Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 1592 Enrollment (Part 2)

Regarding Professor Giovanni Morric's courses, Han Li found the first two or three years of courses difficult because he didn't know how much reading was involved.

Han Li usually enjoys reading, so why would he care about the amount of reading he does?

It's true that Han Li likes reading, but only if he enjoys reading these books and can get into them.

This child can concentrate on extracurricular books and novels, but gets distracted when they pick up a textbook.

As for the research and practical activities that follow the exams in two or three years, Han Li didn't really care about them, because he was familiar with this kind of thing, and if he handled it well, it would be almost like playing around.

Regarding Cedric Marshall's mention of doctoral scholarships, he said it involves three parties: the school, the institution, and the supervisor.

In essence, it involves two different scholarship application pathways, along with other detailed classifications.

The first type of scholarship is a non-service scholarship provided by schools and institutions to all students.

This includes grants, scholarships, and full tuition and fee waivers.

There is no specific amount for this money; it depends mainly on the school and the institution's situation at the time, but there won't be much difference.

The main recipients are students with excellent academic performance who are experiencing financial difficulties.

Among non-service scholarships, full grants offer the highest amount of money and are tax-free, but they are also the most difficult to apply for and the most competitive.

If your application is approved, the school will waive your tuition, miscellaneous fees, accommodation fees, insurance fees, and book fees for this year, and you will also receive a considerable amount of personal expenses support.

If this expense were saved a little, it could almost cover an individual's food expenses for the entire year.

Scholarships in the non-service category fall under a variety of categories.

This could include a certain amount of bonus, tuition fees, tuition fee reductions, etc. Schools and different institutions have different forms of bonuses.

However, the chances of getting this scholarship are slightly higher than those of a full scholarship, but the amount of money is relatively less and the funding is not guaranteed.

The second type of scholarship is a service scholarship provided by schools, colleges, and mentors to eligible students.

In layman's terms, it means making students who meet certain requirements work to earn money and support themselves.

Students who are good at a certain language can work as teaching assistants for teachers, helping with translations, etc.

Helping your mentor teach classes, mentor new students, do some projects, conduct research, and so on.

This money may seem easy to earn, but it comes at the cost of sacrificing your already limited time.

Furthermore, the school stipulates that applicants must work a minimum number of hours each week in order to successfully receive the scholarship; otherwise, they will not receive the money.

There's also the scholarship from the supervisor. For the first two or three years, besides helping the supervisor teach classes and mentor new students, there are no other ways to make money.

Only after passing your supervisor's exam a few years later and joining one of their research projects will they pay you based on your performance.

Of course, if you have a good relationship with your advisor, that's a different story.

All of the above applications have time limits. Students who want to apply only need to submit their written applications to the school or college office before the deadline. However, whether or not they will be approved is uncertain.

What truly made Han Li want to curse was not the scholarship, nor the ability to participate in his supervisor's projects, but the difficulty of graduating with a doctorate.

According to Cedric Marshall, to obtain a diploma and degree from Professor Giovanni Morrick, one must read at least two hundred professional books, as well as some references.

Why read so many books? Because the university stipulates that doctoral dissertations must be no less than 100,000 words and no more than 150,000 words.

To pass the comprehensive review of the dissertation defense committee, a dissertation must not only have a certain level of academic quality and innovation, but also demonstrate a certain academic value.

In addition, a certain number of academic papers need to be published in well-known professional journals and core journals, with at least two to three papers required.

Among Professor Giovanni Morrick's students, the fastest to receive his graduation certificate and degree took five years, which is why he was hailed as a genius.

Han Li gets a headache just thinking about the hundreds of books, the tens of thousands of words of his graduation thesis, and the two or three papers to be published in well-known professional journals.

Han Li knew before that it was difficult to graduate with a doctorate, but he did not expect it to be this difficult at the University of Pennsylvania, under the guidance of Professor Giovanni Morrick.

Here, those who can obtain their graduation certificate and degree certificate in five years are considered geniuses.

Han Li never considered himself a genius, nor did he believe he could surpass that genius.

Even if we graduate in the same amount of time, it will still take five years.

You know, that's five years!

Five long years passed, and by then Han Li's two eldest sons, Da Ming and Xiao Ming, were almost in the third grade of elementary school.

In five years, even if Han Li abandoned literature for business, he would still be able to make a name for himself.

Do I really have to spend five years pursuing a PhD?

Was it worth it? Han Li quickly answered in his heart: yes.

First of all, given Han Li's current rank, even if he were to retire immediately, he would still be guaranteed the benefits he deserves.

Moreover, Han Li has a cheat ability and is not short of money, but so what?

Even if you're just lying around doing nothing, it's still more respectable to be a cultured salted fish. You'll be more confident and justified when disciplining your children in the future.

However, he still had to complain, otherwise he wouldn't feel at ease.

While internally complaining, Han Li followed Cedric Marshall to complete all the enrollment procedures and finally arrived at Professor Giovanni Morrick's office.

However, Han Li was quite lucky; when they arrived, Professor Giovanni Morrick had just returned from a meeting.

What followed was simple: Professor Giovanni Morrick, as if conducting a preliminary assessment, chatted with Han Li about some humanities and social sciences.

As mentioned earlier, this discipline involves many, many different categories.

I don't know what Professor Giovanni Morrick was thinking, but most of the things he talked about with Han Li were related to Western Europe, and some of them involved Russian folklore.

Han Li's understanding of Western Europe during his postgraduate studies in England allowed him to answer many questions quite well.

However, when the topic turns to the Russians, even if Han Li knows the answer, he will give a vague response.

Next, Professor Giovanni Morrick spoke about his relationship with Professor Rand Swanson of Oxford University, which essentially concluded the preliminary conversation.

Finally, Han Li left the office with a long list of books that Professor Giovanni Morrick had specially prepared for him.

The smile on Han Li's face turned bitter as soon as he stepped outside. He glanced at the catalog and then sighed deeply.
(End of this chapter)