China.com September 2nd News On August 10th, the British Cultural and Education Association (the organizer of the IELTS exam) officially announced the list of winners of the "2021 IELTS China Scholarship Program". Six candidates across the country stood out from more than 1,200 applicants to receive scholarships. Among them, Qi Yunjia, an 18-year-old candidate from Nanjing, Jiangsu, won the second prize of the IELTS scholarship.
Jiangsu girl Qi Yunjia successfully obtained undergraduate admission notices from many British schools such as Cambridge University , Imperial University , London University College , and other British schools. This fall, she will go to the Imperial College of Technology to further her studies in mathematics.
Qi Yunjia
As a general high school student, Qi Yunjia studied the domestic college entrance examination system courses while self-studying British school courses (A-Level) and IELTS. Afterwards, she scored 8 points in both IELTS tests.
Qi Yunjia said that the high scores are attributed to the persistent study of English and mathematics.
Qi Yunjia has been interested in mathematics since childhood. "Since elementary school, I have been exposed to various mathematical thinking. I still remember the chicken and rabbit in the same cage , the profit and loss problem, and the cattle eating grass in Western mathematics. The collision of Chinese, Western, ancient and modern thinking has sparked, pushing me to discover the mysteries of mathematics."
Qi Yunjia has always performed outstandingly in mathematics. She has participated in many international math competitions , and won the top 1% of the world in AMC12, and ranked among the top in AIME, Waterloo Math Competition, and the British Physics Challenge (BPhO). During the learning process of
, Qi Yunjia was also confused. "Middle school students rarely have the opportunity to apply knowledge to practice, but more for exams. What can I do when learning mathematical knowledge?"
, with doubts, Qi Yunjia, who is good at thinking, began to find answers from the things around her. She tried to apply mathematical thinking to life. "For example, when riding a bus, I will think about whether the traffic flow follows a mathematical equation, so that the traffic efficiency is more efficient by changing some variables."
During the epidemic last year, out of curiosity about how scientists predict the scale of the epidemic, Qi Yunjia conducted mathematical research on the spread mechanism of rumors about COVID-19 through mathematical modeling . She found that viruses and rumors had similarities in their spread and decided to apply the classical epidemic mathematical model to this.
"Watch the epidemic trend forecast released by global research institutions every day, I am curious about how the data is derived. Through literature reading, mathematical modeling to programming simulation, I have also established an online rumor dissemination model. The model uses a lot of differential equation knowledge, and its basic method comes from A-Level advanced mathematics course. So I highly recommend the concept of 'to apply what I have learned', with interest as the driving force and application as the oriented."
Speaking of winning the IELTS scholarship this time, Qi Yunjia shared her English learning experience, "domestic candidates can take exams The strength is generally strong, with good reading and listening scores, while the two application-oriented links of oral and writing are relatively weak, so IELTS learning should be application-oriented and strengthen situational practice. Oral exams focus on candidates to perform and express more 'real', combining what they see, hear and think in life, treat the exam as daily chat, and enhance the sense of communication. In general, preparing for the exam is to practice in a seclusion and prepare steadily."
Looking to the future, Qi Yunjia has his own ideas. The "gold mine" in the 21st century is data, and algorithms that require optimization are inseparable from the help of mathematics. Qi Yunjia hopes to understand the cutting-edge needs of production and scientific research through systematic mathematics learning at the university stage, transform the knowledge learned into the driving force for technological progress, and contribute to social development.
IELTS China Scholarship Program is the first IELTS official scholarship program launched by the British Association in mainland China. It aims to encourage candidates who apply for undergraduate or postgraduate courses through the British Association's IELTS scores to strive to pursue their dreams and explore more life opportunities through studying abroad and traveling.
