编者按：

随着2024年毕业季录取的逐步放出，我校一年一度的《法拉古特人物志》即将开始连载更新，这也意味着对又一届毕业生的三年陪伴，即将画上句点。

As admission decisions for the class of 2024 are gradually released, our annual Biographies of Farragut is about to begin its serialized updates, marking the end of our three-year accompaniment for another graduating class.

他们在法拉古特完成哪些蜕变？

他们曾经的梦想是否完成？

他们有哪些临别赠言？

What transformations have they accomplished at Farragut?

Have they accomplished what they once dreamed of?

What parting words do they have?

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请随着我们的文字和视频，倾听一个又一个毕业故事。

Please follow along with our words and videos, and listen to one graduation story after another.

本篇人物故事来自Ethan,一位热爱古典音乐，“披着”理科生“外皮”的人文社科爱好者，他在法拉古特坚持挑战自我，并成功在ED阶段收获U.S.NEWS 全美综合排名TOP 24的埃默里大学录取。

This personal story is about Ethan, a lover of classical music and a humanities and social science enthusiast "clad in the skin of a science student." At Farragut, he persistently challenged himself and successfully gained early decision (ED) admission to Emory University, which is ranked 24th in the U.S. News & World Report's list of the top national universities.

Ethan Huang,

法拉古特2024届毕业生，

收获埃默里大学ED录取，

成为该大学在我校录取第一人！

Ethan Huang,

a graduate of the class of 2024 at Farragut,

has been admitted to Emory University through the Early Decision (ED) process,

becoming the first student from our school to be admitted to that university!

在我很小的时候，可以说从童年开始，我和我的家庭就已经考虑过进入国际化教育领域的问题。我认为国际化教育自有优势，最重要的是这一优势符合我的个人所长：我从小就很喜欢英语，而且成绩一直也不错。作为进入国际化学校的“工具”和“敲门砖”，我想我具备进入这条赛道的先决条件。

When I was in my childhood, my family and I have been considering of entering the field of international education. For myself, I always think that this kind of education has its unique advantages, which correlate with my personal talent. I have been obsessing with learning English, and the marks turned out great. As a key through the gate of international education, I determined to reach the prerequisites as an international student.

时间过得很快，我在英语上的优势和对这门语言的兴趣，最终引导我成功转换赛道，在稚气退却和少年长成的初始，更精准点的说，中考毕业后，我真正踏上这条赛道，进入法拉古特。

Time went, just as the swooshing sound of the arrows. I was standing on the edge of my interdiv, transiting into an adolescent. After my high school exams, I chose Admiral Farragut Academy as my first choice.

确实，我的国际教育旅程是从法拉古特开始的，尽管三年的时间已经过去，但初三的那个春天仍然让我记忆深刻。初春，一位老师联系我父母，询问我们整个家庭中考后的升学打算。在准备面对升学压力的同时，我在父母的陪伴下来到法拉古特面试。那年春末，我等到录取结果。

My voyage began with AFA, and eventhough it’s been three years, I will still rewind to the spring that carve inside my mind. While the flowers just decayed, an admission staff of AFA called my family to negotiate about our future plannings about high schools. During those days, I seek for chances. Hence, I came to AFA as a test candidate all along with my parents. Until the end of that spring, I waited, for a spark of miracle.

还记得那天，我正站在北站地铁站台上，列车行驶的方向好像充满意义：它由北驶入站台，向着学校的方向，带着我朝南驶去。就在此时，我的电话响了：电话那头是父母，他们告诉我：面试通过了。那时的我很沉默，但内心中却有种被幸福捕获的温暖，幸福到好像连车厢都生长出鲜花。下午五点半的太阳，从角落中滑下天际线。我只迟疑几秒，就正式做出父母也支持的决定：入读法拉古特，尽全力冲刺国际化赛道。

The day finally came, while the squeal of rails are pulling my mind back onto the platform. I stepped onto the train, as it takes me toward the south. The train roars through the tubes, with myself receiving a call.

The silence covered everything, including the squeals of the rails. I passed the test and got accepted by AFA. Then I went out from the exit of the subway, watching the glazing sun sliding down through the concrete wall. 

我深知没有一所学校是完美的。预期和现实之间的碰撞不可避免。但抛开碰撞，三年时间里，法拉古特的很多特性都让我更加坚强地成长。

I knew there is no such a school that can be called to as perfect as invincible, while the difference between my expectation and reality collides when I first get inside of AFA. As I went through my high school years, I did encounter some problem, even though eventually it turned to be solved. 

