Guo Meng: Math genius conquers Harvard

In January 2012, Guo Meng, a 20-year-old student from Shenyang who is majoring in mathematics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was named the "Top math girl in the United States." In the United States, there are only three or four spots available every year. As the top student, Guo's name will be permanently engraved on the wall of the main library of the university of Champaign, the first time a Chinese student has won the honor in the United States.

At the same time, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology University, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology University, Columbia University, Chicago University, Yale University and other more than a dozen famous American universities have sent her a doctoral candidate acceptance letter. Harvard also promised her free tuition and $30,000 a year in living expenses.

Guo Meng, a sunny and beautiful Chinese girl born in the 1990s, has attracted wide attention from all walks of life in the United States with her excellent academic performance and has become a role model for American teenagers to learn from.

Guo was born in March 1991 in Shenyang city. Since childhood, she has developed a strong interest in mathematics. Swimming in the mathematical kingdom, she felt very happy and happy. She saw heaven as it was: beautiful and fragrant.

After going to school, Guo never participated in extracurricular classes or mathematical Olympiad classes. He followed his own interest in learning. She is devoted to her exercises and has a spirit of perseverance. A topic, often with different methods to solve the problem, learning methods flexible, in the understanding of the effort.

Guo Meng is hardworking and diligent in learning, and has a very outstanding performance in style. Her violin solos were performed many times in the school. The flowing and flowing music, curling and graceful, left us a very unforgettable impression. She likes calligraphy and has high attainments. Her works have won many awards. Her spoken English is very fluent and pure. When foreigners came to visit the school, she accompanied the interpreter throughout. She is also the host of the school, the school assembly, often appeared her youth, lively hosting style...

Guo's parents both graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology in mathematics. In study, her parents never care about her ranking in the class, the key is to her understanding of the subject. In the eyes of parents, a test is not ideal, and can not explain what, the child's learning ability, understanding ability, thinking ability training and exercise, is more important. Under the guidance of this kind of good guidance, Guo Meng is very good at thinking, thinking of ways to learn, very conscious, never worry about parents.

In 2004, Guo won the first prize in the "Star of Hope" Mathematics Competition of Liaoning Middle schools. In 2005, she won the second prize in the National High School Mathematics Competition. The achievement of this series of excellent results has given Guo Meng endless interest in learning and happiness, and she is moving towards a higher goal.

In 2007, Guo took the entrance exam for an American university; In 2008, she was accepted by several American universities. She eventually chose the Department of Mathematics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where China's famous mathematician Hua Luogeng once worked.

When she was named "the best math girl in the United States" and was about to enter the beautiful Harvard University, a reporter interviewed her and asked her to talk about her learning experience.

"My motivation for learning comes from the fun and interest of learning itself," Guo said. "They are my best teachers. I believe that no matter who, no matter what to learn, as long as interested, can learn it well!