Free Web NovelChapter 856: Chapter 449 You said it, way too unreliable!_1
When considering continuing university life by pursuing graduate studies, Zhao Yi immediately thought of liberal arts majors like philosophy and economics for a simple reason: he couldn’t apply for science and engineering majors.
Even if he could take the graduate entrance exams normally, it was impossible for any college or mentor to accept him.
This wasn’t just about enrolling a genius student; it was about the reputation of the entire college and the mentor himself. Others would think that the college or mentor personally wanted to rely on him to gain fame, rather than truly being able to teach him anything. In fact, for science and engineering majors, even directions he was unfamiliar with, his self-learning efficiency was incredibly high, making it unnecessary to follow a mentor for studies.
The situation was slightly better in liberal arts majors.
Academics specializing in liberal arts definitely wouldn’t ’reject’ him so staunchly. There was still some hope in finding a mentor to apply for graduate studies. The specifics were uncertain, but it was definitely better than with science and engineering.
Moreover, this would expand his horizons.
Zhao Yi had always wanted to learn about other fields of study. Now that he had some free time to read books, taking a professional degree also seemed like a nice choice. The degree itself meant little to him, but having one was certainly better than not. Some top scholars were introduced as "Doctor of Mathematics," "Doctor of Information Science," "Doctor of Philosophy," "Doctor of Law"—a whole array of doctoral titles attached to a single person sounded very impressive.
Doctoral degrees were still a bit far off for him, but obtaining an undergraduate degree in a second major wouldn’t be difficult.
"Which major should I choose?"
Zhao Yi sat in his chair, contemplating. He had only a rudimentary understanding of several major directions.
For instance, economics.
Economists research economic principles, meaning they can judge the impact of policies on the economy?
Then there’s philosophy.
Philosophers can be seen as thinkers. Historically, philosophy encompassed science, but now that science has branched out from the philosophical system, philosophy has evolved into a worldview, a perspective on life, and a methodology.
Some say the endpoint of science is philosophy. Whether this is true is debatable, but historically speaking, philosophy is the starting point of science.
And then, finance.
"Finance, isn’t that just about money? Studying the principles of value, making judgments about value, bluntly put, isn’t value just money?"
That was Zhao Yi’s understanding.
Perhaps that’s how laypeople in finance also understand it. Insiders may have a different view. While pondering the concept of ’money,’ Zhao Yi thought learning finance wouldn’t be bad either. Understanding the issue of value might even teach him how to make a lot of money?
"Boring!"
In the end, Zhao Yi gave up the idea of ’making money’ because even without understanding the concept of finance, making money was not an issue for him.
"So, I guess I should choose between philosophy and economics to focus on first..."
As Zhao Yi was carefully considering, Li Renzhe kept looking back at him, seemingly wanting to say something but hesitating for a long time without speaking. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com
"What do you want to say?"
Zhao Yi noticed Li Renzhe’s hesitance and asked him directly.
"That’s the thing, Zhao Yi," Li Renzhe finally spoke up. "You just mentioned applying for graduate school. Why do you want to study liberal arts? You majored in biology for your undergraduate degree. I think you should continue with that. Anyway, whatever major you choose, it’s all the same to you. You’re not going to attend classes every day or do normal research with a mentor. You’re not like other students."
"No choice, no one will take me," Zhao Yi said helplessly.
"Look for someone you know!"
Li Renzhe became animated, "It definitely won’t work with strangers or people you don’t know, but you can look for someone you’re familiar with, like, say, a researcher from your medical institute or some other acquaintance to be your mentor..."
"That makes sense!"
Zhao Yi’s eyes lit up.
If he was looking for familiar professors or researchers, simply enrolling as a graduate student in name would definitely be no issue. After all, it was just a title. All he wanted was to have the status of ’graduate student in progress,’ so he would feel more at ease and could attend classes with other graduate students...
Great!
Zhao Yi gave Li Renzhe a thumbs up, "I’ll give it a try."
Li Renzhe laughed, "My hope is for you to stay and study here. I’m definitely applying to our university, and then we could apply for a dormitory together."
Zhao Yi nodded with some confusion and asked, "Isn’t Huang Wenjian going to work? You guys could rent a place together, couldn’t you?"
"Ah... right!"
Li Renzhe suddenly realized and then turned his head back, "Well, that’s settled then. You apply for your program however you see fit, Zhao Yi."
"...You just want someone to bunk with!"
Zhao Yi blurted out a harsh sentence, but he did find Li Renzhe’s advice sensible. In the colleges of Life Sciences and School of Sciences, he knew many people. Some of them supervised graduate students. Inquiring around to find someone familiar and getting a slot as a graduate student wouldn’t be too difficult, would it?
"Should be hopeful, right?"
Thinking so, a name came to mind, and he immediately called, "Professor Wei, will you be taking on students next year? I am interested in applying for a graduate program in microbiology..."
Wei Shiqing was in the dean’s office discussing the next year’s admissions with Wu Yanping when he received the call. Hearing Zhao Yi talk about applying for graduate school, his mind went blank with astonishment as he exclaimed, "You want to apply for graduate school? To take the exams? Do you even need to take them? With almost perfect scores in all subjects, can’t you be directly recommended?"
