王品集團董事長 戴勝益：我為何斷絕孩子的退路

王品集團董事長 戴勝益：我為何斷絕孩子的退路
作者：李翠卿　出處：親子天下

育有一兒一女的王品集團董事長戴勝益，跟一般的企業家老爸很不一樣。其他企業家無不處心積慮安排子女在家族企業接班，但是，戴勝益卻堅決不讓子女進入他的餐飲王國，不要說是「接班」了，連去任何一個事業體「上班」都不行。

育有一兒一女的王品集團董事長戴勝益，跟一般的企業家老爸很不一樣。

其他企業家無不處心積慮安排子女在家族企業接班，但戴勝益卻完全不做此想。

王品是國內最大餐飲連鎖集團，除了王品牛排以外，旗下事業體還包括陶板屋、夏慕尼、西堤牛排、原燒、聚北海道昆布鍋等多個品牌，兩岸店數逾百家，年營業額高達五十多億。

但是，戴勝益卻堅決不讓子女進入他的餐飲王國，不要說是「接班」了，連去任何一個事業體「上班」都不行。

他不只擋了他們的「前途」，甚至還斷了他們的「財路」。明年王品股票即將掛牌上市，戴勝益瀟灑宣布要捐出個人八○％的財產做公益，只各留五％給兒女，而且還設下三十五歲才能動用的限制條款。

他並不打算讓王品變成一個家族企業；他的孩子，只是「戴勝益的兒子女兒」，絕對不會是「王品集團的少東、公主」。

王品這座江山是他自己白手起家打下來的，如果孩子們也想要一座大好江山，那麼，不好意思，請自己努力。

Q你自己是一個什麼樣的父親？教養哲學是什麼？

A我很民主，對小孩幾乎是寬容到極點，對我來說，小孩子只要不犯法，做什麼都可以。

我的教養觀跟一般家長不大一樣。很多家長逼著小孩補習、做功課、學很多才藝，但我觀察，很多家長要孩子學東西，只是為了滿足自己小時候的遺憾；而 很多被硬逼著學這學那的小孩，長大以後的表現反而比較平庸。為什麼呢？因為他忙著應付父母的期望，根本沒有空閒去發掘自己真正的興趣。

我的小孩一開始都沒學才藝，我也不讓他們補習，等到他們發現自己的興趣時，他會自己來說。像我女兒是在小五那年，才跑來跟我說她想學鋼琴、長笛； 我兒子則是在高中時，發覺自己對電腦很有興趣，才開始不斷深入鑽研。我對孩子的課業只有一個要求：只要能夠如期畢業就好，不管排第幾名，我都可以接受。

上課，真的是最重要的事嗎？我小學六年都拿全勤獎，這張獎狀就像是「貞節牌坊」一樣，為了得到它，你就不能隨便「改嫁」。於是在小學六年中，我錯 過了太多重要的事：三年級時，我小阿姨結婚，我沒參加；我阿公、阿嬤過世，我沒去送；我家附近做醮，那是六十年一次的大拜拜，可以想像那是多麼熱鬧的場 面，但我也未能恭逢其盛……這些事後回想會讓人遺憾萬分的事，六年來大概有十幾件，而我卻為了那一紙無聊的「貞節牌坊」，全都錯過了，這值得嗎？

所以我很鼓勵小孩請假，只要家裡有需要家族成員參與的事：旅遊、聚餐……沒問題，儘量請假；就連公司開股東會，他們也可以請假旁聽；甚至只要他們 感覺今天很想去爬爬山，也可以請假。他們兩個在班上功課沒拿第一名，但請假次數都是第一名，請到最後，老師還打電話問我：「戴先生，你是存心跟學校作對 嗎？」其實我不是要跟學校作對，只是覺得應該要把時間花在真正有價值的地方。

我公司現在也是這樣辦，公司員工只要有重要事情，什麼老婆生孩子、小孩畢業典禮、母姊會，都可以優先請假，人生的關鍵時刻，絕不可缺席。


Q你有刻意幫子女規劃或引導他們未來的生涯嗎？
A我給他們的刻意規劃就是：徹底斷絕他們的後路。早在十幾年前，王品就訂下了「非親條款」，所有幹部的親人都不得進王品工作。我連他們去王品旗下事業打工都不准。拜託！哪個店長敢使喚董事長的兒女啊？那打工有什麼意義？還壞了店裡的規矩。

