Francesco Babs: The Modest Scholar 谦虚的奖学金获得者: Francesco Babs

YCIS Beijing has an active scholarship programme and every year awards scholarships to outstanding all-round students. We speak to Francesco Babs, one of this year’s scholars, about his award.

北京耀中有一个积极奖学金计划，每年都会向优秀的多才多艺的学生颁发奖学金。我们采访了今年的奖学金获得者之一Francesco Babs，谈了谈他的奖项。

Please introduce yourself.

请介绍一下自己。

I’m Francesco and I’ve just started YCIS Beijing in Year 9. My mum is from Italy and my dad is from Nigeria and I’ve lived in Beijing for ten years.

我是Francesco，我刚刚在北京耀中开始9年级。我的妈妈来自意大利，我的爸爸来自尼日利亚，我已经在北京生活了十年。

What did you have to do to apply for the scholarship?

申请奖学金你需要准备什么？

I had quite a few interviews with different members of staff – the Co-Principals, the IGCSE Co-Ordinator, and the Head of Secondary. I also sat a written exam in English and submitted essay responses to some questions. 

许多不同的工作人员对我进行了面试¬—双校长、IGCSE主管和中学校长。我还参加了英语笔试，并提交了关于一些话题的论文。

What is the best and worst thing about having a scholarship?

获得奖学金后最好的和最糟的事情是什么？

I think that the best thing is also the worst thing. Scholarships are reviewed every year to make sure that you’re still performing really well. In some ways this is good because it motivates you to work hard and try new things – but it also means there’s always pressure on you! On the whole though, I think that pressure will be a good thing.

我认为最好的事情同时也是最糟的。奖学金每年都会进行审核，以确保你的表现仍然很优秀。在某些方面，这很好，因为它激励着你努力工作并尝试新鲜事物—但这也意味着你总会有压力！总的来说，我认为压力将是一件好事。

Can you offer any advice to other students applying for scholarships?

你能否向其他申请奖学金的学生提供一些建议？

My best piece of advice is to not be too modest! You’ve got to talk about yourself and show everyone why you’re really good. This is a bit strange because normally you wouldn’t want to talk about yourself that way, but in the interviews that’s what they want to hear!

我最好的建议是不要太谦虚！你必须谈谈你自己，并告诉每个人你为什么真的很好。这感觉有点奇怪，因为通常你不想这样谈论自己，但这是面试官他们想听的！

To read the full interview with Francesco and hear more advice from him about applying for a scholarship, click “Read more” below. Congratulations Francesco!

想要阅读Francesco的完整访谈并听取他关于申请奖学金的更多建议，请点击下面的“阅读原文”。祝贺Francesco！

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