Spring Harvest: Two ED Offers from NYU
2022-03-11
When speaking of harvest, we always think of golden autumn. But in XiWai, green spring is also the season of harvest. The rain soaked the soil wet, a spring breeze blowing, bringing the mixed aroma, but also bringing the dream of blooming good news.
For the 2022 US Undergraduate application season, two NYU ED offers came to XiWai among 105,000 applicants.
#01 DREAM REALIZED
New York University (NYU) has received more than 105,000 applications for its 2026 undergraduate program according to official data. This is also the 15th year in a row that THE university has set a new record, doubling the number of applications. NYU also disclosed early application data: 19,000 ED applications, increasing by 12% from last year, with only 257 successful offers from mainland students. The continuous increase in the number of applicants reflects the academic charm of the university. For applicants, it is an increase in the difficulty of applying successfully; For our applicants, it is a proof of their own strength. Tao Tao and Zhu Qian, from XiWai International High School, fought their way through many competitors and successfully won the offer of NYU, realizing their dream of NYU! Coincidentally, the two of them were classmates. They studied in the same classroom and grew up on the same soil.
In XiWai, the seeds of their dreams are sown in their hearts, accompanied by warmth and witnessing the blossom of their dreams.
#02 Tao Tao, a NYUer who has never been to New York
Do you still remember zheng Yang, the hero of the previous issue? He said he was a BUer who had never been to Boston. Similarly, Tao Tao is a NYUer who has never been to New York. These two daily good partners, always having similar experience. When it comes to essay writing, Tao gives his advice: "The university may ask you why you choose NYU. I don't think I’m special, but you should focus on the school, not yourself. So why do you have to come to this school so that you can show your strengths? Then I discussed the possibility of becoming a music creator in the future, the various relationships I can make in this school, and how the education in this school can help me in my future career...... Here's something from my paperwork." Yes, choosing New York University is exactly what Tao Tao likes. The multicultural atmosphere of XiWai allowed him to continue his love of music during his busy high school years, and this love also led him to continue to pursue his dream.
Tao Tao and His Band
"There is a Washington Square on the other side of Manhattan, which should be a place like NYU for extracurricular activities. The website says they're holding a lot of events there and a lot of students used to bring their own devices and hold concerts there, but it's been closed for two years because of Covid-19. I loved it, I loved it in high school, I'm still doing it, and I'm going to keep doing it in college because it's what I love." Tao Tao, a student with a musical soul, is facing the reality that his beloved offline music performance is being interrupted due to the epidemic. "Don't use the pandemic as an excuse," he said. Yes, nothing can get in the way of real enthusiasm and real pace. XiWai has always given children a stage to display their talents and pursue their dreams. On the day we interviewed Tao tao, students were having a hip-hop dance competition in the pop-up square in front of the library on a warm winter afternoon. Under the confident Vibe, the children wearing cool fashionable clothes are poping to the music. This kind of impulsive stage is their world.
#03 Zhu Yin, everything was just right
Zhu Xi attributes her success to the fact that everything was just right. "With great TOEFL and GPA scores, she was lucky enough to be picked by the admissions officer, plus a little bit of luck. ED2's selection of New York University is the result of comprehensive consideration. After the ED1 result came out, I learned from various places that more students were admitted this year with a TOEFL score of 105 or so, which undoubtedly gave me a lot of confidence at 107. At the same time, I believe my GPA and grade ranking are also relatively competitive." All the surprises and good luck are just your long accumulated efforts and efforts. The harder you work, the luckier you get. There may be a little bit of luck, but it's also the result of all the hard work that Jussie has been doing. I have always believed that luck is nothing more than the modesty of success. It was not so much that she was waiting for THE university as that The University was waiting for her. "Although I didn't do a lot of background improvement in subjects, I did a series of volunteer activities and got a letter of recommendation from my head teacher about liberal arts activities...... "In fact, I did not participate in many activities, but all of them as much as possible to present my three years of high school real growth track"
From the Shouguang flooding of Shandong province in 2019, I joined the civil volunteer team to help raise materials and spread information, to the Wuhan COVID-19 epidemic in 2020, and to the Henan flood in 2021, I stayed up and verified the distress information one by one, and searched for matching materials and rescue team...... Less than 18 years old, Zhu Xi, a small west young, has been able to take the initiative to undertake a great human mission, this is XiWai’s human destiny community responsibility and feelings. The education of XiWai is the perfect integration of moral education and teaching. In the warmth of XiWai, the sense of responsibility and empathy will be quietly established in the hearts of children.