前不久，我又決定把八○％的個人財產捐出去做公益，僅留給他們各五％，而且要到三十五歲以後才能動用。這下徹底斷絕了他們繼承家產的退路，這樣才 能逼出他們的潛力！不然他們就會覺得自己橫豎有靠山，不用努力也不用掙扎，甚至不用去「想像」自己以後要做什麼，反正只要回去當王品的繼承人，坐著吃、躺 著吃，甚至當植物人都可以活下去，幹嘛還奮鬥？


Q你這種「斷絕小孩後路」的做法，跟你個人的人生經驗有關係嗎？
A我先講一個故事。我小時候家裡養了一隻雞，但我媽從不餵牠，每天早上把牠從雞舍放出來，牠就「咯咯咯」叫著、抖擻羽毛跑到後山去覓食。因為運動 足夠，牠的肌肉結實、雞冠鮮紅、羽毛有光澤。後來，我媽把這隻雞關進穀倉，從此那隻雞每天只要吃飽睡、睡飽吃就好，但是牠反而變得垂頭喪氣，不再活蹦亂 跳，沒多久就生病死了。

你覺得，小孩做穀倉雞，還是做放山雞好？如果小孩變成穀倉雞，那不是小孩的錯，是父母的錯。

我幼時家裡很窮，但國中以後，我爸的製帽事業逐漸上軌道，家境變得很好，偏偏我爸又沒「斷絕我的後路」，於是我從一隻放山雞，變成穀倉雞。我念台 大中文，中文系的學生出路比較窄，班上同學都很有危機意識，為了前途轉系、輔修什麼的，只有我一路混到底。反正我畢業後有三勝製帽可以待啊，怕什麼？我一 直到三十九歲孑然一身離開家族企業，另起爐灶創業，才開始發揮自己的潛力，積極求生存，從穀倉雞又變成野外的放山雞。雖然已經是一隻「老雞」，但那時候我 才真正充滿企圖心。

我之前也掙扎過，要不要捨棄家業自立門戶，後來想到洛夫的詩：「如果你迷戀厚實的屋頂，就會失去浩瀚的繁星。」

而我，不想要失去浩瀚的繁星。

我的體會是：一定要讓小孩走投無路，他們才會闖出屬於他們的生存之道。每次看到媒體上企業後代跑趴、泡夜店、玩名牌的新聞，我都很不以為然。我覺 得這是未富先貴，這種光鮮亮麗的日子過慣了，以後怎麼可能任勞任怨、苦幹實幹？我不要我的小孩不知人間疾苦，而要讓小孩知道人間疾苦的方法，就是先讓他們 過得很疾苦。


Q你怎麼讓他們「了解人間疾苦」？
A我有很多朋友都把小孩送去念私立的貴族學校，由司機開著黑頭大轎車接送上下課，同學的爸媽都是有頭有臉的人物。但我的孩子國中以前，都念最普通 的公立學校。我女兒國中時，坐她附近的同學，有爸爸當水電工的、媽媽在菜市場賣滷味的，也有同學下課後必須去打工貼補家用。我要我小孩接觸的社會是庶民社 會，而不是上流社會，我希望他們了解，那才是大多數人真實的人生。

我對孩子很寬容，很少給他們訂規矩，但我不會讓他們過得太舒服。我兒子女兒一直到高中，每個月零用錢都只有一千塊，他們如果遭遇什麼困難，通常我 也是袖手旁觀。我兒子以前曾跟同學集資了一千美元，想在網路上買電腦，賣方遠在印度。我心想，這八九不離十是個騙局，但我沒說破，眼睜睜看他把錢匯出去被 騙，之後也沒幫他善後，他就自己變賣身邊的東西籌錢還給同學。我就是要讓他經歷過慘痛的教訓，他才會知道什麼叫做「陷阱」，這是一門寶貴的功課。

他們兄妹倆出國念書，我事先都沒協助他們申請學校、安排住所；我唯一做的事情就是送他們去機場，給他們一張「留學生活須知」，之後就讓他們「自生 自滅」。我女兒到了紐約以後，自己查資料，跟七所學校交涉，爭取面試機會。雖然英文不太通，但憑著筆談、口談、比手畫腳，竟也讓她弄到一所學校念。解決問 題本來就是一種學習，若我什麼都幫他們弄好，甚至還親自帶他們過去，那他們要學什麼？

我告訴他們，出國讀書的目的有四項：文憑、語言、國際觀，以及獨立解決問題的能力。我不要求他們念什麼名校，只要是教育部承認的學校就好，功課也 只要「能畢業」就好，所以，我叫他們不要整天待在圖書館，要擴大視野，多體驗文化、多結交形形色色的朋友，深入當地人的家庭?這些都比功課還要重要。


