(As a heads-up, the Shandong Provincial Department of Education canceled the policy of awarding bonus points for national Olympiad prizes in 2015, but for the sake of the plot, we'll change the reality here and say that up to the present timeline, students can get bonus points as long as they win provincial Olympiad prizes.)
Additionally, since the author wasn't particularly gifted in high school, their knowledge of the Olympiad is limited, and some rules may be incorrect, or even contain "original" elements. Please treat this as entertainment, or simply as a parallel universe story. (That concludes the explanation.)
After waving her hand to decline his offer, Chen Bing then saw the math teacher ask with a smile, "I remember I only told Shang Yunmiao to come by herself, right? I even gave the class representative a special instruction before she left. Why did Chen Bing come along too?"
Straightening her back, Chen Bing said with a mix of satisfaction, helplessness, and nonchalance, "Yun Miao felt bad coming alone and insisted that I accompany her."
For Chen Bing, lying was as natural as breathing. After giving this person a speechless look, Shang Yunmiao turned her gaze to the math teacher, wondering why the other had called her over.
"I originally planned to talk to Shang Yunmiao alone, but since you're here, there's no other way but to listen to it together."
After Chen Bing consciously found a stool for herself and Shang Yunmiao to sit down, she listened to the other party talk about serious business.
"It's already April in the blink of an eye. Do you know what season it is every year starting in April?"
What other period can we enter? Perhaps it's the beautiful April weather.
I didn't realize, Mr. Zhao, that you, with your thick eyebrows, big eyes, and square glasses, had started speaking so tactfully, like the British do. Students who didn't know better might think you were deliberately trying to fill time with irrelevant topics.
After venting his frustrations, the wise Mr. Chen pondered for a moment, and considering Zhao Puming's identity as a math teacher, he immediately had his answer.
"Mathematics Olympiad?"
Smiling and nodding, Zhao Puming continued, "Yes, it seems you've looked into it. What, you want to join the national team and play?"
The 37th National Mathematical Olympiad will be held from April to November or December 2021. During this long period, city-level preliminary rounds, provincial-level competitions, and the national finals in November and December will all take place.
The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is a highly challenging and competitive mathematics competition designed to select and cultivate outstanding mathematical talents. It is naturally unrelated to the three-year high school life of most ordinary students.
Including Chen Bing in her previous life, we only occasionally saw in the school bulletin board that someone had won a provincial award in a certain subject or a national award in a certain subject, without remembering which year or time it was.
For high school students, competitions are destined to be a path for only a few. So, there's no publicity or banners for the winners. We simply walk down completely different paths with someone we don't know and don't need to know, through our daily studies.
Although winning the Olympiad award does not represent the highest level of a generation of students, having the opportunity to be one of them means that you have already entered the ranks of academic geniuses.
The Strong Foundation Program, guaranteed admission, winter camp, national team, national scholarship... these familiar yet unfamiliar terms represent life experiences that are completely different from our own.
So, given a second chance at life, am I destined to embark on that familiar yet unfamiliar path, a path of fighting for national honor?
My life is finally going to evolve from a sweet romance novel like "leisurely days with the girl next door" to a grand academic novel like "the path of a top student who brings glory to the country"!
Haha, just kidding. Who am I, Mr. Chen? Do you think I could possibly compete in a race?
Competitions are for those who have excellent overall grades but can't get into top universities, yet excel in a single subject, or have a strong interest in that area.
Of course, the competition path mentioned here refers specifically to those academic geniuses who genuinely want to make it into the national team. Those who just want to play around, get a provincial or national award to earn points and build a resume, are not included in this category.
Furthermore, I've never heard of any top 50 seeded players in a province willing to take this path. It's far better to properly pass the city or province's top exams, earn the title of "top scholar," and return home in glory than to participate in obscure competitions, join the national team, and then compete abroad.
Surely no one really thinks that competition is a level above being a top scorer, right? Really?
Chen Bing remembered reading a novel about a top student before. In it, a competition master who could represent the country and win an international gold medal told the protagonist that he hadn't been able to get first place and was planning to go back to his hometown and easily get the top score.
Back then, the naive Chen Bing genuinely believed that the top scorer was far inferior to the competition champions, only realizing how ridiculous that was when she grew up.
Please, competitions and the college entrance exam are different paths. If you choose a competition, you'll have to give up other subjects for at least half a year to specialize in one subject.
In this situation, is your brain made of gold or silver? How can you compete with those who are similar to you or even stronger and more well-rounded in the college entrance examination to become the top scorer? Isn't that ridiculous?
Therefore, Chen Bing's goal, like the expectations and assumptions about him in his grade, was to take the college entrance examination.
My goal is to be among the top 50 in the province, and even strive to be the top scorer in the city and the province. At the same time, I want to help Shang Yunmiao improve, so that she can successfully get into Qingyan with me, and finally live a carefree and happy life. This is what I want to strive for during my three years of high school.
Of course, on a grander scale, Chen Bing's goal is to win the top scholar title and contribute to the revitalization of education in his hometown. He hasn't forgotten the promise he made to Shang Yunmiao when he was a child.
As for plunging headlong into Aussie Road, let's forget about it.
That being said, this Olympiad is not entirely without value.
Thinking of this, Chen Bing looked at Xiao Shang.
I had already planned it out before; Shang Yunmiao had to participate in the Olympiad.
Because one of the policies in Shandong Province regarding bonus points for the college entrance examination is to encourage participation in the International Mathematical Olympiad.
That is, high school students who win provincial or national awards in various subject Olympiads can be admitted with a score reduction of 10 points in the college entrance examination.
For example, suppose Zhang San won first prize in a provincial-level mathematics Olympiad and scored 670 points in the college entrance examination. His first choice for university is computer science.
If the admission score for that major at that university is below 680 (670+10), then Zhang San will be admitted to that major.
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