American Entertainment 1982

  Chapter 41 Guidance

Tommy Hawke first went back to the apartment and took off the T-shirt with the Italian Victory on it and threw it into the corner, and then put on another Bob Dylan "When you have nothing, you have nothing to lose" The T-shirt with this lyrics, with a depressed face, raised his **** to the T-shirt in the corner:

  F*ckYou, Italy!

   Then I got on my bicycle and rushed to Lincoln High School.

The reason why I hate Italy at this moment is naturally because of the World Cup. Although both regular betting companies in Las Vegas and illegal betting companies like Ruby have opened World Cup betting services, Tommy Hawke did not want to use it. Gambling made a lot of money, because he only remembered that the Italian team was the champion in 1982, and he was completely unclear about the specific games and scores.

He just tried to spend 50 yuan per game, called the Las Vegas betting company, and bet on the three Italian team games in the group stage, thinking that it would be good to win more than a dozen yuan per game as a part-time fee According to Tommy Hawke, Italy is the final champion of this World Cup. Even if it is impossible to win all three games in the group stage, two wins and one loss should not be a big problem.

   As a result, Italy, which is a dog day, just handed in the answer sheet of playing three games and tying three games.

  Leaving the fate of advancing or going home to other opponents in the same group to decide for themselves, yes, this is very Italian.

Such a wonderful performance of the Italian team made Tommy Hawk not only did not earn pocket money, but lost 150 yuan. By the way, Wilson, Green and others who chose to follow the trend and bet on him have already seen him. Believe again that he is his father's own flesh and blood.

The money earned before is now safely stored in the bank. The two hundred boxes of Tommy and Melonie, after deducting handling fees, paying taxes, and repaying the interest owed by Melonie to the bank, there is only exactly 10,000 yuan left. Coupled with the money earned by Dad's one hundred boxes, the Hawke family's savings have now reached fifteen thousand yuan.

  Tony has started to renovate and decorate his room, paint the room pink, build a desk and a wardrobe, and prepare for bringing back Bethea.

   Yes, that's enough money to bring Bethea back, pending the court date.

  Although Dad is still doing odd jobs and Tony hasn't started his career yet, at least everything in this family is developing in a good direction. The only problems that bother Tommy Hawk are university problems and **** Italy!

   One hundred and fifty yuan! The only time he wanted to be opportunistic after time travel was to rely on the memory of his previous life to earn some pocket money, but he was completely cheated by the **** Italy with three ties!

"Ms. Farrell, good afternoon." Tommy took a deep breath in the corridor to adjust his emotions, leaving Italy in his mind, knocked on the open door, and told Otilia who was talking with other students inside- Farrell said hello.

"Tommy, good afternoon." Otilia greeted Tommy, and then looked at the boy in front of her: "Sean, you can go, I appreciate you chatting with me, but I have to start working , thank you for letting me know that you can't even spell the word astronaut, but you have great dreams of being the first person to land on Mars."

  The boy named Sean was not annoyed, he just stood up with a smile and prepared to leave: "Miss Farrell, so where should I go to study?"

   "Buy a Lego Mars set, that may be your only possibility to land on Mars." Otilia Farrell said to Sean speechlessly.

After dismissing Sean, Otilia shrugged and looked at Tommy Hawke: "Now that the results have been released, you need to tell me your plans for the future, Tommy, so that I can give you some advice, such as you Talk to me about what major you want to study, what job you want to do in the future, which state you want to study in, etc.”

   "Give me a scholarship and the highest-ranked university, and study the major with the lowest tuition in that university?" Tommy Hawke said to Ottilia Farrell.

  Otilia Farrell didn't react. After staring blankly at Tommy for a few seconds, she asked, "What are you talking about?"

  “I don’t care what major I study, but the school must rank as high as possible and get a scholarship to ease the pressure. For example, if Princeton is willing to give me a scholarship, it’s fine for me to study its excavator repair major.”

"Tommy, Princeton doesn't have the major you mentioned." Ottilia Farrell sighed: "You have to think about it carefully, and what is your summer vacation arrangement? You should know that your resume is currently , there are not enough eye-catching social practice activities and extracurricular sports activities, and good colleges prefer high school students with a sense of social responsibility, leadership skills, and comprehensiveness."

   "I'm paying attention to some summer sports competition summer camps, and I'm going to volunteer in a marathon in Boston for charity fundraising for social practice, arrange venues, deliver water, etc." Tommy Hawke thought for a while and said.

  It is very troublesome to apply for universities in the United States. In addition to transcripts, you also need letters of recommendation, resumes, personal statements, various proof materials to prove your abilities other than studies, and so on.

   "OK, which university did the founder of that charity organization graduate from? You will choose a university based on his recommendation letter, right?" Otilia nodded and then asked.

  Tommy Hawk shook his head: "I don't know, shouldn't my letter of recommendation be written by the principal and my teacher?"

"But when it comes to social practice... When I was in high school, my classmates would participate in social activities, and the sponsors of the social activities were often alumni of Xinyi University. Of course, they would write a letter of recommendation and explain to their alma mater that you are participating The performance in social activities is a plus for applicants, and if the family participates in social activities together, the university will be more satisfied, and family relationships are often one of the reasons why prestigious schools consider students.” Otilia- Farrell spoke.

Tommy Hawke looked at Ottilia Farrell. He just heard that many prestigious schools would accept additional letters of recommendation, such as social celebrities from their own schools. That high school student certainly has a higher chance of being admitted to that college than a student who only prepares regular letters of recommendation.

   But where do I go now to find such an organization whose organizer is an alumni of a prestigious school, and ask him to provide an additional letter of recommendation?

"There is still plenty of time, Tommy, think about your favorite university, major, you are very smart, you must be able to do it, or talk to your family, let them give you some ideas, such as which social activities to participate in is more suitable for you .”

   "I don't think the college would like my family's family social activities."

   "Why? How can you be sure that the university won't like it? Maybe your family's idea just suits the taste of a certain university?" Ottilia was a little dissatisfied with Tommy Hawke's attitude of denying the family, and reminded her.

  Tommy Hawk looked at Miss Farrell, who knew nothing about his family, and spoke in despair:

"The last time my father invited me to participate in a social activity was that the whole family went to a sperm donation company to sell tadpoles. Later, he changed his mind and only brought my brother there, and asked me to go there alone after I got the university admission letter, because that might be able to Because I have read books and sell them for a high price, if you think this social activity will be of interest to the university, I can donate now, and then all three men of the Hawke family will get donation certificates."

   After being stunned for more than ten seconds, Otilia tried to calm herself down: "Are there no other social activities? Such as charity fundraising, community activities and the like?"

"Yes, a few days ago my father tried to raise money from other neighbors in the name of me being admitted to university to bring glory to the community. This social activity allowed me to successfully win the response of dozens of middle fingers from the neighbors, and the continuous Endless F compliments."

Ottilia took a sip of water to calm down for a few seconds, and then said to Tommy Hawke: "It is best not to have the word family on your resume. If you still want to get the admission letter, it is I can give you the most important guidance at this moment."

   Sorry for the lateness.

  (end of this chapter)