Q你的孩子遇到困難，難道都不會跟你求救嗎？
A我很少幫他們收拾殘局，他們早已「習慣」，所以很少求救，因為求救也不大有用。我兒子當兵時在官田新兵訓練營服役，除了要煮飯、整理靶場，晚上還要站衛兵，很操。他常傳簡訊跟我訴苦，說幾乎沒有時間睡覺，累得快瘋掉，「爸爸不是很有辦法嗎？怎麼不想辦法讓我調單位？」

我一直都不理他，只是勉勵他要忍耐、這是濃縮的學習，直到他退伍前三個月，我才去找他的指揮官。指揮官一看到我的名片，肅然起敬問我：「有何貴 幹？」我說：「貴幹是沒有啦，只是聽說我兒子快被你操死了。我是來感謝你的，當兵就是要操才好，如果你這裡很涼，我就想盡辦法把他調走了。」

當天晚上，指揮官找來官田地區的鄉紳辦桌歡迎我。之後就把我兒子調到軍官室修電腦，不用戴鋼盔、打綁腿，還有自己的寢室，讓他最後的當兵生活過得比較爽，不過也只剩三個月了。

我之所以退伍前三個月才去「關說」，是為了讓兒子覺得，這個老爸其實有在關心他，既然「訓練效果」已經達到了，我也不好做得太「趕盡殺絕」啊，哈哈哈。


Q你覺得你的孩子跟一般養尊處優的企業二代有何不同？
A他們真的比較有憂患意識，我兒子早在高中時，就已經開始用一種「如喪考妣」的態度來摸索自己的人生。爸爸這樣「無情無義」，以後真的要靠自己 欸，不緊張點怎麼行？他對電腦很有興趣，高中畢業時，就辛辛苦苦去考了一張 CCIE（Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert）證照。這張證照很難考，他年僅十九歲就考上，是考上這張證照最年輕的華人。我問他：「你考這張證照幹嘛？」他回答：「啊你都斷我後路了，我 要自己想辦法啊！」

我兒子女兒現在在紐約讀書，每一次我去看他們，他們都跟我講很多未來想做的計畫。他們這麼有想法，都是因為我斷他們後路，他們得自力救濟啊。

他們對物質缺乏的容忍度也比較高。我去年寒假去紐約看他們，我女兒還是拎著她在逢甲夜市買的、一只不到台幣五百元的大包包。她敢在紐約這個時尚大都會，這麼理直氣壯、毫不自卑的拿著這個夜市包包，有這種精神，我以她為榮。

我兒子跟他女朋友在紐約登記結婚，連捧花都自己紮。因為美國新娘捧花很貴，一束要一百五十美元，自己做成本才七十幾元。登記當天，我看其他人都穿 著豪華的燕尾服，只有他穿著一件四十美元的H＆M西裝，裡頭搭一件圓領的素色上衣。因為沒有領帶，他拿了一支麥克筆現場在衣服上「畫」了條領帶，旁觀者看 了都用力幫他鼓掌，我也覺得我這兒子真有創意！這個婚禮，保證他一生難忘。

今年寒假他們回來，我把他們叫過來，宣布我的財產處置計畫。他們其實可以跟我「張」（台語，耍賴）一下，或至少討價還價、看可不可以提高比例，畢竟法律上他們本來可以各得我一半財產，但他們都不假思索就答應了。

因為他們知道，我是愛他們才這麼做的。他們明白，爸爸不給他們財富、不讓他們進公司，都是為他們好。

畢竟，要有血有汗有淚的人生，才是精采的真人生啊！

戴勝益給兒女的「留學須知」(1) 順利完成學業拿到文憑（成績毋需太好，不能整天待在圖書館）。
(2) 英文要學到非常好，說、聽、寫自如（CNN懂 90％以上）。
(3) 交很多外國朋友（各行業各年齡層均有）。
(4) 遊遍全美國各州、各大城、各景點。
(5) 看遍 N.Y. 的所有歌劇、舞台劇、電影、博物館、美術館?。
(6) 每日步行10,000步以上，養成每日運動的習慣。
(7) 在「安全保障」與「固定預算費用」下，極力擴大見聞與視野，千萬不要儲蓄。
(8) 深入當地一般人的生活領域。
(9) 開始練習理財，培養「讓每分錢發揮最大效
益的本事」。
(10) 培育第一流的公關技巧（讓大家願意接受
你、信賴你、協助你）。
(11) 需熟讀《Taiwan Today 》，以及寄去的經濟
資訊剪報，不能與台灣的經濟圈脫節。
(12) 四年內務必完成以上事項，回台創業。

[留學] The Top 25 Recruiter Picks

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1. Pennsylvania State University

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How majors match up

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How majors match up

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Upcoming Application Deadline: Jan. 15; Dec. 1 (priority)
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Undergraduate Enrollment: 38,810
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3. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, centrally located between Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis, has more than 150 majors and 1,000 student organizations. Students come from all 50 states and 118 countries. The school is 54% male and 46% female.

