifted class at the same time, and Xia Yuan was finally able to put an end to the torture of competitive physics and focus again on studying for the difficulty of the high school entrance examination.
Her study plan included music specialty, so she picked up the instrument that she had not practiced for a long time since entering junior high school and began to prepare for the art specialty test.
The summer of 2010 should have belonged to the era of "Exploring the Service" and "Gray Avatar", but the three giants of Penguin Music were still nowhere to be seen.
Mei Fang sometimes wondered whether Brother Hao of this era would really study medicine seriously and become a doctor to cure diseases and save lives.
Seeing the opportunity for the third wealth expansion, that is, the upcoming 2010 World Cup schedule, Mei Fang is also preparing to withdraw his savings to take a big gamble.
At the same time, the C station that he, Lin Youxi and many other ACG fans created with love finally ushered in its first explosion point—
A ghost video based on Ge Ping was uploaded on Station C.
I was too tired yesterday so I went to bed. The second chapter will be posted late today. I’m sorry everyone!
(End of this chapter)