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Chapter 78 A Phone Call That Changed My Perception (Part )

Everything Xue Song said on the phone made Qiao Yu realize that his previous thoughts were indeed too simple.

Of course, all of this was related to what Ranger had said to him before.

But then again, the good guy has never been a university professor, so some cognitive biases seem normal. After all, high school and university are two completely different systems.

On the other side of the phone, Xue Song was still explaining tirelessly.

"Take our Yujiang University as an example. The recruitment work is directly contracted to various departments. For example, our Department of Mathematics is responsible for the recruitment work of Dongshan Province this year. Do you think the professors assigned to do the recruitment work will give face to the admissions office? Don't be silly!
Although I haven't studied the admissions of Huaqing and Yanbei, they should be similar. In other words, the teacher in charge of admissions is likely to be the former top scorer in the college entrance examination, or even the former champion of the competition. Do you think he will take the so-called top scorer in the city or province seriously? "

Qiao Yu listened carefully. After all, this was information that he, as a junior high school student or even an ordinary person, could not access at all. From this point of view, Xue Song was really sharing it for free, no matter what his reason was.

"So I asked you to complete a paper as the first author that can be published in at least the top 5% journals in Zone before you enter university. That's different. But I asked you to do this not to ask you to negotiate with Huaqing and Yanbei about scholarships.

Instead, you are eligible to choose an academician as your mentor, preferably a senior academician who has stopped accepting students in recent years. This is very important to you because you don't need too much guidance at the academic level. It is enough for you to have someone to help you do research while you are a student.

Don't think it's a simple matter. Can you imagine adding water to someone else's laboratory just because you are jealous of their achievements? With such a mentor, at least you won't encounter these bad things when doing research.

Senior academicians value face, and they are willing to risk their lives for their closed disciples, and their words are really useful. You should know that most of your seniors have already made a name for themselves in the academic world, and they will all be your helpers.

A Zone 1 paper may not seem like much to them, but it is different for a student who has just entered high school and can independently complete a high-quality Zone 1 paper and win gold medals in both the IMO and Xiaolibaba competitions.

Let me put it this way. My situation was similar to yours, so I found a well-known mathematics mentor early on when I went to Princeton, which enabled me to achieve what I have today. "

"Ah? A senior academician tutor? Um, are there any senior academicians in the Department of Mathematics at Yujiang University?" Qiao Yu couldn't help but ask.

"There are academicians, but no senior academicians. And Yujiang University can't handle anything, so don't come."

To be honest, Xue Song's words really surprised Qiao Yu.

He originally thought that after Professor Xue had said so much to him today, his ultimate goal would still be to send him to Yujiang University to study with him, but this sentence completely cut off this possibility.

Qiao Yu had also checked on the Internet before, and at least in China, academician is the highest honor in the academic world.

As for the senior academicians among the academicians...they are probably the top bosses among the bosses, right?
In short, for a junior high school student, this topic seems a bit far-fetched.

But soon, Xue Song's words made Qiao Yu realize that this was actually the problem he would face in a year.

"In short, senior academician mentors are the first choice. So no matter who contacts you now, you don't have to pay attention, just quietly prepare for your competition and paper. Then publish the paper, get the IMO gold medal, and then sign a bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree agreement with Huaqing or Yanbei.

When signing this agreement, you can directly determine the supervisor. Don't worry about other minor conditions. At that time, you should choose the supervisor who is willing to sign you and has stronger voice in the academic world and is more suitable for you.

After hearing this, Qiao Yu said sincerely: "Thank you, Professor Xue."

"Don't thank me yet. I have conditions for helping you plan so much. For your first paper, you will be the first author, my name will be the corresponding author, and the contact unit must also be Yujiang University. Do you have any questions?"

Qiao Yu immediately replied: "No problem!"

This was really no problem. Although he didn't understand the thesis very well, Ranger talked to him about it a little on the car back to Star City.

It is common practice for students to list their supervisor as the corresponding author when they publish a paper.