How majors match up

• Accounting (3)
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Upcoming Application Deadline: Jan. 2
Tuition (2010-2011): In-state $13,658-$18,386; Out-of-state $27,800-$32,528
Undergraduate Enrollment: 31,209
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Admissions Email: ugradadmissions@uiuc.edu

4. Purdue University

More than half of this Indiana university's students are from the state (62%) with 38% coming from elsewhere. Its West Lafayette campus offers more than 200 majors for undergraduates along with 18 intercollegiate sports teams and more than 850 student organizations.

How majors match up

• MIS (1)
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Upcoming Application Deadline: Nov. 15, other programs March 1
Tuition (2010-2011): In-state $9,070-$10,408; Out-of-state $26,622-$27,960
Undergraduate Enrollment: 29,851
Admissions Phone: 765-494-1776
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5. Arizona State University

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How majors match up

• Business/Economics (19)
• Engineering (24)

Upcoming Application Deadline: Feb.1
Tuition (2010-2011): In-state $8,132; Out-of-state $20,296
Undergraduate Enrollment: 54,277
Admissions Phone: 480-965-7788
Admissions Email: ugrading@asu.edu

6. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

This Michigan school's campus is in Ann Arbor offers more than 200 undergraduate degree programs and several thousand undergraduate research opportunities. There are more than 150 first-year seminars, with no more than 15-18 students each. The university boasts the most living alumni in the world: more than 400,000.

How majors match up

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• Engineering (6)
• Marketing/Adv (7)

Upcoming Application Deadline: Nov. 1 (early); Feb. 1 (regular)
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Undergraduate Enrollment: 26,208
Admissions Phone: 734-764-7433
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7. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology has nine schools and two outreach campuses -- one in Savannah and the other in Metz, France. The student body is 64% male. More than 60% of the university's students come from Georgia, with roughly 30% coming from out-of-state; another 10% are international students.

How majors match up

• Engineering (1)
• MIS (3)
• Computer Science (4)

Upcoming Application Deadline: Oct. 1 (early); Jan. 15 (regular)
Tuition (2010-2011): In-state $8,716; Out-of-state $26,926
Undergraduate Enrollment: 13,515
Admissions Phone: 404-894-4154
Admissions Email: admission@gatech.edu

8. University of Maryland, College Park

This Maryland school's campus, stretching 1,250 acres, is about 10 miles from Washington D.C. It enrolls 67% in-state students; the student body is made up of 47% women. There are 13 colleges and schools within the university, which offers 127 undergraduate majors.

How majors match up

• Engineering (3)
• Accounting (7)
• Computer Science (10)
• Business/Economics (21)

Upcoming Application Deadline: Nov. 1 (priority); Jan. 20 (regular)
Tuition (2010-2011): In-state $8,415.44; Out-of-state $24,830.44
Undergraduate Enrollment: 26,542
Admissions Phone: 301-314-8385
Admissions Email: um-admit@uga.umd.edu

9. University of Florida

University of Florida, located in Gainesville, is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. Its freshman retention rate hits 94%, with almost all students attending from in-state (97%). There are 60% women in the student body. Alumni, topping 330,000, live in all 50 states and 135 countries.

How majors match up

• Finance (12)
• Business/Economics (23)

Upcoming Application Deadline: Nov. 1
Tuition (2010-2011): In-state $5,045; Out-of-state $27,322
Undergraduate Enrollment: 36,386
Admissions Phone: 352-392-1365
Admissions Email: n/a

10. Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon, located in Pittsburgh, Penn., sits on 143 acres in its urban campus. The university boasts a student/faculty ratio of 10:1. It consists of seven schools and colleges with just 17% of students coming from in-state. The school's motto "My heart is in the work," comes straight from Andrew Carnegie.

How majors match up

• Computer Science (1)
• Finance (4)
• Business/Economics (7)
• Engineering (21)

Upcoming Application Deadline: Nov. 1 (Early I); Dec. 1 (Early II); Jan. 1 (Regular)
Tuition (2010-2011): $42,136
Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,023
Admissions Phone: 412-268-2082
Admissions Email:
undergraduate-admissions@andrew.cmu.edu

11. Brigham Young University

This Utah school's campus is situated in Provo, about 50 miles south of Salt Lake City. The most popular majors are exercise science, management and psychology. Students come from 110 countries and are almost evenly split between male and female. Almost one-quarter of students are married.