很多人都说：预期与实际有差距是一种极其不利的状态，我却认为：时势造英雄，环境不能改变，但可以让人变得坚韧不拔。事实也证明了我的想法：几年来，这所学校老师们给予我的支持与协助，让我能做真正想做的一些事，看，这本不在预期之内，但却令我倍感快乐！

I found that it is not as many people blamed that this kind of difference is actually a dilemma. But instead, I think this can be a potential advantage for a person to generate their experiences since rigor made people persevere. 

In the end, I found this to be true, and the faculty of AFA have been giving me their advices and efforts about some of the ideas of mine. They could support myself to pursue for future desire and goals.

SP年级的物理课堂上 SP grade's physics class

初入法拉古特，我认为这里办学时间已有10余年，留学申请结果很不错，这意味着他们有经验可以更好帮助有留学意向的学生们去做留学规划。真正在这里学习后，我认为老师们的不断付出和责任感才是更重要的成功因素：没有他们的努力与对于学生的支持，我不能够获得今天这样好的录取结果。

My personal point of view about the advantage of AFATJ in Tianjin Region is about its long-term preparation in college application. The efforts of teachers here for more than a decade has offered them with enough experience about the application vibe and process among schools in Tianjin, which means that the teachers are able to individualize students’ profile with their characteristics and then help them to choose their intended schools. I would still give my appreciation to the faculty since without their time and energy on my personal application, I may not receive the result, which made me today here.

在这里，小班制教学带给我的感受是令人舒适的，因为之前读书的学校班级体量比较大，一些教育教学设施存在问题，法拉古特的环境让我能够更加舒适、更加专心地专注学习。班主任秦老师对于我来讲是个很重要的角色，我曾经跟她聊过好多升学的困扰和问题，她给我提供很多宝贵的意见，可以说最终的择校都产生一定程度的影响。

For myself, I would say that the smaller unit of class that AFA took as their plan makes me comfortable during the three years of my study. In the past, I study in classrooms that are greater in size, and the facilities may be dysfunctional. But during in AFA, these facilities are functional and ready to work. This provides me a better environment for my studies and concentration.
Fiona Qin, as the leader of this class, has been playing a significant role inside of our class. In my perspective, she sometimes will talk with me about my plans of choosing colleges to apply and some of the mental strategies that may be useful in the application season. She gave me a lot advices and that even become a part of my consideration in my application.

尽管今年录取还不错，但却我不认为可以被称作“别人家的孩子”，因为其他同学们也可以努力做到！在学习方面，我想分享对GPA和时间管理的看法：我们都知道GPA重要，但得说，这不是一个通过快速突击就能提升的指标，而是需要长久的付出与努力：它需要在每天的学习里逐渐适应，最终找到那个点停下，获得想要的结果。

在法拉古特，我学会了最为重要的时间管理能力和工作负荷分配能力：我很少设定长期学习表，因为觉得很难在长期规划中做到持续坚持。反而更偏向于短期的时间计划和安排，一个个短计划有助于按照阶段性目标分解困难，也让我严格按照计划进行时间安排。一个个短期计划加起来就是最好的长期规划。如果想要快乐的同时还想保证学习成果，那就必须控制每项任务的实现时间，这可以给自己留出余地。

At AFA, I trained to be sensitive to time management and workload distribution: I seldomly set long-term goals with those fancy and delicate time schedules that divides your life with numerous small boxes. That is because almost no one could follow this schedule with its execution up to 100%. Instead, I would prefer to make the kind of schedule within some short-term goals since these plan would make myself to be flexible in solving problems.

The accumulation of short-term goals is the best eventual outcome of a long-term goal.  But I only remembered about one thing: Is to live in high school with joy. Thus, I control schedules tight, and that brings me more space to breath.

在社团招募大会上接受校园小记者采访

I was interviewed by the school newspaper reporter at the club recruitment fair

对个人而言，我深爱着人文社科类专业，我认为这里对我迈出实践提供很大的支持。高二时，我曾经与同班同学共同创建视文艺术社，这是一个专注于人文社科类主题的兼顾文字与摄影的主题社团。在组件社团的时间里，我视文学美学和艺术鉴赏为第一优先级，充分发展自身的爱好，学校给予我很多机遇，给予组织活动的支持，鼓励我更好地推进项目。

In my opinion, I love what humanities brought to me. It bring me with dreams, sympathy and the massive emotions that makes me care the fates of everything through time that I saw. AFA brought me support during my Junior year. I co-established a Visual and Literature Art Club with another student in my class. The club is about literature and photography, which I made my efforts in artistic appreciation and visual mix with literature.

