College Choice Intentions

In the United States education system, high school encompassed four years.

Therefore, by the time students entered their senior year, although graduation season had not yet arrived, they already needed to begin paving the way for their future.

Most importantly, they needed to prepare their college applications.

Unlike Huaxia's college entrance examination system, where one test determined a student's future, American universities generally used a holistic application review system. Beyond academic grades, they also placed great importance on extracurricular activities, research experience, recommendation letters, personal statements, and many other aspects.

This meant that students aspiring to enter outstanding universities had to consciously build up their "application capital" starting in their senior year, or even earlier.

However, for the small group of Lin Hai, Gwen, Peter, and Harry, the pressure of college applications was nowhere near as heavy as it was for ordinary high school students. Each of them possessed remarkable advantages that were enough to make them stand out amid fierce competition.

As the sole heir of the Osborn Group, Harry Osborn represented not only academic potential, but also social resources and family influence.

Such a background meant he could win the favor of nearly any American university, especially elite schools with long-term partnerships or donation ties to the Osborn Group. To him, choosing a university was more about figuring out how to better combine the family business with his own interests.

Lin Hai had taken the path of practical scientific research. A project he had developed in collaboration with the Osborn Group had successfully been patented, an achievement many doctoral students found difficult to attain.

In the eyes of university admissions officers, a student who had already produced tangible research results and gained industry collaboration experience in high school was undoubtedly an extremely attractive prospect. He represented not "possibility,"