Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 295 Controversial Applicants

"Professor Manning, the dean's office just called. The admissions committee has some conflicting opinions on an applicant's application materials, and the review meeting needs to be expanded."

"Professor Conkensin, Professor Rowell, don't they have time? It's rare that the project is over, can't you let me, an old lady, take two days off?"

Yawning and wrapped in her nightgown, Helen Taft Manning slumped over to the living room phone.The tone was very impatient, obviously, this was an old lady who got up.

"I'm sorry, Professor Manning. Professor Conkensin and Professor Rowell both have course arrangements. In addition, I need you to be present because there are former students of yours who should provide the recommendation letter for this applicant. The Admissions Committee thinks there are If you attend, the review results will be more fair, so as to prevent us from missing a future outstanding alumni due to subjective factors."

"Okay, okay, don't talk bureaucratically with me. Isn't it just to see if I'm free now? Is it on vacation? I can't work, but you have to wait for me to finish breakfast. This is my last line! "

"The meeting starts at ten in the morning, you have plenty of time. Thanks for your help, Professor"

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"My student? Who is going to cheat me, an old man in his sixties."

John Taft, who was wearing a heavy overcoat and a green-gray check wool scarf, looked at the snowflakes flying around outside the door, and walked out of the house tremblingly.Get in the car.
"Fack! In this damn weather, the car can't even start"

Slapping the innocent steering wheel hard, the grumpy old lady raised her hand and looked at her watch.Seeing that the meeting time was approaching, I had to open the car door and braved the wind and snow to the Yale Undergraduate Admissions Office at No. 38 Hillhouse Street.

"Hey, you old lady, don't you drive? Look at the snowflakes on your white hair!"

"Don't mention it, the fuel tank is probably frozen. This damn weather, is there any hot tea?"

Standing at the door of the Admissions Office conference room, Mrs. Helen stomped her feet vigorously, like a defeated dog in the cold night shaking off snowflakes.It's embarrassing
"Is it the child of my former student? Graven? Or Willis?"

"No, it's Jim Rogers, the guy in the 60th class who graduated from the history department and also got a bachelor's degree in philosophy and political economy."

A proctor from Yale College Dean's Office walked up to the old lady and took the initiative to take her coat:
"Hurry up and sit down. It's hard work for you to make this trip in the cold. This applicant is really special."

"What's special? Jim. I remember him, that bastard who studied history and went to Wall Street to develop! I'm not saying it's bad, but his kid, shouldn't it be...wait, class 60? He's 20 Have a child at the age of [-]?!"

Pulling away the stool beside the table, the old lady reached for the hot tea on the table while sitting down.

"No, not his child. In Jim's words, this young man who has just turned 18 is his friend. What's more surprising is forget it, Ms. Ebsen, please introduce this applicant. "

"Okay guys, I'll start then"

According to the Yale admissions officer's reading order of application materials and the admissions committee's review procedures.Georgina Ebson, who was in charge of the admissions work in the southeastern region of the United States, was the first person in charge who received Carter's application materials and stood up to chair the meeting.

"The applicant, Carter Black, is from Douglas, a small city in south-central Georgia, and will graduate from the local public high school Almond in June this year. The direction of application is the Department of Philosophy."

Philosophy students, what did you call me for? !
The old lady Helen couldn't help complaining in her heart.However, as Ebson hung up Carter's photo on the whiteboard for discussion, Mrs. Helen's hostility quietly decreased a lot.

At least the kid is pleasing to the eye
But just looking at his personal information, Helen didn't find any difference between him and others.
"The following are his high school transcripts and standardized test scores. This is where the first controversy arises. The applicant's high school academic performance has always been good, and the SAT test scores are also high, 1680 points."

"It stands to reason that such a high-scoring student should be able to take multiple standardized tests. But he didn't. He only had a SAT report card. After calling the College Board to consult, he learned that this applicant was only Only took one sat test last month."

"Do you suspect that there is a problem with this grade?"

Seeing the big question mark marked with a small piece of paper next to Carter's report card, Mrs. Helen raised a question.

"Don't worry, Professor Manning. There are many surprises in this little guy."

Superintendent Dyson smiled, signaling Mrs. Helen to be calm.From that relaxed expression, Mrs. Helen seemed to sense something:
Dyson seems to be bullish on this applicant?

"That's right, Professor Manning. Apart from this point, his campus activity record is blank! In other words, he has not participated in any campus party, any sports meeting, and even the records of physical education courses are blank."

Good guy!
The old lady Helen called her a good guy in her heart.This little guy who didn't follow the rules at all successfully aroused Mrs. Helen's curiosity:

"Go ahead, Ms. Ebsen."

"The following two items are the most controversial. One is his essay, and the other is the letter of recommendation. It is worth mentioning that this applicant not only has the letter of recommendation from Mr. Jim Rogers, our 60th alumnus, but also Letters of recommendation from the local mayor, and a possibly misplaced letter from John Bogle, a Princeton graduate."

"His records of off-campus activities are almost all made up from these few letters of recommendation."

Looking at the note next to the recommendation letter: A banker with a strong sense of social responsibility?A financial investor with vicious eyes?The founder of a chain fast food brand?

These labels, which are almost impossible to appear on an 18-year-old student, made the old lady Helen couldn't bear it anymore.Reaching out directly to Ebsen:

"Can you please show me the original text of the recommendation letter?"

"Of course, Professor Manning!"

After receiving the letters of recommendation, Mrs. Helen couldn't wait to open the first one.

"Dear Yale Admissions Officer Mr./Madam:"

"It is with great regret that I write this. If I were to sum up my recommendation of Mr. Carter Black for Yale, I would simply say: 'You're lucky! Lucky Yale! '"

"We're a small city here, and I've known Carter's father for years. I've seen him grow from a kid in slit pants to the handsome guy you see today. I've been impressed by his helpfulness and camaraderie , when he was a child, he often stood up for the weak. Today, this quality has been magnified a hundred times."

"It was 1979, near the end of the year. The economy was struggling, and more and more people in our city were unemployed. I was helpless and found Carter, who had just taken over the savings bank from his unfortunate father. I asked: 'Look, boy, can you help them? They need bread.'”

"He slapped his chest and said, 'I will, it's my duty, Uncle Rob', and he wasn't lying! Before he got a job from me, he had already started quietly dedicating to the citizens. He exist."

　I fell asleep at [-] o'clock this morning, and I was still dazed after waking up at noon, and I slept for a while in the afternoon.I just finished coding four chapters, I will post it first, and I will continue later.

　　In addition, there is an update tonight, the reason. Hehehe, happy!
　　These chapters can be regarded as life chapters, writing about the process of American high school students applying for college.It can be compared that it is not easy to really want to enter a prestigious school in the United States, and they are actually very fast.There is also writing about investment banking life in the future, and I will also write about it.For a struggler, it rolls up everywhere, and for a flat monster, it can lie flat everywhere.In fact, there is really no difference, they are all human beings, and they are all for a better life~

　　
　
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