American winner takes all

Chapter 76
Crisp 32bit electronic ringtones, the familiar Nokia melody gradually approaching.

"I'm back...Sorry, I went to the wrong room."

Ethan vaguely heard sounds coming from outside.

"Ethan, call your Luchi brother back." Mia sighed.

Ethan opened the door and stuck his head out.

"here!"

I saw a thin young man with copper-colored hair in the corridor, wearing a white T-shirt with the "NASA" logo, dragging a suitcase and wearing thick glasses, turned his head.

"You guys have really turned into a bull." William shook his head and sneered. We haven't seen him for half a year, and this kid has grown taller and stronger again.

"You are still as weak as before." Ethan pushed him gently, and the two immediately hugged each other.

William O'Connor and Ethan O'Connor are completely opposite. The elder brother is thin and short and inherited his father's red hair, while the younger brother is tall and has blond hair inherited from his German mother.The elder brother has a large freckle on his face and looks so-so. The younger brother has a clean face and a handsome face. Their personalities are also very different. The elder brother is introverted and deep and can sit on a chair all day. He comes forward.

As a result, Ethan was often called older brother by outsiders when he was growing up. Although the two of them had differences in one way or another, it did not affect the good relationship between the two growing up.

Ethan dragged the box while William entered the house and hugged Mia and Catherine one by one. The two were equally happy to see William back, especially Mia, who kept patting her eldest son on the shoulder and observed them closely. William and the nuances of memory.

A family of four gathered together to chat. William looked around the room, and finally shook his head and suggested that everyone should move out of here.

Then he said mysteriously: "Guess what did I do this month? I made a full [-] US dollars! And this..."

As he spoke, he showed off his Nokia phone. It looked similar in appearance to Ethan's, but the monochrome screen was smaller.

"This is a reward from my boss. A GSM mobile phone, isn't it awesome?" He laughed and showed it to Mia, Catherine and Ethan.

"I can support some of Catherine's tuition, the house matter... I've been thinking about something in the past two days. By the way, Ethan, stop playing rugby. This thing is too harmful to the body."

William took the initiative to make arrangements, and then suddenly saw the mobile phone in Ethan's hand, and his expression seemed wrong.

"Nokia 2110?" He directly reported the specific model of Ethan's mobile phone.

"Do you know it?" Ethan flashed the Nokia mobile phone he had picked up from Lisa. He didn't pay attention to how expensive and expensive the phone was. In fact, in Ethan's eyes, these were just antiques.

But in the eyes of William, a "geek", this is not the case.

He took the initiative to take the mobile phone handed over by Ethan, and touched it with special treasure, while talking about the various parameters of this mobile phone: "The upgraded version of 2010 can display 10 dialed calls, 10 received calls and It has 10 missed calls, a variety of built-in ringtones, and even has an extremely advanced snake game function, which once again changed the world!"

William's expression was particularly fascinated.

GEEK is a slang term that initially refers to a person who is eccentric or far from the mainstream, a very smart but unpopular person.Now it has more meanings. Another way to say it is "technology geek". William has shown interest in various electronic products since he was a child. He began to disassemble the radio at home when he was less than ten years old. He likes to tinker with all kinds of technological products. There is always a pile of junk integrated circuit boards placed under the table.

He also studied electrical engineering, a highly valuable major at Stanford. Considering the relationship between Stanford and Silicon Valley, Ethan felt that his future was very bright. After graduation, Ethan would most likely enter Silicon Valley and become an engineer in the electronic technology industry.

"How does that compare to your cell phone?" Ethan asked,

William smiled sheepishly: "Mine is definitely not as good as yours. The price of my phone is only one-third of yours. By the way, where did you get this phone? It's not easy to buy."

"Because he plays pretty well in rugby, the school sent him as a gift." Ethan said.

"Now your brother is not on Christmas vacation, he is a genius player of the century!" Mia also said at this time.

"He can earn more than [-]." Catherine explained with a smile.