"I also integrated my feelings during the epidemic into my attached personal statement of Why NYU. My every footprint, my personal statement and Why NYU constitute a complete, three-dimensional and unique me."
Yes, they may not be very authoritative and have no loud title, but they are real enough, special enough and represent the only you. The word "truth" is everywhere in Zhu Xi's documents. Perhaps this is her most moving "weapon". The students of XiWai are always so real, without flashy ornaments. They just express themselves in a simple way with a warm heart.
#04 Warm Companionship and Love
No matter Tao Tao or Zhu Xi, their characters have changed greatly in XiWai, from an introverted "audience" to an extroverted "dancer", and this "little madman" extraversion is not rare in XiWai. Tao Tao, who moved to XiWai in Grade 9, experienced the intensive training of systematical and exam-oriented education. XiWai gave him a stage, which contributed to his gorgeous transformation. He is the keyboardist of a band, an exclusive small band outside XiWai. Unlike those "academies" who have learned musical instruments since childhood, can only follow the established classical music scores and practice over and over again without emotion, Tao Tao and his small band have many music composed by themselves. "We are the only band that sticks to it."
Speaking of his fans, the boy showed a shy smile on his face. It is expected that before graduation, he will present a burst stage for XiWai with his own band and show the enthusiasm and ‘fury’.
In the past, Zhu Xi was a shy girl, perhaps a little social phobia, which is actually a ‘common problem’ of many modern children. In the seventh grade, she came to XiWai. Here, teachers and friends gave her encouragement, courage and confidence, so that she could overcome her inner fear little by little. Now she has grown into a cheerful girl who can organize activities independently. Zhu Xi likes to describe XiWai as a ‘warm family’. ‘I still remember that in the last few days of submitting my application, the homeroom teacher came to me and asked me to think twice about applying for NYU. She patiently weighed the pros and cons of choosing a school for me. I understand her concerns, but I don't regret applying for this school." Teachers in XiWai always treat the students as if they were their own children. Fortunately, the result has lived up to expectations. In fact, NYU is not Zhu Xi's dream school, but it is still the best choice within the scope of options and the result of her choice between opportunities and risks.
What on earth contributed to such a big personality change? They replied, "it's probably the 'company' of XiWai.". A bilingual school integrating China and the west, which has been running for 17 years, has cultivated a number of excellent members of the community of shared future of mankind with extraordinary vision and high degree. Compared with the popular words such as "training" and "education", the word "company" is more tender. The high score machine is never what XiWai wants. XiWai's education is completed with warm companionship and love.
It is believed that for Tao Tao and Zhu Xi, as well as all the students in XiWai, the warm learning community of XiWai has played a key leading role in the dynamic change of their character. From them, we can see the unique self-confidence and happiness of children with unique XiWai style. They are all "children of other people's families" that are difficult to see under the current situation of education in the harsh competition during the post-epidemic era. They are the unique XiWaier with the "company" of XiWai. Confidence is different from pride. Confident people are often calm, while proud people are often floating. We pay attention to the establishment of children's self-confidence. Every XiWaier is a landscape. There is no need to admire the scenery of others. In this process, the warm company and love of XiWai make the children's heart not induced by pride, but always truth and purity.
#05 Great energy under "non utilitarian" behavior
Tao Tao said: "I'm very lucky. Since grade 9, I have participated in activities that I'm interested in, not for further study. For example, my interest in astronomy prompted me to join the NASA camp. When you don't look at the activity from a utilitarian point of view, but treat it as a special trip, you will naturally enjoy it, and when you do so, you don't have to work for 10 activities, cause you have already reached the standard. " Looking through Zhu Xi's resume, there is shadows of XiWai. "I participated in many school activities and had the honor to organize one. I am very grateful to the school teachers for giving me and my partners the space to show their creativity, so we were able to plan a garden tour related to the dream of Red Mansions in Qingpu Daguanyuan. There are many such activities in XiWai."