视文艺术社招募宣传视频

Visual&Literature Art Club Recruitment Promotional Video

最终我能够被埃默里大学，正因为我虽然是个理科男，但却深爱着人文和美学，有志于在这个方向做出努力。我一直有个梦想，寻找到一群欣赏、热爱美学的同伴们，以微小的自身去缓慢改变身边的人与事。

To my impression, one probable reason that I am admitted by Emory University is because of my affection in humanities, with its artistic beauty. As a student who focused on STEMs, I made my tiny efforts to move on.
I once had a dream. I once had a dream of finding a group of lovely people who are able to appreciate the massive beauty of the art, while I also deem that even the subtle changes could release great impacts.

今年的美国本科申请阶段，我共申请了埃默里大学，佛罗里达大学，加州伯克利分校、戴维斯分校，佐治亚理工学院，伊利诺伊大学香槟分校，威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校等十五所大学。在ED阶段，我获得埃默里大学录取。

埃默里大学夜景

选校时，升学指导中心的老师们尊重我的自身风格，因为他们知道我会将个人精神放在极高的位置，是择校的精神内核。

During the beginning of my application season, the staffs of the counseling office respected my personal vibe since they know spirits and qualities are the factors that I cherish, and this is the key of choosing schools.

得益于他们，我在大学申请过程中还算顺利，也真切感受着大学申请对个体的巨大影响。

Thanks to them, I was fluent in my application, and I do feel the pressure of application season onto a single individual.

申请过程中最艰难的时光和最美妙的时光，那应该是2023年的9月份和2024年3月份。充满迷茫和未知的2023年9月份，彼时完全没有方向，很多考试成绩来不及添加到申请履历中，心情down到谷底，在无限试错的循环中，我消耗着时间，又似乎无能为力。在感受到巨大焦虑和担忧的同时，我的精神意志告诉自己必须前进，也应该前进。最幸福肯定是拿到埃默里大学录取通知书时，被梦校录取的巨大喜悦包裹着我。

Talking about the most difficult and the most relaxed time during my application season, the most difficult time was the end of September in 2023. I got no where to go since I don’t find my materials to be eligible enough to become a competitive applicant. I didn’t get the required standardized tests and I didn’t seek for a clear route of my application but still wasting my time.

我知道，无论是心情还是身体终可以迎来短暂的平静，暂别紧张与不措。

Anxiety came up to my shoulders, while I must went through the hard days. I should proceed. I must proceed!The best day should be the day when I got accept by the university because I know I can finally in peace.

自认为在童年时期，我算个比较叛逆的孩子。也不对，应该说尽管是现在，我也不能算是个完全成熟的人。但想想，叛逆并不是坏事，因为我只是想不被别人阻挡，坚持完成心中梦想，叛逆，未必是坏事。

I think myself to be a quite rebellious children during my childhood. To be exact, no, right until now, I may not state that I am a person who are fully matured. But think about it, rebelling might not be a bad thing to talk about since the only reason that I was doing is just because of the determination of myself chasing for my childhood dreams.

小时候，和父亲在一起

在接纳自己和逐渐成长的过程中，家庭给予我莫大支持。我的父亲经常在北京工作，尽管工作很忙，但他几乎每周都会回家，很少缺席家庭生活。每天晚上我和父亲都会有场父子聊天：我们会聊学习进度，更会谈论生活道理。我的母亲留在天津工作，尽管同样很忙，但因为在我身边，解决了我的很多日常困扰。

During my process of flourishing, my family was never absent. They gave me support. My father was a constant worker in Beijing, and even though he was busy all the time, but he will never miss the night call. He will conclude the day with me and talk about the progress that I made in my studies. He also tells what to do and how to do to be. My mother, at the same time, works in Tianjin, and she is also quite busy. But when she was busy, she can also stay at home and help me to solve some problems, usually the study stuffs. 

我一直都很感谢他们，我们一家人是一股绳，一起向前进。

I ALWAYS love them, we are the knot, we go through difficulties, and there is nothing could break us apart.

很多人都会在18岁举行颇有纪念意义的成人礼，而我没有。18岁生日那天，一杯茶水陪我度过一晚。我期待成长，期待成年，但我更知道，生活不会因为某个仪式就有所改变，趋于平淡未尝不是一种庆祝方式，难能更贵的应该是在此过程中的自我成长。

又或许，采访完后，我会给自己买个蛋糕，毕竟成年了，要让自己过得开心。

Lots of people choose to hold their ceremony of turning into an adult, but for me, I only had a cup of iced tea that night, while there were no flowers and cheering parties. I expected to grow while I waited, but I know that life would not change just because of a party. Tasting the blandness of life makes people calm, and that precious is what it makes people grow.

自己一个人过18岁生日.jpg

面对未来，我希望可以坚持做自己，不必为其他人的话让自己充满无意义的思考。

I hope myself could face the future on my own. I could be the “true me”, without hearing other people’s meaningless mumbling comments.