How majors match up

• Accounting (1)

Upcoming Application Deadline: Dec. 1 (Priority); Feb. 1 (Final)
Tuition (2010-2011): Latter Day Saints $4,420; Non-Latter Day Saints $8,840
Undergraduate Enrollment: 30,745
Admissions Phone: 801-422-2507
Admissions Email: admissions@byu.edu

12. Ohio State University

Ohio State, located in Columbus, was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university. It's the second-largest university campus in the United States, offering 14 colleges, 175 undergraduate majors and about 12,000 courses. Almost 80% of first-year classes have fewer than 40 students. The campus stretches across 1,700 acres and 457 buildings.

How majors match up

• Business/Economics (2)
• Accounting (10)
• Engineering (13)

Upcoming Application Deadline: Feb.1
*Tuition (2009-2010): In-state $8,706; Out-of-state $22,278
Undergraduate Enrollment: 41,348
Admissions Phone: 614-292-3980
Admissions Email: askabuckeye@osu.edu

13. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

This school offers nine colleges and 65 bachelor's degree programs. The main campus, located in Blacksburg, includes more than 125 buildings and 2,600 acres, which includes an airport. There's an average of 16 students to every faculty member.

How majors match up

• Engineering (5)
• Computer Science (5)

Upcoming Application Deadline: Nov. 1 (Early); Jan. 15 (Regular)
Tuition (2010-2011): In-state $9,458; Out-of-state $23,217
Undergraduate Enrollment: 23,558
Admissions Phone: 540-231-6267
Admissions Email: vtadmiss@vt.edu

14. Cornell University

This Ivy League school is located in the Finger Lakes region of central New York, about 225 miles to New York City. There are more than 500 student organizations, with attendees coming from all 50 states and more than 100 nations. Undergraduates pursue studies in more than 80 academic programs in the university's seven undergraduate colleges.

How majors match up

• Engineering (7)

Upcoming Application Deadline: Nov. 1 (Early); Jan. 3 (Regular)
Tuition (2010-2011): $39,450
Undergraduate Enrollment: 13,931
Admissions Phone: 607-255-5241
Admissions Email: admissions@cornell.edu

15. University of California - Berkeley

This Northern California school's Berkeley campus is just 15 miles from San Francisco. Almost three-quarters of undergraduate classes have fewer than 30 students. There are 14 colleges and schools with 130 academic departments and more than 80 interdisciplinary research units.

How majors match up

• Computer Science (2)
• Marketing/Adv (3)
• Finance (3)
• Business/Economics (6)
• Accounting (8)
• Engineering (12)

Upcoming Application Deadline: Nov. 30
Tuition (2010-2011): In-state $12,462; Out-of-state $35,341
Undergraduate Enrollment: 25,530
Admissions Phone: 510-642-3175
Admissions Email: ouars@uclink4.berkeley.edu

16. University of Wisconsin, Madison

This Wisconsin school's campus in Madison sits on almost 1,000 acres. The university also has an arboretum and experimental farms. About 65% of students are Wisconsin residents, 24% out-of-state and 11% come from Minnesota; the school offers discounted tuition to Minnesotans.

How majors match up

• Accounting (2)
• Marketing/Adv (5)
• Finance (8)
• Engineering (20)

Upcoming Application Deadline: Nov. 1 (First Notification Period); Feb. 1 (Second Notification Period)
Tuition (2010-2011): In-state $9,050; Minnesota resident: $10,820 Out-of-state $24,300
Undergraduate Enrollment: 30,343
Admissions Phone: 608-262-3961
Admissions Email: onwisconsin@admissions.wisc.edu

17. University of California, Los Angeles

This California school is situated in Westwood Village in Los Angeles, about five miles from the Pacific Ocean. There are 174 buildings on 419 acres. It has 12 professional schools with 118 undergraduate degree programs. There are more than 4,000 teaching faculty.

How majors match up

• Finance (7)
• Accounting (9)
• Business/Economics (17)
• Engineering (19)

Upcoming Application Deadline: Nov. 30
Tuition (2010-2011): In-state $10,781; Out-of-state $33,660
Undergraduate Enrollment: 26,687
Admissions Phone: 310-825-3101
Admissions Email: ugadm@saonet.ucla.edu

18. Texas Tech

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock in the South Plains of West Texas. It boasts students from every county in Texas -- about 95% of students are in-state. The school offers 150 undergraduate degree programs within 11 academic colleges. The school, founded in 1923, is in the Big 12 conference.

