Chapter 294: If You Don’t Leave, I Won’t Abandon ⑦
“It’s about 130,000 yuan RMB,” Teacher Yang said with a smile.
130,000…
Nie Aifang suddenly felt a bit fortunate to have that subsidy. Although she truly hoped Nie Qiu would succeed, three years of high school and three to four years of university, with tuition fees of $29,000 per year, which is nearly 200,000 a year, not even including living expenses, that tuition of 200,000 a year was too much for many ordinary people.
Although Nie Aiwen could afford Nie Qiu’s living and study expenses, so much money… she still felt a disconnect. Also, Chinese people inherently have a saving mentality; they subconsciously save money, which many people from other countries cannot understand.
“I have a university classmate who is now working in America and also tutors people in their spare time. He told me that in America, many students work part-time themselves as a way to experience society. No parent would object to this, because society can teach things that school might not. Many jobs in America are hourly, with a minimum wage of about five dollars per hour. If Nie Qiu could work four hours a day in America, that would be twenty dollars. If she worked twenty-five days a month, that would be five hundred dollars.” Teacher Yang took a deep breath. “This way, Nie Qiu’s living expenses can basically be covered.”
“Nie Qiu is a specially invited student, so the procedures for going abroad are very simple,” Teacher Yang continued. “If you agree to Nie Qiu studying in America, I will take you on Sunday to get all the procedures done. Phillips Exeter Academy’s opening time is usually between August and September, but it’s also good to go a bit earlier to adapt to the life there first.”
“We want her to go, we want Nie Qiu to study. We’ll trouble you with the procedures,” Nie Aifang said hurriedly. “Then… we’ll come to see you on Sunday.”
After confirming that Nie Qiu could study in America, Teacher Yang personally escorted Nie Aifang and the others out of the school gate, watching Nie Qiu and the others leave from afar.
Nie Qiu is going to study in America!
This matter caused a bigger sensation in City A than Nie Qiu’s appearance on the national television station. City A’s television stations also got wind of it. Nowadays, there are many kinds of programs on television, and more ordinary people appear on various programs, so even though Nie Qiu won the national championship in the Mathematics League, it wasn’t that big of a deal. But going abroad to study is different!
The genius who appeared on television and won the Mathematics League championship, a girl, has been specially invited by Phillips Exeter Academy! Ordinary people might not know Phillips Exeter Academy, but in academic circles, many people know it. The President of the United States, federal senators, and Lincoln’s son all graduated from this school! Students who graduate from this school naturally attend good universities, and at least, they are ranked worldwide! Getting into MIT or Harvard is very common.
For ordinary Chinese people, American schools are unfamiliar, but they are familiar with Harvard. They might not know what Harvard is or why it’s a good school, but just like the national universities Q University and B University, its reputation precedes it.
After this news broke, how could the media in City A not be in an uproar? Top scholars from the city, province, and even the whole country appear every year, and there’s no shortage of them. But being specially invited by an American school like Phillips Exeter Academy is something they truly haven’t heard of. Moreover, the person specially invited this time is just a junior high school student, which makes it even more newsworthy! You must know… there are countless wealthy people who spend money to study abroad, but being specially invited means being a genius among geniuses.
The principal had long known what kind of sensation Nie Qiu studying abroad would cause, and he had his own purpose. By extensively publicizing the school, more students would come to their school in the future, making it easier for the school to apply for expansion.
And for allowing Nie Qiu to study abroad, the organizers also had their purpose. They organized the program to expose their company and their products, and to create another wave of excitement, they needed something like this.
They all have their purposes, so what does it matter if they spend some money?
