Chapter 8: A New Beginning
1. Choosing New Majors
After careful consideration, Lin Feng and Xia Yu finally made their decisions.
Lin Feng decided to follow his parents' advice and apply for a computer science major. He believed that computer science was the future trend and that it had some connection with mechanical engineering, which could combine his interests. Xia Yu decided to follow her parents' advice and apply for a journalism and communication major. She believed that journalism and communication could both give full play to her writing skills and adapt to the needs of society, and the future employment prospects were also relatively optimistic. They told their parents about their decisions, and their parents were very gratified. They knew that their children had grown up and knew how to be responsible for their future.
2. Preparing for the Gaokao
After determining their new major directions, Lin Feng and Xia Yu rekindled their fighting spirit and began to prepare for the Gaokao intensively. Lin Feng strengthened his study of Chinese and English, memorizing vocabulary and doing reading comprehension exercises every day, striving to improve his language skills. Xia Yu strengthened her study of mathematics, doing exercises and consulting teachers and classmates every day, striving to make up for her weaknesses. They helped each other, encouraged each other, and progressed together.
3. Filling Out College Applications
After the Gaokao, Lin Feng and Xia Yu faced the problem of filling out college applications. Based on his grades and interests, Lin Feng chose computer science majors at several prestigious polytechnic universities. Based on her grades and interests, Xia Yu chose journalism and communication majors at several prestigious liberal arts universities. They told each other about their choices, wished each other well, and hoped to be admitted to their ideal universities.
4. Waiting for Acceptance Letters
After filling out their applications, Lin Feng and Xia Yu began a long wait. They anxiously checked admission information every day, hoping to receive their acceptance letters soon. The days of waiting were agonizing, but also full of hope.
5. Dreams Come True
Finally, the acceptance letters arrived as scheduled. Lin Feng received an acceptance letter from Tsinghua University for the computer science major. Xia Yu received an acceptance letter from Peking University for the journalism and communication major. They were both admitted to their ideal universities as they had wished. They excitedly hugged each other, celebrating this hard-won victory. They knew that their dreams had finally come true.