Chapter 40 Candidates Arrive

The back of the newspaper clearly states the majors and quotas for students recruited by the Australian National University this time. There are a total of five majors and 800 quotas.

Although Arthur specifically allowed the quota to be expanded to about 1,500, President Wilfrid Freeman Weinberg thought twice and limited the enrollment to 800 this time.

Although the equipment and funds are completely sufficient, the Australian National University is still at a disadvantage in terms of teaching staff. If it recruits too many students, it will inevitably affect the efficiency of student learning and the quality of teaching.

What Wilfrid Freeman Weinberg wanted to build was a world-class university. Naturally, it could not be completed in a short time, let alone by recruiting quotas.

This also means that the competition for university admissions this time will be extremely fierce. Under Arthur's call, I am afraid that most eligible Australians will sign up.

Under such circumstances, only 800 of the best students can be selected to enter the university, which shows that the competition for admissions is fierce.

On October 17, after more than half a month of preparation time, the admissions examination of the Australian National University is about to begin.

In order to facilitate these candidates who came from all over the country, Arthur specially announced that all candidates would be provided with free accommodation and food until the end of the exam.

As of the day before the official exam, more than 13,000 people had registered, more than half of whom were candidates from other states.

As the exams approach, the streets in Sydney are filled with these candidates. In order to prepare for this potentially difficult exam, the few bookstores and newspaper stalls in Sydney were raided by these candidates, trying to find any information they might see in the exam.

Sydney, Central Street residential area.

This place was originally a few residential buildings belonging to the Sydney Municipal Government. They were vacant due to relocation. At this time, they were also temporarily requisitioned by Arthur as a residence for candidates.

In order to make it more convenient for candidates to live and rest, these buildings have been split into rooms of basically the same size. There are about thousands of such small rooms for candidates to live in.

But compared with the number of candidates taking the exam, the number of rooms is still too small. Therefore, we can only temporarily let candidates near Sydney go home to rest, leaving precious rooms for candidates from other states and regions.

In this way, with only six or seven people squeezed into each room, more than 10,000 candidates were finally placed in Sydney.

It is now the day before the exam, and most candidates have given up on reviewing and choose to stroll around Sydney or relax.

Only a few people are still cramming, hoping that they can encounter the questions that may be asked in the exam within this day, so as to add a little more confidence to their exams.

In a certain room in a residential building.

"Sam, what do you think the admissions exam will test this time? Is it the knowledge we learned in high school?" John Wilsher was lying on his little bed, looking at his roommate with expectation and fantasy.

"Oh, God, you're talking nonsense again, John." The boy named Sam complained helplessly, while turning the book in his hand without stopping.

"Hey, Sam, stop looking through those useless books, brother. Sydney is indeed much more prosperous than Western Australia. Why don't we go for a walk and relax? Maybe you can meet a very beautiful girl and complete your love. What about father's wish for you to get married soon?" John jumped out of bed and said to Sam with a look on his face.

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"Stop talking, John. Didn't I say that? As a glorious Australian, I just want to study hard and build Australia. As the Duke of Australia, His Highness not only did not get any benefits from Australia, but also acted selflessly Use your own funds to provide relief to all Australians and help Australia. Under such circumstances, shouldn't we study hard and serve His Highness the Duke?" Sam patted his friend's hand on his shoulder. , while explaining patiently.

"I didn't say I wouldn't serve His Highness, man. Then don't you think we should also combine work and rest? Only by having a good rest can we study well, right?" John could only feel resentful when he saw that his friend did not give him any face. Speaking of.

"Okay John, this is Sydney, the capital of Australia. I know you are curious about everything here, but you don't think that if we successfully enter university, we can stay here forever, do you?" Sam responded He came over and patted his friend on the shoulder, and said: "As you know, the admission quota this time is only 800 people. But judging from the current situation, I'm afraid there will be at least several thousand people signing up, and maybe even more . If I didn’t pass the exam and went back in despair, it would be much more embarrassing than it is now.”

"Oh, okay, Sam. You succeeded in convincing me, brother." John nodded helplessly and joined the review army.

Similar conversations were held simultaneously in many rooms in residential buildings. In this era, most of the people who successfully graduated from high school were those who had some talent in learning and had a decent family background.

Although this exam does not emphasize competition, in Australia, where high school students are not common, they are still somewhat proud of themselves as high school students, at least they do not want to fall behind in such competition.

However, there are some exceptions. After all, Sydney is the most developed city in New South Wales, and New South Wales is the most developed and populous state in Australia.

These candidates who have just turned 18 or 19 came all the way to Sydney from all over Australia, and most of them have never seen a large city.

Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that these candidates want to go out for a walk, and it is even natural.

In Australia today, the family conditions of these high school graduates are basically good, and they are all above the Australian poverty line.

Their arrival has also driven Sydney's economic development to a certain extent, adding impetus to Sydney's originally weak retail and tourism economy.

But most people still choose to continue reviewing. After all, university is a relatively high-end term in this era, and university graduates are generally descendants of aristocrats and capitalists, or extremely important talents.

Especially in Australia, the only way to become a college student is to study abroad, which not only requires a very expensive study abroad fee, but also requires extremely outstanding ability performance.

But now it is different. As long as you pass the Australian National University entrance examination, you can basically go to university for free and become a real college student.

No one can resist such temptation, even young people who have entered society and have jobs.

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