The purpose of offering mathematics and natural science in theological seminary is only to let priests explore the mystery created by God, which is why Mendel, the originator of genetics, inexplicably studied pea hybridization. Newton graduated from Trinity Theological Seminary in Cambridge. He studied natural science in the first half and theology in the second half.
Harvard later added medicine, and many missionaries in China preached while treating diseases after liberation. Early scientific research, especially basic science, is unprofitable, which can neither bring fame nor benefit. This is why there has been no real science in China for thousands of years. Finally, I came up with "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", which is also a strange number, and I don't know who the author is. Unfortunately, it's gone now. Universities in China are still pursuing fame and fortune. One of my classmates made some achievements, and immediately the school officially promoted him, applied for academicians and funds, and formed an industrial chain. What he does now is to hold meetings and ask for money every day, and he can't do any research at all.
The historical tradition of Harvard determines that the students she trains are truth pursuers with martyrdom spirit, not fame and fortune pursuers. Harvard advocates serving society, contributing to society and helping to improve society. So I'm not surprised that Tiger Mother's daughter decided to join the army. But tiger mother was shocked when she heard this. Although she later said that she was proud of her daughter's decision, according to the way she expected her daughter to get ahead, I guess she must have regrets in her intestines. If I had known this, I would have gone to Harvard, the state or the military academy without paying tuition. She won't have to abuse her children like that, and her children can have a happy childhood and go to a good school easily.
There is also a young man who gave up his job as a lawyer and wanted to volunteer in Africa for several years. Many people in China also find it incomprehensible and wonder if it is true. In recent years, Bill Gates has been to Africa every three days, and his fund has invested a lot of money in agriculture and health care to help Africa. These are real Harvard people. They have mastered the essence of Harvard. If their parents know the spirit of Harvard, they will be proud of their children, but they will never show off. If they don't understand, they must regret sending their children to Harvard.
The real Harvard people are a group of martyrs who died for truth, country and society. They are a group of people who serve the country and society without asking for anything in return. They are the true elites of American society, and the concept of giving back to society has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. These people are fools in our traditional values in China. If you have a lot of money and don't want to donate it all, you'd better not send your children to Harvard. If you don't want your children to volunteer in Africa for several years after graduation, you'd better think twice before you do. I'm not afraid of 10 thousand, just in case. If your little girl has soft ears and is brainwashed, you will be as dumbfounded as a tiger mother.
Every year, a group of Harvard graduates (about 10%) join political circles (governments at all levels, military, embassies) and non-profit organizations. As we all know, America is a democratic society. The media often make fun of politicians, government officials and supervise them. In fact, I admire people who engage in politics in the United States, not their official titles, but their dedication.
Being an official in America is really thankless. The mayor of this small city where I live has an annual salary of just over 40,000, and there is no gray income. He wants to buy his own house and car, but he has been doing it happily for six or seven years. Every election, he always runs to the railway station after six o'clock in the morning, shaking hands with us office workers who run in new york and asking us to vote for him.
Bloomberg, the mayor of new york, only gets an annual salary of 1 USD, which is 12. There are many small city mayors who simply serve everyone for free. The salary of civil servants is very low, and it takes hundreds of thousands of years to be a minister. In contrast, my colleagues always earn millions a year, and their contribution to society is really too small. Wall Street should really review and pay should be limited. The parents of these children may be proud of their choices, but they can't show off their annual salary of 34 thousand, and fame and fortune are hopeless for the time being.
The United States is a society that does not advocate authority, and no one can enjoy authority in the past credit accounts. The winner of the Jaubert Prize is no exception, and Yale students still blew him off the stage because he didn't speak well. Entering Harvard only means that you were excellent four years ago, but it doesn't mean that you are still excellent now. You have to compete with students from other schools on the same standard to prove yourself.
Your competitiveness depends entirely on your personal ability and what skills you have learned in recent years. Harvard just provides you with a good learning platform. You think parents can't be disappointed, fame and fortune have disappeared, so we must start over and compete fairly. I was disappointed that year. Think of me as an open Harvard doctor (sorry, I was arrogant when I was young), and there are several first-class papers that companies and schools still don't choose with me. I went out for a walk, only to find that it was not the case at all. I was admitted to Wall Street, won the second place among 40 PhDs (two from Harvard), and was killed after several rounds of interviews.
Wall Street is one of the favorite places for Harvard graduates (about 20%). There are three or four hundred Harvard graduates in our company. Quite a lot, but our company has more than 45,000 employees, which means that 99 out of 100 employees are not Harvard graduates. Our company recruits about 100 new people every year, including about100 Harvard graduates, and more than 70% are famous schools such as rattan schools. Judging from these superficial data, it seems that the names of Harvard and famous schools are useful. In fact, everyone we recruit is based on the same standard. The human resources department screens first, and then interviews twice. According to the interview scores, choose the best one without going into details.
Harvard recruits a lot, not because he graduated from Harvard, but because the child is really excellent and likable. From another point of view, in fact, Harvard graduates suffer, because more than 100 Harvard graduates apply for our company. Although we only recruit one or two good state universities, Harvard's 10% is actually much more difficult than the state's one thousandth. If his children will enter our company after going through five customs, they can't show off, because he will find that the children of neighbor Zhang San only went to a state university and got mixed up in the new employee training meeting. Originally, I wanted to write "three moves to get X company", but I was afraid I couldn't stay after three moves.
High-tech companies, Silicon Valley (about 15%) are even worse. Google and Microsoft also have exams, and the actual programming ability is much more important than the reputation of the school. And it's hard to say which company is better. Examples of small companies going public to get rich abound. You can't show off if you want to.
Consulting companies, education and other industries (about 20%) have nothing to show off. These traditional enterprises are just jobs, not fame and fortune.
Harvard graduates rarely go to graduate school (about 20%), and most of them go to foreign schools. There are many reasons. First, I want to change my environment after staying for four years. Second, the graduate tutor is more important than the school. Third, Harvard doesn't take care of its students. For example, Harvard Medical College admitted 165 students from 66 schools last year. Because medical schools have strict requirements for GPA, going to Harvard is actually a disadvantage, and it is much easier for poor schools to get high GPA. Contrary to China's school, Harvard is in the queue, and she encourages students to go out. Take my department as an example. Eight graduate students were recruited that year, and none of them were from Harvard. She also doesn't encourage her doctor to stay in school. The four teaching assistants in our department are all recruited from other schools. None of the more than 30 doctors I know stayed to teach, which is completely contrary to Tsinghua Peking University.
Generally speaking, the education system in the United States is different from that in China. University is only the beginning of learning, and entering Harvard is only the 100-meter lead in the marathon of life. Whether this 100-meter advantage can be maintained to the end depends on your own efforts. Although it is gratifying to be able to enter, there is no need to be depressed if you don't. Life has a long way to go. There is definitely more than one road to Rome, and there are many, many roads to success. America is a country where heroes don't ask about their origins. If you are a talented person, you will shine wherever you are.