Sail across the sea

Chapter 86 I can skip class

Gao Fan was not sure if Xia Shihui was really recruited by the Department of Geology because she wrote a very good thesis.However, in this era, professors are still professors, and they haven't been alienated into other beasts, so they probably won't show favoritism.

Judging from Xia Shihui's ability to talk about Luping's mineral resources with just her mouth, this girl should be quite capable.

Besides, she said that her father was able to tutor her in mathematical analysis, and even gave her a name like that of the Republic of China. Uncle Xia should have received a good education, maybe he was a returnee.Miss Xia has a family background, so it is not surprising that she was selected as a disciple by the professor of Peking University.

"Professor Feng, what do you study?"

Gao Fan also began to be interested in Xia Shihui. Mathematical analysis class was boring, how could he sleep without chatting?
"Haven't you heard of Professor Feng?" Xia Shihui looked at Gao Fan like a monkey, "He is one of the most famous geologists in our country..."

Listening to Xia Shihui's "one" that he reluctantly added at the end, Gao Fan heaved a sigh of relief.Since it is one of them, it is not a crime that I have not heard of it.My descendants and Papa Ma have a combined net worth of 4000 billion. Isn’t there many people who haven’t heard of my name?
"Do you often have to go to the mountains when doing geological projects?" Gao Fan asked.

"That's for sure." Xia Shihui said, "Professor Feng just took a fancy to me because I can climb mountains, catch snakes, and identify mushrooms. He said that when he goes to the mountains for investigation in the future, he doesn't need to bring dry food with me."

"Uh, this is too easy to be misunderstood." Gao Fan couldn't help but laugh.If Lao Feng's words were taken out of context and put on the Internet of later generations, a bandit who eats people and calls beasts will not be able to escape.

"Then if you go to the mountains for an investigation, what about the classes here?" Gao Fan continued to ask.He faintly felt that he seemed to have discovered something interesting.

"I don't have to go to class." Xia Shihui said, "As soon as the semester started, I applied for exemptions for all classes, so I can come to class if I want, and I can go to play if I don't want to."

"Is there still such an operation?" Gao Fan was shocked, "How do you apply for an exemption from majors? Is it enough to write a thesis?"

Xia Shihui said: "It's not that easy. Exemption is to prove that you have already studied the course and mastered it. To apply for exemption, you must take the exemption exam, and you can be exempted only if you score above 80."

"I have been doing questions at home this summer vacation, just to pass the exempted exam after the semester starts. Don't think that I am fine every day. I have to study the next semester's courses by myself, and then apply for the exemption next semester."

"Sell cakes, I didn't know there was such a rule at first?"

Gao Fan was depressed.When he was studying at Peking University in later generations, he had never heard of this system.As a freshman, Xia Shihui can prepare well in advance, obviously because she has many acquaintances in school who can give her some advice.

"Is it too late to apply now?" Gao Fan asked.

"I don't know about this. It seems that the application for exemption should be in the first week of the semester. Besides, you are from the Department of Chemistry and you don't need to go to other places. Why do you apply for exemption?" Xia Shihui said.

Gao Fan said: "As you said, it's good to be able to play around without having to go to class every day. By the way, does our school allow grade skipping? For example, if I apply to skip grades directly to senior year..."

"Just brag, you don't mean that you have taught yourself all the professional courses in the sophomore and junior years?" Xia Shihui covered her mouth and laughed.

"I mean seriously."

"You are so good, why don't you go to the junior class of the University of Science and Technology?"

"I'm not used to life in the north..."

"You're cruel." Xia Shihui was speechless.You think the University of Science and Technology is in the north, and then you come to Beijing, can you make fun of it a little more?

"Seriously, have you really finished all the professional courses in your sophomore and junior year?"

After arguing, Xia Shihui returned to the topic.Bragging about being clever is a sign of high IQ, but if people come and go crazy and brag endlessly, they are smart and have nothing to do with IQ.

Xia Shihui is not a master, and she can see that Gao Fan is not, so she already believes Gao Fan's words in her heart.

"A director of our Provincial Science and Technology Commission said that I have supernatural powers. I don't know if I have, but I did finish college courses when I was in high school. Before the college entrance examination, I was still in our Provincial Chemical Industry Department. There was an article published in a magazine about the development of rare earth catalysts." Gao Fan said.

"What is a rare earth catalyst?" Xia Shihui asked.

"A catalyst is a catalyst, it helps to synthesize ammonia." Gao Fan said, and then briefly introduced the rare earth catalyst to Xia Shihui.

Xia Shihui doesn't understand synthetic ammonia, but at least she has learned chemistry, so she knows what's going on as soon as she hears it.

"You mean, you wrote that paper yourself, and your father didn't ask your factory's engineer to write it for you?" Xia Shihui asked, with a sly smile on her face.

"Don't doubt the integrity of a person with supernatural powers." Gao Fan said solemnly.

He naturally knew why Xia Shihui said that, the little girl seemed to hold a grudge.

Xia Shihui nodded and said, "If that's the case, you can actually talk to the academic affairs officer of your department and apply for exemption from advanced studies. Peking University places great emphasis on individual freedom and encourages students to study and conduct scientific research without sticking to one pattern."

"Well, let me try." Gao Fan decided.

Xia Shihui's words gave Gao Fan an inspiration.He found that the experience he brought from the later generations was a bit outdated..., er, well, it seems more accurate to say that he was ahead of his time.

In the universities of later generations, after several rounds of teaching evaluation, various systems are very complete, and the teacher's every frown and smile on the podium must be accurately measured, and it is almost impossible.

In this day and age, there are not so many rules in colleges and universities. Some teachers are unconstrained in class, and they just write a few questions on the blackboard in the exam, and score them based on their impressions. You can do whatever you want, or you can call it academic freedom.

Gao Fan is not an educator and cannot evaluate the pros and cons of the two models, but at least one thing is that the current system is most suitable for time travelers like him.

Xia Shihui was able to impress a "one" level scholar with an article, thus obtaining the qualification to be recommended for admission, and can also enjoy the treatment of not having to attend classes after admission. Why can't he be Gao Fan?

Instead of wasting time on repeated lectures, it is better to do some research with a professor like Xia Shihui, and maybe become a well-known scholar in the future.I have knowledge that is 40 years ahead of the times, and it would be a pity not to bring it out sooner.

"Thank you, Xia, you saved me." Gao Fan said sincerely.

"It's no use just saying thank you. When you come back from winter vacation, remember to bring me your Luping rice flower candy, that's called sincerity." Xia Shihui replied with a grin.

(End of this chapter)