1440: P&W Invitation (3 More)

The Cornell campus is certainly beautiful!

With a total area of ​​3,000 acres, the campus is extremely spacious.

Originally, the natural scenery of Ithaca is very good. Cornell University has directly encircled 3,000 acres in a very good place. Can the scenery be beautiful? In addition to the natural scenery, there are also buildings such as teaching buildings, libraries and dormitories that have been built successively since the establishment of the school 120 years ago. They are subtly integrated with the natural scenery and become the unique Cornell University today.

It's more than just walking around for a day without getting bored. Xia Xiaolan has been at Cornell for more than two months, and she has to come to the college every day except on weekends, and she is also not tired of watching it.

She also told the truth:

"Yes, professor, the beauty of the Cornell campus is so refreshing."

McCarthy finally turned his chair around, "I heard that the electronic plaza you designed has already been built in Huaguo? Before you handed in this work as an assignment, I thought the data was very detailed and the difficulty level exceeded a simple one. Operation."

The eyes of the bosses are always vicious.

It is impossible for Xia Xiaolan to pat her chest proudly in front of Professor McCarthy, and she lowered her eyebrows and said a few modest words: "Professor, you have helped a lot, and this is also because of coincidence."

"No, I haven't had time to help you. You did improve when you arrived at Cornell, but the main thing is that you have a good foundation before you came. Not only you, but also your old classmates. Your level actually surpasses architecture. What a second-year professional undergraduate student should master.”

Before Ning Xue and Xia Xiaolan came, Jonathan was the most outstanding student in this class.

As soon as Ning Xue and Xia Xiaolan arrived, the semester was not over, so they suppressed Jonathan's brilliance.

In this cw design competition, it is estimated that Jonathan will be hit very hard.

Although Ning Xue took the second place, Ning Xue's strength is not weaker than Xia Xiaolan. If architecture has soul, "Library on the Cliff" is full of spirituality, and Xia Xiaolan's design is more ingenious.

McCarthy is really curious now, curious about the architectural education level in China.

Did you choose the best of the two peers and send it to Cornell, or did Huaguo's architectural education really make an amazing leap forward?

But that's not the reason why he called Xia Xiaolan over today.

McCarthy opened the drawer and took out a business card from the desk, "P&W's Holm gave me, not only you, but Ning, Holm hopes to invite you and Ning to finish their undergraduate education at Cornell School of Architecture, to Work at p&w firm. If you agree to Holm’s invitation, you can go to p&w for an internship in your senior year. Choosing a career should be both parties, you can feel the atmosphere of p&w first.”

It's not hard to find a job with an undergraduate degree in architecture from Cornell.

But to enter a world-class big firm, the undergraduate degree is still weaker. They will accept undergraduate interns, but rarely leave undergraduate graduates.

In any industry, if you want to gain a better workplace competitiveness, you can only choose to continue your studies.

A master's degree is the starting threshold, and after a doctoral degree, you can barely count as a talent.

McCarthy doesn't know what's going on in China, but that's the case in the United States. Because of the strength of the United States, American standards are naturally universal.

In short, it is very difficult for undergraduates to enter a world-class large firm, and there are even fewer examples of firms like P&W taking the initiative to invite Xia Xiaolan and Ning Xue to work in the future after graduation.

According to other students, the top student who got an A+ from McCarthy and was asked to leave by Foster + Partners was not in his sophomore year.

He was not as lucky as Xia Xiaolan and Ning Xue. He had an opportunity like the cw design competition. As early as the second semester of his sophomore year, he showed his talent in front of big firms like Foster and P&W.

McCarthy also sees this as a good opportunity.

Of course, Xia Xiaolan might have other plans, such as continuing her studies.

Xia Xiaolan muttered to herself, "Mr. Holm from p&w didn't say a word to me when he presented the award, I didn't expect him to issue this kind of invitation..."

Foster's Dick, witty and humorous, is simply a natural fit to be a judge in front of the camera.

Mr. Holm of p&w is relatively low-key, and his comments on the works are quite satisfactory, and the comments are only limited to the works themselves, not the designers of the works.

"Hom has indeed invited you, and the business card is absolutely true. After talking with you, I will also come to Ning!"

Isn't it just a p&w?

As his student, can he be able to make a difference, with an unbelievable look on his face, who is he going to show!

Xia Xiaolan touched the business card and retracted her hand: "Professor, I also really want to work in a big firm like p&w, but after my exchange time at Cornell ends, I'm going back to China, p&w I'm going No, it's a pity... can you convey my thanks to Mr. Holm for me?"

McCarthy's hooked nose twitched slightly.

It looks very smart, how can the brain react so slowly!

Since he has come forward to hand over the business card for Holm to inform the news, and asked her if the Cornell campus is beautiful, isn't he implying to her that he can help her stay at Cornell to finish her undergraduate degree?

After the time of exchange students is over, you can also apply for studying abroad directly.

It is impossible for Cornell School of Architecture to reject Xia Xiaolan's application. If he is worried about tuition fees, it is difficult for undergraduates to apply for scholarships, but if he helps, he can still get some sponsorships.

Professor McCarthy looked at Xia Xiaolan.

Xia Xiaolan also looked directly at the professor.

After a few seconds of confrontation, Xia Xiaolan was the first to lose. She was so shrewd, how could she not understand Professor McCarthy's diving platform?

word?

Regarding Professor McCarthy's sudden attention, Xia Xiaolan was so happy that she wanted to learn goldfish to blow bubbles, but staying at Cornell to finish her undergraduate course was not in Xia Xiaolan's plan at all. She could only be sorry for McCarthy's kindness.

Perfunctory?

Xia Xiaolan still chose to tell the truth:

"Professor, I like Cornell very much, this campus is so beautiful. I also like your lectures, the academic atmosphere of Cornell University, I know how lucky I am to be able to study in the top undergraduate architecture in the United States, just me The reason, after the one-year exchange student period is over, I will go back to China...Professor, I'm sorry."

Knowing that you are studying in the top architecture school in the United States, do you still insist on going back to China?

McCarthy really didn't know what to say.

Many people will encounter such and such opportunities in their lives. In addition to talent, opportunities are also very important.

Xia Xiaolan was able to go from the underdeveloped country of China to the developed United States as an exchange student, her talent was discovered, and then she had the opportunity to further study and enter a first-class firm, but she was not clear-headed and refused!

Isn't that just giving up the opportunity?

McCarthy had nothing to say, and he returned to his coldness:

"I see, you close the door for me when you go out."

"Do you want to call Ning Xue for you?"

Oh, I'm really not afraid of death, can't he find someone else to call Ning?

Under Professor McCarthy's eyes, Xia Xiaolan could only leave the office in despair—the Great Demon King must now think that she is rotten wood that cannot be carved!