It's not just the supervisor who needs the corresponding author. In many cases, it is the students who need the supervisor's name to pave the way.

After all, students are generally new academics, and editors will not look at journals that are not of the kind that have no aspirations and are only interested in making money. Not to mention the first-tier journals recognized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which are generally ranked in the top 30% in terms of international influence, and generally speaking, they will not lack manuscripts.

It is easy to imagine how difficult it is for a newcomer with no name to publish a journal.

Even for many students' papers, their supervisors just have to sign their names as corresponding authors out of necessity.

It's so poorly written that it would be embarrassing to publish it, but for the sake of students meeting the school's minimum graduation requirements, I have no choice but to accept it.

It’s like a classic complaint between mentors and students: “Your article poses no threat to my position in the academic world, but it will make me lose face in the education world.”

So Qiao Yu thought about it and felt that for a professor from Yujiang University to speak so openly, being the corresponding author was not enough and totally inconsistent with the principle of equivalent exchange. So he asked tentatively, "Um, Professor Xue, are you just the corresponding author?"

"Haha, even if I want to get more from you now, you don't have the ability. At least I am the corresponding author of your first paper. When you become successful in the future, you can remember me as a favor. Then my call today will not be in vain. I also have my own aspirations in the academic field."

The other party's tone was very calm. Qiao Yu felt credible and said sincerely: "Thank you so much, Professor Xue. After your guidance, I am really not confused at all."

"I'm just giving you a general idea. It's not easy to be a disciple of a senior academician. There will definitely be other tests, so you have to have confidence in yourself."

Qiao Yu immediately said, "Don't worry, Professor Xue. I may be lacking in other things, but I never lack confidence."

"That's fine, do you have anything else to ask?"

Qiao Yu would not miss such a rare opportunity, so he asked immediately, "Um, Professor Xue, Teacher Lan told me that if I can become a professor in the future, I will be able to enjoy many privileges. Is that true?"

This time, the man on the other side paused for a moment before answering, "It's hard for me to say, and I don't know how big the great professor that Mr. Lan mentioned is. I can only tell you briefly about my situation.

Let me put it this way, my current title is associate professor, but because I was selected into the school's Hundred Talents Program, I can enjoy the salary of a full professor on campus. Compared to my age, this achievement is already one of the stronger ones in colleges and universities.

If I go out, for example, to Xiaohu University, to attend academic conferences, or to attend industry seminars, everyone will still respect me. But when I return to Yujiang University, even if the school security guards give me a cold look when I enter the gate, I can only bear it.

Do you understand? Compared to the school, ordinary professors are actually a disadvantaged group. But if you can become an academician in the future, it will be different. So whether a professor has privileges depends on your position.

Ordinary professors are just like other ordinary people, teaching students, finding projects, and making a living. But if you are elected as an academician, the resources you can mobilize are completely different from those of ordinary professors. The school will naturally give you more respect. "

Xue Song's speaking style today is completely different from usual.

If his students heard this, they would probably be shocked. After all, their own mentor usually pays the most attention to his manners and is very careful with his words.

For Xue Song, the way he speaks today can even be described as vulgar.

But there was no other way. When the person in front of him was a junior high school student, Xue Song felt that he could not express himself as implicitly as he did when talking to his colleagues and his students. It can only be said that Professor Xue can be very flexible in choosing words and constructing sentences.

The effect was naturally very good. Qiao Yu deeply understood that university professors were also divided into three, six, and nine levels. Those professors who showed their identities on forums and acted like they were worth two and a half million actually lived a very humble life, even having to endure the displeasure of the security guards. It was really miserable.

It seems that the great professor that Teacher Lan mentioned must have the title of academician.

This time the goal is clearer. I can only go to university first and then become an academician.

"Well, Professor Xue, one last question. When you were studying in the United States, around 09, did you hear about an international student named Feng at MIT? It seems he stayed there later."

