American Entertainment 1982

Chapter 72 Stanford University

Otilia stared at Tommy Hawke with her beautiful eyes: "Stanford University, Tommy, you want to choose Stanford University? I don't deny that it is an excellent university, but it...you like to study computer science , can choose the University of Chicago."

With his help, the big boy on the opposite side selected eleven universities and submitted applications. Although Harvard University and Yale University rejected Tommy without any surprises, Otilia felt that Tommy could choose the University of Chicago. UCLA, NYU, and even Cornell, a university she deems trash, all offered admission to Tommy.

"Stanford University gave me a full scholarship, so I don't need to worry about tuition and living expenses. The scholarship at the University of Chicago is not full." Tommy sat across from Otilia with a smile, and said that he decided to choose The Stanford grounds.

He also knew the reason why Otilia tried to persuade him to change his decision. Stanford University in the 80s was barely considered a prestigious school, but it was really just barely.

In the eyes of Americans in the 80s, there are only two top universities in the United States, Harvard and Yale, which are probably Shaolin and Wudang in the university world, and their status is already complete.

Followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Columbia University, University of Chicago, well-known campuses of the University of California, Duke University, University of Pennsylvania and other well-known well-known universities, occasionally ranked in the top three or even the top of the list, but compared to Harvard and Yale, There are always some obvious shortcomings or lack of other resources.

Then there are the famous garbage universities in Otilia's mouth, including Cornell University, Brown University, Dartmouth University, etc. Although they are tied with Harvard in the Ivy League, their strength is even worse than that of Columbia University and Princeton University. The emerging universities listed in the Ivy League already have the strength to surpass them in certain majors.

And Stanford is a new university that Otilia said ranks behind Cornell University and other famous schools that are not enterprising, but is constantly trying to surpass the old and famous schools.

However, although I know that Stanford University is gradually making efforts, the university background and faculty strength cannot be surpassed overnight. At present, Stanford University does not have much faculty strength compared with the universities just mentioned in Otilia's opinion. Advantage.

However, Tommy Hawke chose Stanford University not because of the faculty, nor did he consider how many Nobel Prize winners the university has.

He applied to Stanford University in his last life when he was studying abroad, and set Stanford University as his dream school to launch a sprint, but it is a pity, and it is very realistic, Stanford University did not issue an admission letter to him, and in the end he had to go to Boston, which is guaranteed. the University.

But he knew about the university he wanted to study in his previous life, so he knew the state of Stanford University at this time. Compared with those old famous schools, it lacked background and teachers, but it also had new thinking that those old famous schools did not have.

In [-], Stanford University proposed a symbiotic system of business and scientific research, and established the famous Stanford Industrial Park, which is later known as Silicon Valley.

Stanford University encourages students to rely on the campus to start a business, provides cheap rent, and even opens the school's laboratory for student startup companies, providing school equipment for innovation. At Stanford University, you can continue to absorb nutrition while chasing your own dreams. You can be a teacher's student in the classroom, or you can hire a teacher to join your company to work for you when you start a business after class, and you can succeed in your career. You can suspend your studies because of entrepreneurship, or you can continue to study after becoming famous.

This kind of school-running thinking of business and scientific research is why Stanford has never been a well-known regional university in the 60s, relied on microelectronics and physics to barely reach the top 80, and then relied on the wave of Silicon Valley in the 40s to surpass countless universities in just [-] years. The old prestigious school is the reason why it is on an equal footing with Harvard and Yale.

Silicon Valley, which has been established for more than [-] years, has become famous all over the world due to the rise of the software industry and the Internet industry. It often seems like a blowout within a month, with dozens or even hundreds of multi-millionaires emerging, and most of these new billionaires are born At Stanford University, after the company makes money, the students will use astronomical donations to give back to their alma mater, and Stanford University will use these donations to expand the faculty, increase teaching equipment, and support a new batch of students.

The school has been established for 120 years, and its reputation was slightly poor in the first 80 years.

In the following 40 years, 85 Nobel Prize winners and alumni founded companies with a total market value of more than 550 trillion US dollars, creating [-] million jobs.

The successful experience of founding a summer camp is the main reason Stanford University is willing to issue an admission notice to Tommy Hawke. In the application letter, Tommy confessed that he prefers to try to start a business, and practice the courses he learned at school through the process of starting a business. It states that he is the first generation college student in his family.

Both Stanford University and the University of Southern California have a habit. With the same grades and resumes, they are more willing to admit the first generation, that is, the first person in the family to be admitted to college. The reason is that the first generation may be more tenacious than others.

"Even if it's not a full scholarship, the money you earn is enough to pay for your own tuition." Ottilia said sadly: "Stanford University is in California, it's too far away, but it's a pity that Brown University didn't give you an admission notice. Otherwise, you can study in Providence like Dennis and Pam, and I can drive to Providence after get off work to make an appointment to watch a movie with you."

The total income of the summer camp is 35 yuan. After deducting the 14 yuan tax-free share taken by the school with education funds, and the remaining 21 yuan and paying various taxes totaling up to 44%, the remaining 11 yuan is 6000 yuan. Dennis and Pam divided equally, and each received 900 yuan.

Yes, in the end, there was only 900 yuan in hand.

Tommy Hawke did not enjoy the benefits of low-income earners when he traveled through time, but he understood why rich people tried every means to avoid or avoid taxes as soon as he made some money. This is because the Reagan administration continued to introduce tax reductions and exemptions in order to revitalize society. As a result of relevant policies, in the first two years after the end of World War II, it is said that the rich in the United States even enjoyed a personal income tax treatment of up to 94%.

Taxation in the United States is a typical practice of robbing the rich and giving to the poor. The higher the income, the higher the tax to pay, and it is divided into federal tax, state tax and city tax, which are harvested layer by layer. In short, the more money you make, the government Just take as much of your money as possible.

This is why after the lucky winners in the United States win the lottery, most of the bonuses received after tax deduction are not even half of the winning amount.

Tommy Hawke looked at Ottilia and said with a smile, "Are you sure you will ask Dennis to watch a movie with Pam?"

"No." Otilia laughed and shook her head: "Let them concentrate on their studies at Rhode Island Community College, my God, the resume for applying for a community college says that they have helped a Nobel Prize winner complete a thesis , Thinking about it, I feel heartache for that line of work.”

Tommy Hawk picked up his acceptance letter, stood up and said with a smile: "Miss Farrell, thank you very much for the help you have given me these days, I am grateful to you and have some thoughts that I shouldn't have, so if One day you are going to find a man to marry, remember to call me first to inquire, maybe I just have time and enough money at that time."

"You're too young. Actually, I like more mature men." Otilia smiled and got up, stretched out her arms and hugged Tommy gently: "Go and spend the most exciting four years of your life."

"I will show you my mature side as soon as possible." Tommy let go of Otilia, turned and walked out of the office.

(End of this chapter)