Top US school's offer puts young student into spotlight
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prestigious">prestigious</span> <span word="preparatory">preparatory</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Peng">Peng</span> <span word="Shuhan">Shuhan</span>, 19, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Deep">Deep</span> <span word="Springs">Springs</span> <span word="College">College</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="enrollment">enrollment</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="methods">methods</span>.</p><p><span word="Peng">Peng</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span> <span word="Nankai">Nankai</span> <span word="Secondary">Secondary</span> <span word="School">School</span>, <span word="received">received</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="Deep">Deep</span> <span word="Springs">Springs</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="searches">searches</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sina">Sina</span> <span word="Weibo">Weibo</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="micro">micro</span>-<span word="blogging">blogging</span> <span word="platform">platform</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="college">college</span>, <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1917, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="arguably">arguably</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="as">as</span> 6 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="University">University</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="college">college</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="website">website</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> 28 <span word="students">students</span> - <span word="one">one</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2011, 13 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017, <span word="and">and</span> 14 <span word="from">from</span> 2013. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="recruitment">recruitment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> 11 <span word="to">to</span> 15.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>, <span word="students">students</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="of">of</span> 20 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weekon">weekon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ranch">ranch</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>.</p><p><span word="Peng">Peng</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="college">college</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decides">decides</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Peng">Peng</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="value">value</span>, <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Deep">Deep</span> <span word="Springs">Springs</span> <span word="fascinated">fascinated</span> <span word="me">me</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Peng">Peng</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="dreaming">dreaming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span>".</p><p><span word="Peng">Peng</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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