How majors match up

• Engineering (25)

Upcoming Application Deadline: May 1
Tuition (2010-2011): In-state $8,260; Out-of-state $17,560
Undergraduate Enrollment: 24,236
Admissions Phone: 806-742-1480
Admissions Email: admissions@ttu.edu

19 (tie). North Carolina State University, Raleigh

North Carolina State, an NCAA Division I university, has 10 undergraduate colleges serving students from all North Carolina counties. The majority of students -- 91% -- comes from in-state, and just more than half --56% -- are male.

How majors match up

• Engineering (15)

Upcoming Application Deadline: Oct. 15 (Early Action 1); Nov. 1 (Early Action 2); Feb. 1 (Regular)
Tuition (2010-2011): In-state $5,829; Out-of-state $18,314
Undergraduate Enrollment: 25,255
Admissions Phone: 919-515-2434
Admissions Email: undergrad—admissions@ncsu.edu

19 (tie). University of Virginia

Thomas Jefferson founded this school, located in Charlottesville, in 1819. It offers more than 60 majors in six undergraduate schools. Almost three-quarters are Virginian, with 54% women and 46% men. The university offers more than 480 public service and outreach programs.

How majors match up

• Business/Economics (9)

Upcoming Application Deadline: Jan. 1
Tuition (2010-2011): In-state $10,836; Out-of-state $33,782
Undergraduate Enrollment: 17,981
Admissions Phone: 434-982-3200
Admissions Email: undergradadmission@virginia.edu

21. Rutgers University, New Brunswick

This New Jersey school's main campus is in New Brunswick, about 35 miles from New York City. There are 27 schools and colleges offering more than 100 major undergraduate programs. Almost all -- 96% -- students are in-state, with 45% of the student body comprised of women.

How majors match up

• Business/Economics (3)

Upcoming Application Deadline: Nov. 1 (Early); Dec. 1 (Regular)
Tuition (2010-2011): In-state $12,560; Out-of-state $24,316
Undergraduate Enrollment: 29,095
Admissions Phone: 732-932-4636
Admissions Email: admissions@ugadm.rutgers.edu

22. University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, founded in 1842, is an independent, national Catholic university adjacent to South Bend, Ind. and 90 miles east of Chicago. It stretches across 1,250 acres containing two lakes with 138 buildings in its four colleges and six major research institutes. The school also offers more than 40 centers and special programs. Just 7% of students come from Indiana.

Upcoming Application Deadline: Nov. 1 (Early); Dec. 31 (Regular)
Tuition (2010-2011): $39,919
Undergraduate Enrollment: 8,372
Admissions Phone: 574-631-7505
Admissions Email: admissions@nd.edu

23. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

This main campus of The Massachusetts Institue of Technology is located in Cambridge, extending 168 acres, some of which are across the Charles River Basin. The school accepted 10.7% of applicants in 2009, with just 10% in-state.

How majors match up

• Engineering (8)
• Computer Science (6)

Upcoming Application Deadline: Nov. 1 (Early); Jan. 1 (Regular)
Tuition (2010-2011): $39,212
Undergraduate Enrollment: 4,232
Admissions Phone: 617-253-3400
Admissions Email: admissions@mit.edu

24. University of Southern California

This California school's campus is in University Park, the heart of Los Angeles' downtown arts and education corridor. A little more than half of the students are Californians, and the school enrolls more international students than any other U.S. university. Out of almost 36,000 applicants, 24% were admitted. The student body is made up of 53% women.

Upcoming Application Deadline: Oct. 15 (Part 1); Dec. 1 (Scholarship Consideration); Jan. 10 (Regular)
Tuition (2010-2011): $41,172
Undergraduate Enrollment: 16,751
Admissions Phone: 213-740-1111
Admissions Email: admitusc@usc.edu

25. (tie) Washington State University

Four campuses with 12 colleges make up this Washington school, which is across the state -- or about 300 miles -- east of Seattle. There are four campuses with 12 colleges offering more than 200 fields of study and more than 100 majors. The student/faculty ratio is 15:1.

Upcoming Application Deadline: Jan. 31 (Priority)
Tuition (2010-2011): In-state $9,488; Out-of-state $20,530
Undergraduate Enrollment: 21,726
Admissions Phone: 509-335-5586
Admissions Email: admiss2@wsu.edu

25. (tie) University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

UNC-Chapel Hill

Set in the town of Chapel Hill, this flagship state university has a diverse student body and offers 77 majors for undergraduates. Nearly 80% of the school's freshman are typically in the top 10% of their high school class.