It can be seen that the study and life of XiWai people are free, enjoyable and happy, which is inseparable from the free, diverse and tolerant atmosphere of XiWai. Excavating, respecting and developing is the way of XiWai treat children's interests, and it is also the practice of XiWai's school motto-- "seeking truth".
Diverse curriculum activities
In addition to the daily subject courses, XiWai also offers a variety of activity courses - speech and debate, Chinese and English classic reading and creative writing, critical thinking and other Chinese and foreign integrated humanities courses, ICT PHP courses, Mad Science, LEGO robot and other science and technology exploration courses, as well as physical education courses to build a strong body,Artistic courses to cultivate beauty appreciation, as well as innovative social practice courses.
Meaning of ‘useless’
Some people may think that these courses are a waste of time and meaningless. But it is these seemingly "meaningless" education that sows the seeds of interest in the children's little heart and gives birth to the branches of dreams, while the "warm" campus atmosphere in XiWai nourishes them like sunshine and rain, takes care of the growth of dreams and looks forward to the flowering of dreams. These "non utilitarian" courses maintain the warmth of XiWai people. It is such a warm atmosphere that creates real and brilliant XiWai people.
Tolerant and true atmosphere
The campus of XiWai is always filled with an atmosphere of being real, which is difficult to be accurately defined. However, in the adjectives given by educational experts and peers who communicate and visit XiWai, there are some high-frequency descriptions - freedom, pluralism, truth, tolerance, warmth. Yes, we lead students to study efficiently, encourage students to develop interest and help students expand their horizons.
"I hope children can cultivate their lifelong interest in practice and exploration and discover the possibilities of each child." Principal Lin stated, which is the same as the expectations of world-famous universities for students - NYU admissions director said, "NYU is the first choice for college students who are diverse and talented ". The implication is that the students needed by NYU should not only study well, but also have outstanding personality. In the past two years, the homogenization trend of mainland students applying for NYU is obvious, so there are frequent rejection of high scores. It can be seen that exam oriented education, which kills students' interests, will eventually fall into the fate of failure. The "meaningless" behavior of XiWai can tap children's potential and develop children's interests. Interest is like a catalyst to turn learning into happiness. It releases great energy in this magical teaching reaction and pushes children forward.
#06 There is no fear of involution, and there is no need for involution. We are XiWai kids.
With the increase of competitors and the decline of admission rate, applying for NYU can be described as a "serious examination". However, Tao Tao and Zhu Xi took the offer for granted. They have no unexpected joy, no tears of joy, but calmly wait for the expected result that will always come. The reaction of the two of them when the offer comes can be said to be the epitome of most XiWai kids. In the face of the results, XiWai kids are always so reassuring. They have confidence and confidence. Even if they are so nervous, they can adjust themselves well and welcome their good news.
Yes, XiWai kids are always able to welcome the good news, even if the involution is upgraded, which stems from their clear set goals, their own hard core strength and the warm education of XiWai. School is supposed to be the purest place, but in this era of increasingly involution, it can't escape bad luck. Rigid assessment, endless questions, cramming teaching, zero interest development......I don't know when, these have become a portrayal of campus life. Every piece of pile imprisons students in front of their desks to "immerse themselves in hard study". It seems to be beneficial to their grades, but it actually suffocates students. Lu Xun once criticized feudal ethics with "cannibalism", but aren’t some school doing "cannibalism" now?
Despite the prevalence of involution, GPA and quantitative evaluation are increasingly emphasized in the educational field. XiWai always adheres to its own educational philosophy and adheres to the school motto of "seeking truth, cultivating people and strengthening morality".
In XiWai, there is no so-called involution and meaningless competition. We commend students with excellent results, students who have made progress and students with potential...The evaluation criteria of XiWai are diverse and systematic, and the results reflect the comprehensive performance of students, rather than academic achievement. As for the examination, it is just a tool for teachers and students of XiWai to refuel and empower. In XiWai, every student is unique, and no one can be defined only by score. No need of involution, XiWai kids are excellent enough.
#07 From 105000 to + ∞
For Yu Tao Tao and Zhu Xi, NYU's offer is undoubtedly a beautiful gift to their youth on campus. It stands out from 105000 people and draws a beautiful end to their XiWai life. However, in their future, this is just a beginning.
