Choosing a University

Although the camping trip had the wild boar incident, none of the four people involved told the teacher in charge.

However, Iris was slightly affected by it and wasn't in the best state for the final competition the next day.

Fortunately, the entire team's coordination was quite skilled, and coupled with their previous score advantage, Wilmott Academy for Gifted Children still won the camping competition, achieving a three-peat.

As the summer vacation gradually passed, Peggy didn't lie. After school started, she joined Link's class as a new student.

After Peggy's mother, Linda, communicated with Principal Flora, considering that Peggy was only in her early teens, Principal Flora suggested that Peggy also board at their house. This way, she would have the more familiar Link to look after her.

Peggy wasn't like Sheldon with many quirks, and they had separate rooms, so Link didn't feel it was unbearable.

The only issue was that Link had to avoid her when discussing the mysteries of life with some classmates or deeply studying how to sing.

However, this wasn't a big deal. Usually, Link would sneak out of Principal Flora's house after Peggy fell asleep at night, or bring people back then.

It could be said that Link's life in the new high school was still incredibly exciting. Of course, his reputation also spread here. Even though Link was always selective, his evening "business" was still quite busy.

Half a year passed like this. Peggy's parents eventually divorced. However, what made Link relatively relieved was that although Peggy was indeed down for a while afterward, she ultimately didn't start becoming a mischievous bad girl like she originally did.

However, since then, Peggy had become much quieter than before and preferred to discuss academic matters with Link.

While this accelerated Link's own learning progress, he was still a bit worried about Peggy and planned to learn more about psychology to see if he could provide some guidance to Peggy.

It happened to be literature class that day. In class, the teacher called on a student and asked, "Kelly, tell me which line by Shakespeare you like the most?"

"The shadow of love is so rich in joy, if the substance were not, the shadow would not be so rich. How sweet it would be to possess love itself."

This line is from Romeo and Juliet, which is quite fitting for a young girl's feelings and a relatively common answer. The teacher nodded, then turned to look at Link: "Link, which line do you like?"

"Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings; I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space."

Shakespeare wrote so many lines, yet he only remembered these two. After hearing this, the teacher confirmed that Link was a very ambitious person.

Having the will to control one's destiny wasn't a bad thing; it was much better than lying on the ground like a salted fish. Therefore, he smiled and said, "Very good. Based on recent rumors, I thought your answer would be similar to Kelly's.

Of course, wanting to control one's destiny is not easy, but very difficult. When I was a child, I once wanted to be a scientist like Newton..."

Just then, the classroom broadcast sounded: "Link, Peggy, please come to the principal's office."

Hearing the broadcast, Link and Peggy, who was across the aisle, exchanged glances, then got up, greeted the teacher, and walked out of the classroom together.

As they walked down the hall, Peggy asked, "Do you know what this is about?"

"Not sure, but it shouldn't be anything bad."

"Suddenly being called to the principal's office, what's the probability you think it's a good thing?"

"It's probably close to zero," Link said. "You didn't cause any trouble, did you?"

"You shouldn't be asking me if I caused any trouble, but you should think about it yourself, whether it's because you accidentally dated the granddaughter of a school board member or something."

"I don't think so... Also, Peggy, as a girl who is only eleven years old, you shouldn't always talk about these things."

"I don't want to know too much either, but you know, the girls at school often give me snacks they like to eat and treat me to ice cream, just to find out when you're free."

"..."

After meeting Principal Flora in her office, she seemed very happy and in a good mood:

"Excellent, I have some good news for both of you. The PSAT scores are out, and you both got perfect scores. Universities are already calling me.

You can get a full scholarship at any university in the country. Especially Peggy, considering your age, they are even willing to provide every convenience."

The PSAT is the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, also known as the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. It's a warm-up for the SAT and a competition for the National Merit Scholarship.

Getting a perfect score on this test means a scholarship is almost guaranteed. In fact, Sheldon got a perfect score on this test before, but his parents weren't comfortable with it, so they decided to wait until he was older before letting him start college.

Getting a perfect score on this test now is definitely good news for Link. Of course, Principal Flora is also very happy:

"Every year, many students from our school get high scores on this test, but not every year do we have perfect scores. I didn't expect two to appear at once this year. I think you can start considering where you want to go to college."

"Thank you, Flora. Our current achievements are inseparable from your help." Link was also very happy. Considering the expensive tuition fees at American universities, a full scholarship is very attractive to him.

"Oh, don't say that. I love seeing hardworking young people. Peggy's talent is one of the best I've seen in decades of students, and Link is also very outstanding," Flora said with a smile. "So, do you have any schools you want to go to?"

Before Link could answer, Peggy said first, "Link and I discussed it before, and we both prefer Princeton."

"Hmm, that's a good choice. I have some information about Princeton University here. Also, I know the president of Princeton. If you decide to choose this place, I can help you get in touch."

Princeton University is a world-renowned private research university located in New Jersey, and it is one of the famous Ivy League schools.

Great mathematicians and scientists such as Einstein, Von Neumann, Hua Luogeng, Chen Xingshen, Li Zhengdao, and Yang Zhenning have all taught here. In addition, the Department of Mathematics at Princeton University is indeed the most formidable presence in the field of mathematics worldwide!

Link, who originally planned to be a mathematician, had also carefully considered Princeton University, but after comparing, he preferred the California Institute of Technology.

After all, it is not far from Hollywood and Silicon Valley. Whether it is investing in internet companies in the future or the concentration of beautiful women, it is the best choice for Link.

Moreover, Caltech is also a true elite institution. It is not large, with only over 2,000 undergraduate students and only 800 new undergraduate students enrolled each year.

However, the number of professors hired by the school with positions above assistant professor is a terrifying 300, and the physics department is Caltech's top major, consistently ranked first in the world.

Now that Peggy said they both wanted to go to Princeton, Link didn't immediately object, but planned to talk to her about it when they got back.