Upcoming Application Deadline:
Tuition (2010-2011): In-state ; Out-of-state
Undergraduate Enrollment: 17,981
Admissions Phone: 919-966-3621
Admissions Email: unchelp@admissions.unc.edu

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雖然不知道可信度有多高，但也滿振奮人心的。

[留學] QS World University Rankings 2010

QS World University Rankings 2010


National Taiwan University (NTU) 94
58 Arts & Humanities
50 Natural Sciences
41 Engineering & IT
72 Social Sciences
43 Life Sciences & Biomedicine


Pennsylvania State University 98
198 Arts & Humanities
78 Natural Sciences
86 Engineering & IT
86 Social Sciences
189 Life Sciences & Biomedicine


National Cheng Kung University 283
282 Arts & Humanities
- Natural Sciences
168 Engineering & IT
- Social Sciences
285 Life Sciences & Biomedicine

[留學] Basketball

其實我也不知道，
我到底可以打到幾歲。

現在要在體能上再精進應該是不大可能了，
頂多就是維持住吧？
技術上也沒什麼時間可以去加強磨練...

那天跟一堆under打籃球才赫然驚覺自己已經算是老人了，
從國中開始打球打到現在也十年了，雖然是沒打出什麼名堂；
一直到了大學才算是有了點基礎，現在勉強打個3v3、5v5還過得去。

高中的時候會說別人是白目國中生，
大學的時候就會覺得高中生很白目，
到了研究所...




就覺得自己老了。

大學部的孩子們真的是活力十足，
都血氣方剛用生命在打球XD
很多看起來都比我老...成。

趁著這兩年還可以待在學校裡面跑跑跳跳，
我一定不會放棄任何可以跑步重訓打球的機會，
所以我就上amazon買了一顆籃球哈哈哈；
而且在這邊的球友們實力也都很好，
重點是場地更是好啊阿阿阿阿阿阿(流口水)

有機會一定要跟老美競爭一下，
雖然應該會被電假的XD

[留學] Ask

其實大學的時候好像很少會去找教授，
通常有什麼問題都靠別人罩...

但現在不同了，
課堂上可沒什麼人可以罩，一切靠自己。

所以呢，由於在寫功課的時候遇到了一點小瓶頸，
我就逼迫自己在教授的Office hour去問問題..

當下我其實沒想太多，
想說把這個問題問完就好；
於是我一進去就用早就在心中默默練習幾百次的台詞問他：
「Dr.Ventura, I'm confusing about homework problem 6,
how can I connect new variables with old constraints?」

「No, you don't need to.」

傻眼...簡簡單單一句話就可以把我打發掉了，
如果我就這樣轉身就走他一定覺得我很low，
所以又硬著頭皮虛情假意的跟他探討一番；
但他最後一定是發現我好像沒戲唱了，
然後又同情我英文這麼破還有勇氣來問問題。

他就問我說；
「Tell me how you did problem 4.」

夭瘦...還好我作業都寫完了，
但要用英文解釋一遍怎麼formulate還是有一定的難度...
好在他都聽得懂我在講什麼，
也算是有跟我小小討論一下吧，給了我一些指點。

嚴格來說，雖然他不算是大師級教授，
但問問題的時候給人的感覺是還滿親切的，
一切怪就怪在我的英文太破...

我下次一定會準備多一點問題去問的；
這應該是個好的開始吧..
我可不能砸了李OR老師的招牌啊O_Q

[留學] Penn State University

一轉眼，退伍令拿了，出國了...
開學已經一個禮拜；
作業已經有兩份，小考也接踵而來。

最後自己的選擇是賓州州立大學，
其實也沒什麼多餘的選擇可以選...

投八中四也算是不錯的命中率吧，哈哈。

維基百科上對於PSU的介紹：
賓夕法尼亞州立大學（The Pennsylvania State University)
是位於美國賓夕法尼亞州的一所公立大學。

賓州州立大學在賓夕法尼亞州全境有24個校區，
其中最大的也是主校區為University Park。

賓州州立大學的University Park校區在全美公立大學中排名前十五，
並且被譽為『公立常春藤』。

賓州州立University Park分校在校學生人數為43,252人，
而賓州州立全部24個分校的在校學生人數總和超過84,000人，
是全美最大的十所公立大學之一。

外加全美國歷史最悠久的工工所，
讓我好好體會一下其他各國好手的厲害吧！

我們這屆有2X個印度人加2X個大陸人...

Live Strong.

