"In the first semester, you need to come here every Tuesday and Thursday at four o'clock in the afternoon. The content of the junior courses mainly includes: Army history, Army organizational structure, Army military law and other theoretical subjects."

"You can pick up your uniforms later. When you come to class next week, please remember to bring your uniforms. Generally, if there are no special requirements, just wear training uniforms!"

"Okay, Mr. Colonel!"

"Next time remember to say: yes! sir!"

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"Hey, Rick, when do you think our daily formation and physical training will start? I remember Colonel Ronald didn't say that before!"

Carrying new textbooks and uniforms, Carter asked on the way back to Yale.

Colonel Ronald is the Air Force Colonel in Yale's Department of Military Science, and the Department of Military Science is a unit that manages the ROTC program in an American university. It is somewhat similar to the Armed Forces Department of domestic universities, but it is generally the same except during the recruiting season.

The Armed Forces Department, which has little presence, is different.

The military science department in American universities is responsible for teaching functions and is usually jointly constructed and managed by the US military and universities. The military will send a colonel-level officer or a professor with a doctorate in military science to work with a professor sent by the school.

Famous professors jointly form the leadership team of the Department of Military Science.

These two professors will be responsible for teaching theoretical courses in the ROTC project, while practical training courses such as queue training and physical training, including the teaching of military skill-based subjects such as shooting and combat that may appear later, will be taught by the Department of Military Science.

Several non-commissioned officers are in charge.

It can be considered that the responsibilities and powers are clearly defined, so there is always something to do!

"This doesn't seem to be available. It should be next week, right? It's the same as at Camp Nathan Hale? How about we go back and ask again?"

Rick frowned and recalled that it seemed that in the afternoon, Colonel Ronald did not say anything about when to start daily training.

"Tomorrow. Let's go back now. They are probably all off work! It's almost five o'clock now. Hadwin and the others should be waiting!"

"The Beauty of the Sun and the Moon"

"That's fine!"

Hurrying back to the old campus, Carter and the two first went back to the dormitory to put away the newly received clothes and teaching materials. Then they hurried downstairs to Elm Street to meet Hadwin and others. Then they went to the cafeteria of Davenport College together.

, taste the beef tenderloin noodles that Hills praised highly...

“Davenport’s beef tenderloin noodles, Buckley’s pan-fried pork chops, Branford’s tiramisu, and Calhoun’s stew are all Yale’s culinary masterpieces! I heard that Buckley also has a Swiss House.

, the food inside is all authentic Swiss style, but I haven’t been there, so I don’t know if it’s delicious.”

"Big mess?"

"It is a risotto made by putting potatoes, tomatoes, beef brisket and many other ingredients into one pot. It is different from the traditional beef brisket stewed with tomatoes and potatoes. There are other onions and other ingredients in it, so we jokingly call it

It was stewed in such a mess and screamed that we have forgotten its original name."

"But it doesn't matter. If you want to try it, just go to the Branford College cafeteria and say to the waiter, 'Please bring me a messy stew! The messier the better!' They will understand!"

Inhaling the so-called Yale food ceiling, which in Carter's opinion was not much different from black pepper beef tenderloin pasta, Hadwin enthusiastically introduced to Carter the various restaurants at Yale and the styles of different colleges.

Only then did Carter realize that he had made a joke when he applied for Yale's philosophy department in his application.

The so-called Davenport, Buckley and other colleges are actually residential colleges, which can also be understood as a small community, or a Yale version of a large college.

Not to mention, Yale’s residential college is really similar to BJ’s courtyard! It’s basically a square courtyard. The open space in the middle is a social and leisure place for students, and then a circle of dormitories surrounds the courtyard.

.It's full of people...

Each college has its own restaurant, library, recreation room, gym and other functional facilities. Some colleges even open a cafe or something like that. Of course, there is no need to think about a bar. If you want to drink, you can only drink by yourself.

Go out and buy...

The so-called Yale Law School, Yale School of Art, School of Architecture, etc., are actually all graduate schools. In other words, these professional schools with independent names all teach at the master's level and above. They perform undergraduate education tasks.

The colleges, collectively known as Yale College, may also be called Yale Main Campus.

In other words, there are currently nearly 20,000 undergraduates in the four undergraduate grades at Yale. In the first three years, they were not divided into subjects at all! There is no saying that you are in the philosophy department and I am in the history department.

..

Two weeks before the start of the new semester is the time for freshmen to try classes freely. During these two weeks, the school will not ask you to choose courses, nor will it force you to go to any class at any time or place. Freshmen can freely wander between all classrooms.

, go try out the subjects that interest you.

Two weeks later, the freshmen will formulate their own class schedule under the guidance of the college's provost. Regarding the formulation of the class schedule, Yale has two requirements: First, the subjects selected by the students must include natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities and arts.

For each direction, take at least one elective for each direction; secondly, in terms of professional skills, writing, quantitative reasoning and foreign language are also required for each skill-based teaching.

As long as the courses you choose meet these six conditions, then the number of courses you choose is entirely voluntary. In other words, Yale’s minimum number of courses is 6... no, it is less than six courses, because some courses

It can meet several conditions at the same time, such as literature courses. It not only meets the breadth requirements of humanities and arts, but also meets the professional requirements of writing. In this case, choosing one course is actually enough.

This means that if Carter wants to paddle, he can spend very little time studying every week! Especially in the area of ​​foreign languages, according to Yale's graduation requirements, one foreign language must reach an intermediate level or above...

Unfortunately, my Chinese is said to be at an advanced foreign language level. Is there anything wrong with it?!

This desultory course selection system will last until your junior year, and finally Yale will ask you to choose a major and conduct final studies. After successful graduation, the corresponding degree certificate will be issued.

Before this, it can be said that all Yale students had no distinction between departments. They usually only said which residential college I was from, and this is also a social culture that distinguishes Yale from other American universities.

For example, in the first year at the old campus, all the students living here are freshmen. At this time, you can get to know many of your peers. Perhaps they are all peers in the eyes of the school. They have more common topics and can have better contact.

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In the second year, students will enter various residential colleges. There, they will enter the Yale social community: students from all grades and all majors gather together.

Through communication, you can enhance your network and at the same time, the collision of ideas in different fields will also create new sparks!

In addition, various colleges invite lectures from all walks of life from time to time. It can be said that the degree of socialization is quite high!
Chapter completed!