Introduction to studying in Yale University, USA

Studying at Yale University in the United States. Yale taught me a very important lesson: don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge a book by its cover. American culture is very different from British culture and even European culture. The two years spent in Britain have taught me that most British people are conservative and rigorous. In contrast, Americans are more casual and advocate individuality and freedom. Although some Americans may look extremely ordinary or even sloppy, it doesn't mean that they are mediocre ordinary people. At Yale, your classmates, friends who live across the hall from you, even brothers who sleep in your upper bunk, and peers who come and go in front of you every day in loose T-shirts and flip-flops all have their own strengths and stories. If you have a chance to sit down and talk to them, you will find that everyone is so magical and admirable. Sarah steelman: an ugly cynic.

I first met Sarah steelman in an economics class. While the professor was talking about efficiency, this seemingly ordinary girl kept standing up and asking questions about labor. When she opens her mouth, it's like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube Her views were all knocked to the floor, and there was a strong dissatisfaction with free trade between her words. In her view, the widespread implementation of free trade will bring unfair treatment to a large number of workers. Her sharp and radical words and anger at the current social situation immediately made me equate her with an idealist who is willing to talk on paper. However, after three years of contact with her at Yale, chatting in restaurants and communicating after class, I found that Sarah was far more than an angry youth. She is not only a thoughtful student, but also actively puts her ideals into practice. As early as 15 years old, she published her own book, Searching for the Soul: A Girl? Help adolescent girls explore the meaning of their existence. Today, the circulation of this book has exceeded 30,000 copies, and it has been translated into five languages. During her stay at Yale University, she founded a prison consulting project to provide writing courses for prisoners in high-security prisons. She independently directed and filmed a documentary about Barbie and the behind-the-scenes producers; She has also done a lot of research on the living conditions of female workers in China and Latin America, and actively participated in the cause of safeguarding rights and fighting for their equal rights. As far as school is concerned, Sarah is not built. It took her four years to complete her undergraduate and master's studies in anthropology, with a GPA of 3.95 (that is to say, she basically got an A in every course), and finally graduated with the highest score. Compared with her, when I graduated, my GPA of 3.80 can only be regarded as disappearing from everyone. First of all, I want to explain the graduation award system of American universities. There are three kinds of honorary students, namely, top students, top students and top students, and the difficulty of obtaining these honorary titles is increasing in turn. Top students represent the top 5% of students. Magna cum laude is awarded to the next 10% students, and cum laude means next 15%. Sarah was awarded the highest honor, which means that she has been the best and most elite student at Yale University for four years. Sarah is also a frequent visitor to the national competition. In 2005, she won the first prize in the elie wiesel National Ethical Essay Competition, and finally donated $5,000 to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. After graduating from Yale, Sarah won the Marshall Scholarship, which is very famous in America. This scholarship program, which was established in 1953 with a long history and fierce competition, gave Sarah the opportunity to enter a world-famous institution of higher learning? Oxford university for further study. This excellent girl will pursue a doctorate in cultural anthropology in this century-old prestigious school and continue her research on the impact of globalization on workers of different sexes, including sweatshops, sexual abuse and labor exploitation.

Brandon Wei: skinny? Dong Fangbubai?

Brandon is an Asian brother who lives across the hall from me, but when I first met him, I really couldn't connect this skinny boy with the legendary best tennis player in Yale. At that time, there were only two rooms (suites) on our floor, so I always met him in the corridor or hall when I went in and out of the dormitory, and because * * * used the bathroom, I could see him in the bathroom. Whenever and wherever, he seems to be in a trance and not awake. After the official start of school, I discovered that Brandon is actually the most popular tennis player in our school. He was the top player of the Yale tennis team for two consecutive seasons, and he was the captain of the school tennis team in 2006-07, which was the first time in Yale's history that he won the championship for two consecutive years? Ivy League Player of the Year? (Ivy League player of the year), and maintained an unbeaten record in the competition with other Ivy League school players, and even represented the Ivy League in the NCAA championship. Before entering Yale, Brandon was very eye-catching in tennis. In 2002, he participated in the USTA Junior Tour (16&; under

Division) 16 years old and below, won the third place in singles and the second place in doubles. During my three years at Yale, whenever I open any issue of Yale Daily News, I can see his vigorous figure. Although I have participated in many sports, I can only feel ashamed of myself in front of this invincible master.

Dorothy finnigan: the female version of Xu Xiake in the wandering world

Dorothy is a short little girl, kind-hearted, chattering all day and taking part in more activities than I do. She is not outstanding, and her looks are not amazing. When I first met her, I identified her as a typical American girl. It was not until she performed a series of amazing acrobatics in a school Halloween performance that I realized that she was more than just a smart and enthusiastic American sweetheart. As I became familiar with her, I suddenly found that there were so many colorful experiences and stories hidden behind her thin body. Dorothy's father is a hippie who is good at all kinds of acrobatics. She traveled around the United States by car with her father since she was a child, and in the process, she also got the biography of her father and mastered many acrobatic skills. After graduating from high school, she asked her father for $300, bought a one-way ticket to Amsterdam and started traveling around the world. Along the way, she has traveled all over the world, including Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy and Austria in Europe, Australia and New Zealand in Oceania, Bali, Thailand, Philippines, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan Province Province in Asia. If her wallet is flat, she will display her specialty in the local area, perform acrobatics, earn a little money and continue on her way. Many friends and colleagues joked with me that I can travel all over the world where I have been since I was a child, because I studied in Malaysia and Britain. After arriving in the United States, I went from Yale on the east coast to Stanford on the west coast, and now I work in Shanghai. But compared with her, it's really nine Niu Yi hairs, and my journey is really nothing.

We often feel that if a person is outstanding in one aspect, others will be relatively inferior. It was not until I entered Yale and met all kinds of excellent students that I realized that there were mountains outside the mountains and people outside. Facts have proved that a person can perform very well in all aspects. We think others have shortcomings only because we feel unsafe when we realize the Excellence of others. My life at Yale has taught me that there are actually excellent people in all aspects in this world, and that you shouldn't make excuses for your shortcomings.