Student Perspectives

　　William Mao (Grade 11)

　　Attends Harvard Week

　　我校哈佛交換生 William Mao(G11)感想

　　2019年10月，我校學生William Mao過五關斬六將，在全國幾千名優秀高中生中脫穎而出，獲得中國大陸范圍內僅有20個名額的美國哈佛大學交換生機會。相信在不久的將來，我校將有更多學生獲得美國前30，甚至常春藤大學的青睞。接下來，William同學將與大家分享作為美國哈佛大學交換生的切身心得感受，為更多同學提供參考借鑒，搭橋鋪路。

　　作者：William Mao

　　Last spring, I was very fortunate to receive an offer to Harvard Week at Harvard University, an elite program for exceptional international students from around the world. For ten days in October 2019, I took classes at Harvard and experienced the daily life of university students in the US, including taking classes with famous Harvard University professors.

　　哈佛大學

　　2019/10/24

　　我們來啦～～

　　去年春天，我超級幸運地收到了哈佛大學的邀請，有幸參加哈佛大學的哈佛交換生活動。這時一項面向來自世界各地杰出國際學生的精英項目。在今年的10月，我懷著期待來到了哈佛大學，進行為期十天的學習生活，體驗了美國大學生的日常生活，參與哈佛教授們的課堂。

　　感覺超棒!

　　The most exciting class I took was a master class taught by a famous German economist, who taught us about strategies for negotiating in business and applying these to real-world situations. I walked out of that class feeling more confident about my debate and public speaking skills, and with more and more excitement and real-world skills to help me fulfill my future goals in economics, finance, and business.

　　這樣的體驗實在太不可思議了!印象較深的是一位德國經濟學家講授的大師班，這是我上過較激動人心的一堂課了，在課堂中，教授教了我們有關業務談判的策略并且如何應用到實際商務談判中。當我上完這節課走出課堂的時候，感覺自己的辯論和公開演講技能前所未有的自信，更多的是我對自己的未來充滿了信心，那一刻的我覺得我的未來不是夢，我能夠實現我未來在經濟、金融和商業領域的目標。

　　I also experienced what is typical daily life for students at Harvard University – studying over Starbuck’s coffee in the morning, hurrying from class to class around the beautiful Harvard campus, staying up late every night completing assignments, sharing afternoon tea with Harvard students, and getting to know many of the exceptional students at Harvard University. We also participated in a lot of activities with other Harvard Week students and Harvard University students – a campus scavenger hunt, field trips to historic downtown Boston, including the site of the Boston Tea Party, which really enriched my understanding of early US history.

　　與此同時，在哈佛校園里的兩周讓我真正體驗到美國大學生的典型日常生活，每天早上從一杯星巴克咖啡開始，穿梭在美麗的哈佛校園里，從一個教室趕到另一個教室，每天晚上熬夜寫作業，與哈佛學長們分享下午茶，愉快地交談成為朋友。我們交換生還與哈佛的學長們一起參與了許多活動，例如校園尋寶活動，實地考察波士頓歷史悠久的市政大廳，包括波士頓傾茶事件的景點，這讓我對美國歷史有了更深的理解。

　　Ten days at Harvard University was a short time, but I learned a lot about college life, the academic challenges of college classes, and the challenges university students in the US experience every day. As I return to Shanghai, I feel even more prepared for and confident about being successful in the university of my choice, because now I have an in-depth understanding of life at top universities. As I return to classes at ALAIS, I know better what I need to do to prepare for university and beyond.

　　在哈佛大學的時光是短暫的，但是我在這短短的十天內充分體驗到了美國大學的生活，感受到了大學課程對學術方面的挑戰以及美國大學生每天將面對的挑戰。回到上海后，因為我深刻地體驗到在大學學習的挑戰，我對即將面對的大學挑選有了新的認識。當我回到ALAIS課堂, 我也更加明白了我目前需要為大學學習做的準備工作。