The CPhO National Final have ended.
It was perfect, but also had its regrets. The highest award Shen Qi could achieve in physics competitions was the first place gold medal in the national finals.
IPhO is usually held in July or August each year. This year's IPhO was originally scheduled to be held in Barcelona, Spain in July, but due to the recent tense situation in Spain, especially the turbulent Catalonia region where Barcelona is located.
For the safety of physics competitors from all countries, the International Physics Competition Organization changed the venue for IPhO last month, canceling Barcelona's hosting rights and replacing it with Stockholm, Sweden.
To give Stockholm ample preparation time, the IPhO, originally scheduled to start in July, has been moved to September.
In September of this year, Shen Qi became a registered university student, automatically losing his eligibility to participate in any high school Olympiad competitions.
Therefore, the Chinese Physics Association was shocked.
The relevant departments were shocked.
The media was shocked.
Shen Qi, who ranked first in the overall score of the CPhO National Final, was unable to participate in this year's IPhO.
After the award ceremony, Shen Qi remained calm during interviews with reporters, saying that imperfection is sometimes a form of perfection. He added that life is not just about the Olympic academic competitions, and that he had achieved some small successes in high school, hoping to reach even greater heights in university and make further breakthroughs in more in-depth fields.
I've participated in both math and physics competitions, and I have no regrets. Mathematics and physics are not just about competitions; in the real academic research fields of mathematics and physics, I'm not even a weakling...
Various media outlets provided detailed coverage of their interviews with Shen Qi.
After seeing official news reports, comedians demonstrated their remarkable ability to adapt and adapt content:
"The early bird catches the worm, Shen Qi is a double champion with small achievements."
"Shen Xiaoqi, your grades are so poor. I'm not going to argue with you about Peking University."
"Don't mess with him, you can't afford to. He can easily suppress you."
"Shen Xiaoqi loves to study, while I'm just a weakling."
"I'm speechless. I don't even know how to deal with the media anymore." At the Capital Airport, Shen Qi scrolled through the news on his phone while waiting to board his flight and discovered that he had been parodied by comedians.
"Shen Xiaoqi, congratulations! Here's the Peking University scholarship!" Mu Rong almost laughed her abs off. She spontaneously launched into a jingle, "Shen Qi, you don't have to spend money on university, and you might even make money. The saying 'knowledge creates wealth' has been proven true in your case."
"Knowledge is power," Shen Qi nodded, then boarded the plane with Mu Rong.
Shen Qi Mu Rong returned to Nangang City on May 7.
There is still a full month until the college entrance examination on June 7th.
What were you doing a month before the college entrance exam?
Some might say, "Of course! What else can you do but practice coding problems?"
How do I use it?
Is there even a need to ask?
If there are three long and one short, choose the shortest; if there are three short and one long, choose the longest.
If it's long and short, choose B; if it's uneven, definitely choose C.
Do you have a dream about the college entrance examination?
Some might say, "Of course it is!"
What dream?
What does it matter if I don't go to Tsinghua University? I'll just go to Lanxiang Vocational School with my sword drawn.
Even if there are no connections at Yenching University, I will still strive to improve myself.
Renmin University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Science and Technology —I just smiled and said nothing.
Hehe.
All of the above were said by Gu Xiaodan.
As the college entrance examination draws closer, Gu Xiaodan becomes increasingly anxious. He tells pessimistic jokes because he feels quite down right now.
Gu Xiaodan actually did quite well in these mock exams. If she maintains this form, she should have no problem getting into a top-tier university in the college entrance exam.
Gu Xiaodan had originally set lofty goals; he wanted to get into a good university in the capital, at least a 211 or higher-level university.
He is also working towards this goal.
But as he got closer to his goal, Gu Xiaodan became increasingly uneasy. He didn't know why; perhaps it was pre-exam syndrome.
Chen Xiaoting is doing quite well. She spends her days doing practice problems, reviewing and summarizing key points, and combining the math and physics tips Shen Qi gave her. Chen Xiaoting making steady progress.
In fact, most senior high school students are in a similar state to Chen Xiaoting a month before the college entrance examination. They feel pressured but also motivated, and they are nervous, but they try their best to overcome it. This is normal.
A small number of students experience severe symptoms of college entrance exam syndrome, such as Gu Xiaodan. He needs to adjust himself and try to think less about random things, but that won't help at all.
If you really don't want to do exercises, then read aloud Chinese texts and English words, find a secluded place and shout them out loud until you're exhausted, then you won't have the energy to overthink.
At this point, the only one who can help Gu Xiaodan is himself; his teacher can't cure him, and neither can the powerful Shen Qi.
At this stage, the teachers of the senior year at Nangang Second High School Middle School no longer teach much; their main job every day is to give motivational speeches.
"One minute on stage requires ten years of practice off stage."
"Ten years of honing a sword, and this year is just the right time!"
"Students, don't be nervous during the college entrance exam. If you encounter a question you don't know how to answer, just guess!"
"Give it your guts and guess! Don't be nervous in the exam room, just stay firm in your beliefs."
"You absolutely cannot leave it blank; leaving it blank will definitely get you 0 points. You might be able to get a few points by guessing an answer or a step."
"I've emphasized this countless times, at least eight thousand times, if not ten thousand, the word 'solution' is extremely important."
"I'm emphasizing this one last time: if you encounter a problem you really can't solve, you MUST write the word 'Solution' followed by a colon on the test paper!"
"Sometimes you're just a few points short of the admission cutoff score."
Believe it or not, your presence in the exam room determines everything.
"Show your confidence in the exam, and you can choose any prestigious university you want!"
The teachers of the graduating senior class are also speaking their minds without restraint. In the last month before the college entrance examination, they dare to say anything, because if they don't say it now, they won't have the chance to say it again.
The status of high school seniors has reached the pinnacle of their seventeen or eighteen years of life.
No teacher or parent dares to scold or blame them at this crucial time. They must greet them with smiles, convey positive energy, and lovingly care for the senior high school students.
Relevant departments and volunteers in society also took action, and college entrance examination service stations and green channels for college entrance examinations were set up one after another.
College students who have experienced the college entrance examination enthusiastically offered advice to their younger schoolmates: Hang in there! Take off! Awesome!
Riding the wave of popularity surrounding the college entrance examination, those high-achieving college students who scored high marks in the exam have also gained some fame.
College students who didn't get into prestigious universities remained silent, quietly watching the top students boast and impart their college entrance exam experience to high school students.
Therefore, the college entrance examination is an important milestone in a person's life.
If you do well on the exam, get high scores, and get into a prestigious university, you can brag about it for years, right up until you graduate from university.
What was Shen Qi doing a month before the college entrance exam?
He locked himself at home to cram for practice questions: mock college entrance exams, the "53 Golden Book" series, and past exam papers.
Do even double champions in math and physics competitions need to do tons of practice problems?
Yes, you should.
Shen Qi's math and physics scores are more than enough to easily ace the college entrance exam.
But there are still Chinese, English, Chemistry, and Biology to be tested.
The model for academic competitions differs from that of the college entrance examination.
Shen Qi needs to switch modes as soon as possible, switching to the college entrance examination mode.
If you're used to driving Ferraris and McLarens, and then suddenly you're given a Honda Fit, you might crash it.
Even Shen Qi dared not be careless in the college entrance examination. He was no different from other candidates, and he only had one chance to take the college entrance examination in his life.
Shen Qi has no chance to retake the college entrance exam; this is his only opportunity, the only one in his life.