Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 313 ROTC Scholarship

In fact, in addition to Yale, Carter received letters from other institutions, and the best result was conditional admission: Columbia University in New York, which is also a famous school.

Speaking of which, Carter lived near Columbia for a month.Columbia University's admission letter required Carter to take another SAT test, preferably the AP test, before registering for the semester, and then report to the university with a score of no less than a certain score before completing the freshman registration for him.

The rest of the schools are either on the waiting list or waiting for vacancies. Someone is admitted, but he can go if he does not report; or he is directly rejected, such as Princeton.
In any case, with the unconditional admission letter, Carter can basically declare that he graduated from high school!

Putting the admission notice aside temporarily, Carter continued to look through the package.Next, the Yale freshman handbook, a campus map, and a greeting card that seemed to be from a senior. The card said that they were Yale volunteers, and asked Carter if he needed pick-up guidance and services. If necessary, he could contact XX
Next is a notebook with Yale's name engraved on it, and a small brown leather bag, which seems to have some straps for hanging keys. It can be regarded as a combination of a small wallet and a key case.Then there is a small pennant with white characters on a black background, on which is naturally the name of Yale: yale.

The bottom of the box is covered with some dark blue ribbons that often appear in gift boxes
The sense of ritual of opening the box is directly full!
"Look at the scholarship! What about the scholarship application form, see what conditions you can apply for?"

Jenny, who stood behind Carter and watched the whole process, reminded Carter with a smile on her face.Don't just look at these, you have to look at the money too!

"Forget about the scholarship. Do I still want a scholarship with this condition? Applying for a bursary is about the same, but we don't lack that money, so we won't do that kind of degrading thing."

"You can't apply for a full scholarship. Look at other things. You can save a little bit! This university is good, but it's really expensive. There is no scholarship. How much will it cost you to study?" Ah! Take a quick look, don't be stubborn!"

Under Jenny's urging, Carter found in the box relevant introductions about scholarship and bursary applications, as well as the forms to be filled in when applying.then look at
"Look! I said that there is no suitable scholarship for me, you still don't believe me? There is no grade requirement for the scholarship, but with our family's current income, don't you look down on the IQ of the Yale professors when you apply for the scholarship?"

"They're probably going to say, 'Oh, you guys, you're so rich and you're trying to scam grants, you've got a bad character, a bad behavior. Yale isn't for you!' What a waste of money!"

"Then there is nothing else?"

Jenny hesitated a little when she heard that Carter made the matter so serious.If you want to save money, you want to save money, but she still knows how important such a tuition fee is compared to a good student's studies.

"These two are teaching assistantships and research assistantships, which are generally reserved for graduate students. They help professors, which is equivalent to working part-time and getting paid, so we don't count on it. There is also this work-study position, which has to go to school to apply , but I don't have the leisure to serve tea and water to others."

Holding Jenny's shoulders, Carter patiently persuaded:

"Besides, you don't know your son's earning ability? How much can I earn by serving tea and water for an hour, 2 dollars or 3 dollars? If I have this time, I will do something else, and I will earn more than this "

"I know, I'm not talking about these two, I'm talking about this: ROTC program!"

Slapping her son's hand away, Jenny excitedly pointed to the last ROTC scholarship listed.
"This is to be a soldier! Don't make up your mind."

"What, look carefully! Didn't it say that? In the first two years, there was no requirement to serve in the military. It was just a military elective course. You can take it! You can also get in touch with your classmates and go out for activities. Look at you Going around all over the place for a few years at Elmond, boy, school days go by."

"After you graduate, are you still afraid that you will not be busy? You will be busy day after day, year after year, and you will lose all the relaxation and passion you want to have on campus!"

Grabbing the flyer of the ROTC project, Jenny seemed very enthusiastic.Looking deep into Carter's eyes, there was a hint of guilt hidden.

"If you apply now, you can get a full scholarship. After two years, if you really feel that the military is not suitable for you, then at worst we will refund the money. You see, it says on it that you will be in your sophomore year and enter your junior year." You only need to sign up for an advanced course when you’re in school. Before that, you’re not required to go to the military”

"Mom doesn't want to interfere with your future life decisions. You are a child with your own opinions. I just hope that you don't miss your youth for making money. Without it, I guess you will be similar to high school in college. run"

"I'm not worried that your academics will fall because of this. You are smarter than your father and your sisters. But I'm worried that you are too smart, and then I feel that socializing with those classmates is useless in my heart, just Focus on doing your own thing. How much money does it take to be tall?"

"Your youth is only a few years old, so if you miss it, you will lose it. I was happy when I heard that you had a girlfriend, but you are enlightened, but look at you now"

Carter scratched his head, and there was no way to refute this.

Li Kelisi, his nominal girlfriend, said that since she was trained by Goodman, she really seldom cared about her.And maybe this is because he didn't really want to associate with her from the beginning?
In the process of falling in love, I didn't feel that kind of sweet feeling at all.
"Let me go back and find her to make it clear. That girl is not suitable for me. I was the one before. Hey, let's not talk about that. Then this is it. Show me the list. Are you sure it's not compulsory service? Give me the money first?"

"Look for yourself, isn't this written clearly? Besides, this is not going to be a big soldier. A second lieutenant starts off as an officer. After four years as an officer, it is impressive to step out! That little uniform once worn , how many girls do you have to charm?"

"Hey! The times are different, do you think this will still be when you were young? At that time, the military officer was indeed a respectable profession, but now we are okay, look at the north side? You look at the news on TV, before Several years of anti-war demonstrations"

Carter shook his head helplessly.When Jenny was young, in the 60s, not long after World War II ended.As the victorious country of the United States, the social status of soldiers at that time was indeed extremely high.

But what time is it now?The Vietnam War is over. When you walk out in military uniform, let alone being respected, you may even be spit on by some extremists.

It's hard to say about his social status, and his military career doesn't seem to be of much help to him.So right now, Carter really has no interest in the military.
"Then I chose to apply, let's go to Army rotc. What do you think?"

"I'm fine, as long as I'm an officer, I'm satisfied!"

"Don't, don't, I'll be taking electives for two years, don't expect me to wear that uniform."

(End of this chapter)