Chronicles of Semiconductor Pioneers Chapter 3

Ryan Cao heard the other party's subtext and explained: "In fact, going to Lanrun is mainly for the environment.

Bars are too noisy. Alex Zhou has just recovered from a serious illness and it is not good to go to a noisy place.

Tianwaitian roast duck is a bit greasy.

Besides, if I were to choose based on taste, Lanrun is actually very average.

Not to mention Tianwaitian, it can't even compare to Guo Lin's home cooking.

Once you go there, you will know that Lanrun’s main focus is the environment. "

Guo Lin's Home Cooking is a small restaurant outside the Fourth Ring Road, and it is also where the three of them usually have their meals.

Ryan Cao knew the background of his other three roommates very well. Alex Zhou was an orphan, but he was able to go to Yanjing University and always ranked first in the class in every exam, which made him admire him very much.

On the way to Lanrun Hotel for dinner, Ryan Cao had a new understanding of Alex Zhou.

Judging from the other party's family environment and upbringing, it is obviously impossible for him to have been to such a place.

But Alex Zhou acted very calmly. Ryan Cao could even read a kind of disdain from his expression: That's it?

"In fact, I invited everyone to have dinner at Lanrun not only to celebrate Alex Zhou's recovery from injury and discharge from the hospital, but also to tell everyone something.

That is, I applied for the qualification to study abroad at the University of California. I plan to prepare for the exchange program in the first half of the year, and then go there directly in the next semester. "

Tyler Li asked, "How long will it take?"

"About five months, which is one semester. I will be separated from everyone for half a year.

So I specially invite everyone to have a meal together."

Kevin Wang and Tyler Li felt jealous instantly.

In this era, due to the reality, everyone wants to go abroad.

Everyone doesn’t know what Run is, but they just want to go abroad, and they add a filter to automatically beautify everything abroad.

The main reason is that the living conditions in Western countries, led by America, are too superior. In comparison, you can get the highest salary by washing dishes abroad.

"Brother Cao is awesome.

I heard that this project at the International Exchange Department is quite difficult to apply for.

Brother Cao got it done quietly.

I hadn't heard any news before."

"It was actually just luck that it just happened to meet the requirements of the American side."

Alex Zhou didn't say anything and just kept eating.

Until Ryan Cao pointed out to him: "It is definitely possible for you to study abroad in the future.

For example, Alex Zhou always ranks first in the exams and is fully capable of applying for a national scholarship program to study abroad. "

Alex Zhou took a tissue and wiped his mouth: "Ryan Cao, which branch of the University of California did you go to?

Los Angeles or Berkeley?

It was only after Ryan Cao applied that he found out that the University of California is an educational system, equivalent to the concept of a BJ regional university.

I didn’t expect Alex Zhou also knew it.

He added: "UC Santa Barbara."

"Oh, Santa Barbara is pretty good, it's surrounded by the sea, and the scenery is beautiful.

The sun is very comfortable and seems to be quite strong in the field of microelectronics.

Alex Zhou had spent five years in Berkeley, so he was naturally familiar with the University of California, Santa Barbara, which is also part of the University of California system.

Alex Zhou didn't say this just to give face to Ryan Cao. Santa Barbara is the second best school in the University of California system after Berkeley and Los Angeles.

Especially in the field of engineering.

Nowadays, as long as you return from overseas, you will be treated differently, which is completely different from the situation more than 20 years later when netizens on major social media platforms argued endlessly about which places have low-level masters.

Ryan Cao asked curiously: "Have you also applied for the exchange program in California?"

In his opinion, only if one also has ideas about this project could one have such a good understanding of the University of California system.

But if you think about it carefully, it is unlikely, because the exchange student program is very expensive, even for his family, let alone Alex Zhou.

"No, but I also plan to apply to schools in the University of California system, so I have done some research," Alex Zhou explained.

Kevin Wang was surprised and asked, "You are planning to go out too?

We still have more than two years until we graduate from our senior year. Do we start preparing so early? "

Tyler Li, who had been silent, said: "If you want to go to California, it is never too early to prepare.

Especially for Alex Zhou, he can only choose programs with scholarships, which are difficult to apply for.

The competitors we face are not only those in China, but also those in the world.

It is relatively easy to go abroad with the money from the China Scholarship Council, but it is very difficult to go to California. "

Ryan Cao added: "Yes.

I went to the Overseas Training Department to ask, and since 1996, the number of people who applied for national scholarships to the University of California system has been very small.

The China Scholarship Council was established in 1996. In the first few years, it funded an average of 3,000 people to study abroad at public expense each year.

Among them, the proportion of various types of overseas students is approximately 20% for senior visiting scholars, 67% for visiting scholars/trainees, and 13% for postgraduates and others.

Ryan Cao continued: "If you really want to go out, I suggest you consider going to Germany.

This is a key laboratory project jointly funded by CSC and DAAD. This project is mainly aimed at engineering and is a new project with relatively low application difficulty.

Besides, you are a sophomore now, so it is totally in time for you to start learning German.

With your previous grades, as long as you can pass the language test, the probability of your application being approved for this program is over 90%.

Because during the application process for the University of California system, Ryan Cao specifically collected information, and his family also helped to find someone to ask specifically.

If he had not been accepted as an exchange student at UC Santa Barbara, he would have considered learning German and then applying for the CSC-DAAD jointly funded key laboratory project.

CSC is the abbreviation of China Scholarship Council, and DAAD is the abbreviation of German Academic Exchange Service.

Since he has applied for a better place and has no plans to go to Germany in the future, Ryan Cao shared this news.

Alex Zhou shook his head and said, "No, I have already contacted the tutor and will be waiting for the interview. If everything goes well after the interview, I will transfer directly there to study at university."

Alex Zhou's words made the three people present doubt their lives.

Ryan Cao was a little better. He always felt that Alex Zhou was an extraordinary person.

Kevin Wang and Tyler Li were jealous and looked down on Alex Zhou, who was only good at studying. They always believed that he could always get first place in the exams because of his hard work rather than his talent.

In fact, there are many people who work hard in Yanda.

Based on their understanding of Alex Zhou, he was absolutely certain about the matter, which was why he told them.

The meal made Kevin Wang and Tyler Li confused. Two of the four people in the dormitory wanted to leave.

I wish you all a happy Lantern Festival!