Series 2: From Student to Teacher
<font color=#000000>"Searching for her千百 times, suddenly turning back<span lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 173%; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt">…</span>" — First contact with the Software School</font>
<font color=#000000> I first heard about the school's plan to establish a Software School at the annual Microsoft Campus Roadshow in 2002. The audience received a 16-page brochure saying they would recruit transfer students from sophomores to form a Software School, with高屋建瓴 descriptions of its future — using advanced foreign English textbooks, teaching practical courses at zero distance from enterprises... After reading it, I immediately felt this was my dream destination. From that day on, I asked everywhere for news about the Software School, finally finding a small office on the second floor of Heping Building (demolished during the school anniversary) with a sign reading "Tongji University Software School (Preparatory)."</font>
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<font color=#000000>I pushed the door open and was received by our Teacher Xiao Feng. From her, I learned the Software School would be located at the Huxi campus; transfer required an exam covering computer basics (including C language, computer English, etc.) and Advanced Math B; there would be a transfer consultation session in a few days... At the consultation, I met Teacher Wan for the first time. He gave a passionate speech that excited everyone present.</font>
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<font color=#000000>When registering for the transfer, what impressed me most was a registration software on the computer. Enter your student ID, and it would auto-fill everything else, including your GPA. If your GPA was above the minimum 2.5 required, a dialog box would pop up saying you were registered...</font>