"System, I absolutely love you!"
Xu Lin was pumped up.
If the system had a physical form, Xu Lin would have hugged and kissed it.
[Note: Success in a scholarship application snag can yield random rewards, including but not limited to wealth, skills, and items.]
"Let's fill out a scholarship application first!"
Xu Lin searched online for the school code of Jiangdu University of Finance and Economics, and then checked the university's admission plan for their province this year.
They offered quite a few majors, ten in total.
Economics, Finance, Financial Management, Business Administration…
"Which of these majors is likely to be overlooked?"
"Forget it, I'll just pick a good major and then select the option to adjust based on those available, playing it safe!"
The strong majors at Jiangdu University of Finance and Economics, like Economics and Finance, are very reputable nationally.
Thus, Xu Lin's first-choice university was Jiangdu University of Finance and Economics, with the six major preferences being Economics, Finance, Financial Management, etc.
"A good university is a good platform; the major doesn't seem too important. After all, I plan to do my own thing in the future, so having a good platform is more important."
A good platform firstly means a heavy tilt of resources, and secondly a strong concentration of talent. The higher the university's level, the more prominent these advantages are, which regular schools can't match.
"Done filling it out!"
"Of course, I chose to allow adjustments!"
After filling the first-choice application, Xu Lin added three more second-tier university applications from Jiangdu, which Xu Lin had previously selected in advance.
These were just backup choices, not filling them would be a waste.
However, since the system promised I'd snag a spot, Xu Lin wasn't worried.
After filling in all the applications, Xu Lin double-checked them, and then saved and submitted.
All done!
552 points for a top university snag, who would believe it?
At this moment, Xu Lin was in a great mood and opened the phone.
Yu Xinyan sent a message.
"Xu Lin, I'm so bored here all by myself."
Xu Lin replied, "Have you made any friends since you got there two days ago?"
"No."
Yu Xinyan was lively and cute with Xu Lin, but quite reserved outside, exuding an aloof, distant goddess vibe.
There were dozens of people attending the Jiangdu University summer camp, all top scorers and distinguished students from various provinces and cities.
But, as is well known, top scholars aren't usually good-looking. The guys, except for a few handsome ones, mostly had crew cuts and glasses, typical science and engineering types. The girls were about the same, mostly with high ponytails and glasses, a few with acne—just fresh out of high school, they didn't know how to dress up yet, and scholars paid less attention to their appearance compared to their studies.
So, just ordinary-looking people all around.
Of course, the vast majority of people in the world are like this, how many truly good-looking people are there?
In terms of looks, ninety-nine percent of people are ordinary.
But.
When Yu Xinyan appeared, everyone was stunned.
The white moonlight described in books seemed to manifest at this moment, like a fairy descending to earth.
For the first time, everyone realized there could be someone this beautiful in the world, making these scholars feel a little inferior.
Girls felt inferior because they weren't as pretty as Yu Xinyan, and boys felt inferior because Yu Xinyan was so dazzling and radiant.
Moreover, Yu Xinyan's aloofness and distance added an invisible filter, giving her a touch more mystery.
On the first day, a few bold boys already inquired about Yu Xinyan's name.
Turned out her name was Yu Xinyan.
Bolder boys asked for her contact information.
But Yu Xinyan said, "I have a boyfriend!"
And so refused the boys' requests for her contact info.
Turns out she had a boyfriend, and everyone left disappointed, feeling a touch of regret.
The girls in the same dorm asked her, "Yu Xinyan, your boyfriend must be really handsome, right?"
"He's super handsome!"
When talking about Xu Lin, Yu Xinyan became excited.
She opened her photo album, and the girls saw it was almost all photos of Xu Lin.
Truth be told, Xu Lin might be laid-back in real life, but in photos, he could be considered the girls' white moonlight, a legendary handsome guy with atmosphere.
"So handsome!"
"Is he in our school?"
"No, he's studying at another school in Jiangdu!"
"Which school?"
"He hasn't applied yet, results aren't out."
Xu Lin didn't know about this.
Xu Lin said, "Yanyan, make a few more friends in college."
"Okay!"
Yu Jianhua and his wife were also worried about Yu Xinyan making friends.
Their daughter was eighteen, and they hadn't seen her get close to any girls.
The couple had repeatedly reflected on their parenting—they hadn't raised her to be distant and uninterested in making friends, right?
"Xu Lin, have you filled out your applications?"
Xu Lin replied, "Yes, I have."
"Which colleges did you apply to?"
"It's a secret, I'll surprise you later."
"Then I'll look forward to it!"
The class group was also quite lively today.
Classmates applying for the first batch of undergraduate programs had already started signing up and had mostly finished filling their applications.
But they were all around eighteen, filled with nervousness, anticipation, or even fear — those were their emotions now.
Only someone like Xu Lin could stay calm and collected as if nothing happened.
Even without the system's help, Xu Lin's mindset would still be stable; he was naturally an optimist.
Xu Lin glanced at the class group.
Just then, Zhao Yifei came out to speak.
He posted a screenshot of his application submission.
Zhao Yifei: "Phew! Finally done filling it out!"
Zhao Yifei was definitely showing off. In class, he was the second-best after Yu Xinyan, having applied to all the key universities in Jiangdu, ranging from lower-end key universities at 610 points to top key universities at 650 points.
Jiangdu University of Finance and Economics was also on the list.
Among the twenty key universities in Jiangdu, Jiangdu University of Finance and Economics ranked sixth.
In previous years, the admission threshold in Xu Lin's province had been above 630 points, usually stable.
Fei's first-choice university was the third-ranked key university in Jiangdu.
The second-choice was Finance University.
Everyone came out praising him.
After all, apart from Yu Xinyan, the most impressive person in class was Zhao Yifei.
To this, Zhao Yifei basked in everyone's applause.
After graduating from a key university, Zhao Yifei planned to first work at a large company for a few years, gather some capital, and then start his own business.
Zhao Yifei had a fairly clear plan for his life.
Lei Haolong: "Class president, you're amazing!"
As soon as Lei Haolong spoke up, Zhao Yifei was annoyed because he always felt Lei Haolong was being sarcastic.
Damn it!
Then Xu Lin came out.
Xu Lin: "Class president, you're amazing!"
Did you two agree to say the same thing?
Zhao Yifei was even more convinced these two idiots were mocking him.
Zhao Yifei decided to put them in their place: "Xu Lin and Lei Haolong, which universities did you apply to?"
Lei Haolong: "I applied to first-tier, just average."
Xu Lin: "I applied to second-tier, a great future awaits!"
Ha!
Second-tier!
You're doomed!
Zhao Yifei was delighted about Xu Lin applying to a second-tier university, even more so than getting into a key university with over 600 points himself.
Zhao Yifei: "Second-tier isn't bad; many miracles happen in grad school applications. There are even people who've gone from third-tier to top universities like Kyoto and Jiangdu University. Even from tech-school to Ivy League, Xu Lin, I believe you can do it too!"
Xu Lin chuckled to himself, thinking that Zhao Yifei better not miss his first-choice university and fall to the second one, where he'd meet him again.
Xu Lin replied: "Class president, with your encouragement, I'm really moved!"
Damn it!
This idiot is definitely being sarcastic!
Zhao Yifei had a shadow, feeling like every word Xu Lin said was mocking him.
"Forget it, not going to argue with this guy, just a second-tier nobody!"
"Won't amount to anything!"
Zhao Yifei was already dreaming about his wonderful university life.