"Is it so powerful?" William narrowed his eyes and looked at Ethan, somewhat unbelievable.

He originally thought that he would be the biggest surprise for the whole family, but now it seems that what he is doing now is nothing compared to his brother's future.

"William has actually done a good enough job." Ethan was very pleased.It is indeed not easy for a college student to save so much money in one semester, but before Ethan could ask more questions, he heard Mia say:
"Now that William is back, the old memories are over. It's time to get down to business. The family meeting has officially begun. The content of this discussion is Catherine's school choice!"

This is the highlight of tonight.

Catherine got up, went back to her room, and brought back a cardboard box with a bunch of unique invitations carefully designed by the university.

Ethan and William opened the pages one by one, while Mia said on the side: "Katherine will do the preliminary screening. The other three people participating in the meeting can give opinions, but the final decision lies with Catherine herself." Catherine initially screened out 6 universities.

"My preference is the School of Nursing and Public Health at UCLA. The tuition is the cheapest. If I have the opportunity to further my studies, I can enter CULA's School of Dentistry and become a dentist." Catherine was the first Make your own point of view.

She had certainly thought carefully about her choice of future university.You must know that as an in-state student in California, the tuition for attending public universities in the state is relatively cheap.Annual expenses can be controlled within $[-].

Moreover, UCLA is also the No. 1 public university in the United States. If you continue your studies, UCLA’s dental school is very valuable in the United States, and you will have a bright future after graduation.

To take a step back, even if he fails to pass the LSAT (Graduate Student Test), he can still serve as Ethan's personal medical nurse.

It can be said that Catherine's thinking is quite pragmatic.

"The school is good, but the major... Unless you want to continue your studies, MS and Ph.D. choose medicine, I don't recommend this college. In contrast, I recommend you Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering. The tuition fee It’s just more expensive…” William gave the second option from his own perspective.

"Since Duke University is mentioned, why not go to the College of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University? I wanted to enter this university back then." Mia also expressed her own opinion.

"I think since I have to choose, I should choose the best one among these six, the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania." Ethan finally gave his opinion.Wharton also has undergraduate programs.

It is worth mentioning that, except for a few specific majors (computer science, architectural design), most undergraduates in the United States do not decide on a major until the end of their freshman year or the beginning of their sophomore year. Catherine also filled in "major not yet available" when applying. Sure".

The four people all had their own reasons, and in the end there was no unified opinion.

Ethan turned to the deepest part of the box at this time, only to see an invitation letter from a top university buried at the bottom.

"Why did you ignore this university at first?" Ethan took out the invitation letter.

It is a letter of admission to Yale College, Yale University.

Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University, and you also need to determine your major at the end of your freshman year.

"Too expensive!" Catherine immediately shook her head.

"Too far." Mia followed.

"No, this is the most suitable university to choose." Ethan said immediately.

Catherine's idea is indeed pragmatic, but it is still not far-sighted enough.

Ethan set his sights on ten years after graduation, so he chose the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. In comparison, Yale has an advantage that no other school can match...law school.

"Yale's upper limit is obviously the highest among all options. Even if you can't enter law school by then, you can still be a 'dentist'. There is no reason not to choose." Ethan decided directly.

"But……"

"You want to talk about money, right? We have money. I have 10 cash in my account, which is enough to cover your expenses for the past two years. Besides, there will be more after the game." Ethan reported his current savings .

"How much?" The three people, including William, said in unison.

"You heard it right, this is a bonus given by the school." Ethan explained.

"F**k, do rugby players make so much money nowadays?" William seemed incomprehensible.

"Ethan is not like other people," Catherine reminded.

Whoever pays will listen. Under Ethan's strong suggestion, Catherine finally agreed to Ethan's arrangement.

"In addition, Lisa will help me contact some script doctor jobs in the future. Maybe I will gradually become a professional screenwriter." Mia also revealed the next step.

The family of four began to communicate about what had happened in the past six months, and their words contained expectations for the future...

Although it hit rock bottom before, the future is promising.

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