"Feng? I do have a few friends in Massachusetts, but none of them have the last name Feng. If you can confirm what major he studied when he went abroad, I can ask someone to find out for you."

"Oh, never mind. I was just asking."

"If you don't have any other questions, I'll hang up now. When I get to school, I'll send you a few articles on WeChat. You can take a look and get familiar with how to write a paper. I'll also send you a set of standards for the writing and format of mathematical papers. You can study them yourself first. If you have any questions, you can call me 24 hours a day."

"Okay, thank you, Teacher Xue."

"You're welcome."

……

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Yu sighed again and even lost the interest to continue arguing with the scholars on the forum.

I thought he was already very successful, but it turned out that the path chosen for him by the good guy was just a good starting point.

He knew that the world would not be that simple.

But then again, if you really want to live a superior life by playing games, it is indeed quite difficult.

If you want to be a professional player, you have to go through many levels and if you don’t perform well, you will be scolded by a group of people online.

The key point is that now that he has embarked on this path, Qiao Yu would be unwilling to look back.

After sitting on the bed for a while to digest what Xue Song said, Qiao Yu simply put all the mess aside.

The next step is just to continue learning.

It just so happens that he is quite good at this.

About twenty minutes later, Xue Song indeed sent several documents directly on WeChat.

Qiao Yu received them one by one on his computer. The PDF reader had just been downloaded, so Qiao Yu randomly opened a paper and read it carefully, then began to analyze the structure of the article himself.

The focus is roughly divided into six parts: introduction, background, methods, results, discussion and final conclusion.

The logic is very strong and the writing is clear.

Then Qiao Yu opened an article about the paper format. Well, there are two formats for writing papers, APA and MLA. Americans are really boring. Fortunately, it has been stipulated that natural science subjects only need to study the APA format.

Then suddenly writing a paper seemed easy.

Because the format standards have specific requirements for titles, line spacing, margins, paragraph formats, and papers and references, you just need to memorize these standards and follow the requirements in the format during the writing process.

Qiao Yu has always believed that in learning and writing, the part with all the rules and no free play allowed must be the easiest part.

For example, the theorems and various expressions in mathematics, physics, and chemistry in middle school are all fixed and there is no way to express them freely, so it is relatively easy to get full marks.

All liberal arts subjects, such as Chinese, history, morality and law, have standard answers, but many questions allow students to express themselves freely, and it is extremely difficult to get full marks.

So after reading these two articles, Qiao Yu already had a certain understanding of the thesis.

It is nothing more than telling you in detail how to solve a problem according to a certain logical order and format standard. Finally, add some references and tell you where I got the inspiration from.

It doesn't seem too difficult.

It’s just that the way he gets inspiration is through the videos posted by many big names on the Internet, and he may need to find the source of the specific content at that time.

With this realization, Qiao Yu turned off the computer and lay down on the bed.

Let’s talk about the future in the future.

I have to go to school for an interview tomorrow.

……

Qiao Yu fell asleep as soon as he lay down on the bed, but Zhang Tiejun couldn't sleep at all.

It's not just about excitement, either.

The Star City Morning Post's desire to interview Qiao Yu was just a signal. Next, the school received calls one after another, and the phone number of the teacher for consultation and registration on the school's official website was almost blown up.

The consulting teacher who just didn't understand what was going on even took the time to complain to him on WeChat.

Of course, he wasn't idle either.

God knows how those powerful reporters got his phone number. One after another, they wanted to interview Qiao Yu. What a happy trouble.

Overnight, with the help of the Internet as an amplifier, Xingcheng Railway No. 1 Middle School has become a household name in Xingcheng. What should we do?

　Thanks to my brother for his encouragement to walk in the breeze and rain

　　PS1: It’s the 4th day of the -word update.

　　PS2: There was a cognitive error in the previous chapter. Because I saw an example of a 12-year-old participating in IMO, I always thought that junior high school students could also sign up for the league. But I was wrong. They were skipping grades.

　　Thanks to the book friends for the correction!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)