Chapter 90 A New Chapter
The IJMO competition date is in December, so Zhang Wei put it aside for the time being. Now she and Namier are going to start preparing for the interview in the UK.
Namier was very confident. With the successful experience of his brothers and his impressive ice hockey performance, there was almost no possibility that he would fail the interview at Devon School.
The club had previously suggested to the Wilsons that Namier pursue a professional career, but Namier said he did not intend to make ice hockey his lifelong career, it was just his interest.
Zhang Wei suspected that he was more interested in fighting, as she had recently heard him practicing boxing in the room.
Zhang Wei's problem was more complicated. Charles had originally chosen Harrow School for her, which was the church school where Wilson's cousin Lilia attended.
But last month Charles received definite notice that Devon School would definitely accept female students this year, but the specific admission requirements were still unknown, so Zhang Wei only found out which school she would go to after the interview in London.
As there are several examples of people in her family who go to German schools, Zhang Wei still has some yearning for this golden road. Compared with Harrow Girls' School, a church school specializing in cultivating ladies, she prefers German schools that specialize in cultivating talents.
After all, in her impression, the church is synonymous with strict management and suppression of nature. If there is no other choice, it is okay to go. Now that there are other possibilities, Zhang Wei also wants to give it a try.
With more than a month left before primary school graduation, Zhang Wei and Namier have already gone to the UK for the second time this year. At the beginning of the year, they took a written test together.
The registration application was submitted even earlier. If Emma hadn't told her, she wouldn't have known that their admission application had already been submitted when they were in the fourth grade.
Only after passing the test were they allowed to take the written test. Of course, Zhang Wei went to Harrow Girls' School to take the written test.
Zhang Wei thought that the exam was relatively easy. It consisted of four subjects: English reading comprehension and writing, verbal reasoning, graphic reasoning, and mathematics.
It can be said that half of the examination is about liberal arts and the other half is about science. This is not a problem at all for Zhang Wei. Relying on her persistent training in reading original books, Zhang Wei can read any literary work without any obstacles.
In addition, her mathematical logic training in the past two or three years made it easy for her to complete those questions.
So Zhang Wei was very confident that she could pass the exam, but it was still unknown what standards Devon would set for the girls' assessment this time until she got there.
This time she brought a letter of recommendation from Principal Tifield. Originally, Zhang Wei only asked two teachers, Catherine and Mr. Morrie, to write letters of recommendation. Unexpectedly, when Catherine heard that she was going to apply to the school, she told her that outstanding graduates could get a letter of recommendation from the principal.
So before the graduation ceremony, Zhang Wei learned that she would be recognized as an outstanding graduate and had already received a letter of recommendation from the principal in advance.
Although Namier's academic performance was only above average because he spent too much time on ice hockey games, he had a letter of recommendation from a national youth ice hockey club, which was more effective than Zhang Wei's.
Don't underestimate these letters of recommendation. They are much more useful than transcripts. The writers are guaranteeing you with their own reputation, so they are extremely credible to them.
"Vera! Namir! Here!"
Fifteen-year-old Manny, who already looked like an adult, came to the airport to pick them up alone.
"Mom, where is Dad? Why didn't he come?" Manny, who rarely saw his family, became more talkative.
"He has some urgent matters to attend to. He will come over in a couple of days. How are you doing recently, my dear Manny?"
Emma hugged her son and kissed him affectionately on the cheek. Manny also put his head on her shoulder for a few seconds, making him look like a big kid again.
"Manny, you look like an adult." When Zhang Wei hugged him, her head could only reach his shoulders, although she was almost 1.6 meters tall now.
"Yes, our Vera has also become a beautiful lady."
Manny would never have said such business flattery before. It seems that school has changed him a lot.
Manny's current behavior is particularly similar to the student who gave the lecture when his family visited Devon School before. He behaves well, is sincere and modest, and has begun to show the rudiments of gentlemanly manners.
"Tsk - pretending!" Namir rolled his eyes at him, then reached out and grabbed Manny, spun him around, and quickly put him down.
"Namir, you bastard, let go!"
Manny immediately revealed his true colors at this moment, with a look of anger on his face as he reached back to grab Namir.
It is not so easy to catch Knammir. Now Venus has to work hard to catch him.
Until the four of them left the airport, Manny didn't get a single hair from Namir. Manny's face turned red and his gentleman mask shattered to the ground.
"What did you learn from that female bodyguard?" Manny got into the car breathlessly and asked Zhang Wei:
"Are you also so skilled?"
Zhang Wei shook his head: "Namir is still more powerful."
After calming down, Manny finally told them the real business:
"Although Devon isn't an alumni school, Dad, Leda, and I all graduated from Devon. As long as Namier is decent, he should be able to be admitted."
"Hmph!" Namir didn't even bother to argue with him.
Zhang Wei immediately said, "Namir's written test scores were pretty good. Besides, he won the best player award at the U.S. Junior Championships, and the club also wrote him a letter of recommendation. He's definitely fine."
Emma nodded beside her.
"As for Vera, the notification for Devon's female recruitment was released rather late and hastily. If you are well prepared, your chances of being selected are still quite high."
Manny looked at Zhang Wei and said, "Also, this time, Devon didn't arrange a written test for girls. They just went straight to the interview."
"To be honest, I actually hope he takes a written test." Zhang Wei said with some regret.
Manny was a little confused, and Emma said, "Vera got first place in the written test of Harrow Girls' School with a perfect score."
Manny was obviously surprised to hear this, because in the previous two or three years when he went home during the holidays, they rarely discussed their studies.
"Ah, then Vera, if you don't want to come to Devon, Harrow is also a good choice. It's also a top school. Although Devon has always been good, this is the first year they've admitted girls, so the situation remains to be seen."
"That's what I thought," Emma nodded in agreement, "but Vera has other ideas."
Seeing that they were all looking at her, Zhang Wei told the truth:
"I'm more inclined to go to Dewen. First, of course, everyone goes there, and I believe Dewen can provide good educational conditions. Second, I'm worried that I won't be able to adapt to the atmosphere of a church school."
After listening to her, everyone agreed with her opinion. Although Zhang Wei usually seemed to be well-behaved, he actually had a disdain for rules in his bones.
Emma could cite many examples of this.
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