[日誌] 放假記事(15)

最後一次。

8/2
0800 花蓮火車站
0900 羅東火車站
1100 台北火車站
1200 孤兒怨
1520 台中高鐵站
1730 台中工業區
1830 貝里尼





8/3
1130 合作金庫
1300 一中街
1600 台中一中
1900 錢櫃自由店









8/4
0030 彰化火車站
1100 監理站
1600 Honda
2000 剪頭毛



8/5
1000 合作金庫
1530 Nike+ Running
1800 台中牛排館

8/6
1000 肯德基
1200 阿布茶房





1600 台中高鐵
1700 台北車站
1940 花蓮車站

最後10天，結束這場鬧劇。

[日誌] 放假記事(14)

倒數第二次放假了，
這次放假根本就是在燃燒生命...

7/17
0900 花蓮火車站
1000 羅東火車站






7/18
1030 宜蘭童玩節
1430 羅東火車站
1700 台北火車站
1830 提琴手美食廚房







7/19
1030 Inception 全面啟動
1300 阿布茶店
1630 建國籃球
2100 台中NOVA

7/20
1100 台中肯德基



7/21
0900 彰化火車站
1200 台北火車站
1700 台北火車站
2000 花蓮火車站

26 Days left,
Time flies.

[日誌] 放假記事(13)

又是忙碌的一次放假。

7/1
0700 北埔車站
0900 羅東車站
1000 台北車站
1130 COCO壱番屋
1500 彰化火車站
1530 拔智齒
2000 大同電鍋

推薦彰化市口腔外科醫師：楊昌學;
下面兩個水平智齒都給他拔的，技術相當好。

7/2
1130 田園小館
1500 市立健身房
1830 珍寶飲茶
2020 彰化火車站

阿潘arrived.
我們晚上看了足球跟網球，最後兩人睡一張單人床>///<




7/3
0000 麥當勞
1500 聞香牛肉麵
1530 中興大學
1900 日本料理
2100 台中高鐵

跟大家一起打球真的超爽！



7/4
0900 MOS BURGER
1000 蘭大衛教會
1500 台中二中音樂會
1800 COSTCO
1830 PONDEROSA
2000 家樂福



德國大勝阿根廷，害我差點成為一日球迷了O_Q

7/5
1100 現代皮膚科
1500 台中高鐵
1600 台北火車站
1845 花蓮火車站

42 Days left.
真是佩服前人當兩年三年的兵是怎麼撐過去的？
當兵真的是一件沒甚麼意義的事，如果是海軍陸戰隊就算了；
這邊超廢又不操體力，盡是做一些瑣碎煩人的事又愛管東管西，
上級沒甚麼腦袋，來回車前還要花NTD$1600。

誇張。

[日誌] 放假記事(12)

這次放假感覺過好快-3-

6/15

0700 北埔車站

0900 羅東車站

1000 台北車站

1600 拔智齒

6/16

1600 建國籃球

2000 家樂福

為什麼六人份的電鍋會比十人份的貴呢？

G6:Win!

6/17

1300 台中火車站

1500 A-TEAM

1830 新天地

雖然我都穿Boston的球衣，

But I'm Lakers fan!

6/18

1400 市立健身房

1530 彰化火車站

1710 台南火車站

1800 原燒家聚

2030 台南火車站

2210 彰化火車站

NBA Final Championship: Lakers!

6/19

0900 健彰中醫

1000 牙齒拆線

1100 員林

1600 台中高鐵

1700 台北車站

1940 花蓮車站

我的野蠻女友(Canon)

Last 58 Days.

[日誌] 放假記事(11)

5/30
0700 北埔車站
0900 羅東車站
1200 台北車站
1340 高雄高鐵站
1420 85大樓
1800 高雄高鐵站
1900 台中高鐵站
1930 PONDEROSA



今天，湖人晉級總冠軍，
今天，潘建廷掛我電話XD

5/31
1000 健彰中醫
1100 曉陽眼科
1200 精益眼鏡
1530 牙醫
1600 建國籃球
2030 彰化火車站
2230 台南火車站

6/1
1000 成功大學
1130 台南火車站
1300 彰化火車站
1330 Mcdonald
1630 建國跑步
1830 心情小店(台中)

聽取Joseph學長艱苦的日子，
小弟我真的非常的佩服！

6/2
1300 田園小館
1600 市立健身房

其實我還是會吹長笛。

6/3
1500 台中高鐵站
1600 台北火車站
1830 花蓮火車站

今天入伍的第261天
距離退伍還有74天，經過了78.0921%
破百已經26天嘍，恭喜進入待退期；
什麼都是假的，平安退伍才是真的。

待退個屁，還不是菜到退伍，
我不想再浪費時間浪費生命了。