"Miss Lowell."
Just then, Professor Selwyn emerged from the building. Seeing Bianca, he walked over to greet her.
"Professor Selwyn," Bianca replied with a bright smile.
"Have you checked your score yet?" he asked.
"Not yet." Bianca remained perfectly composed.
She had estimated her own performance; the general subjects shouldn't be a problem, and Professor Selwyn had already assured her that her specialized thesis was excellent.
She felt confident and wasn't in any hurry.
Jude glanced at the time. It was past nine. "Bianca, hurry up and check! Let me see what a genius looks like!"
Professor Selwyn agreed. "Go on, have a look."
Only then did Bianca take out her phone to check her score.
A moment later, she announced, "255."
Professor Selwyn was amazed. "255! That's even higher than I expected. It's the highest score in the last five years."
Academician Joyner's program was an MBA in International Finance. Including the specialized subjects, the maximum score was 300.
A score of 255 was indeed remarkably high.
Jude, who had always struggled academically, looked at her with awe. "Bianca! You're a true scholar! You're my idol! How long did you even study for this? If I had a tenth of your ability, my dad would throw a ten-day feast to celebrate our ancestors smiling down on us!"
Bianca told him he was exaggerating.
"He's not exaggerating at all," Professor Selwyn insisted. "Academician Joyner's exam is notoriously difficult, and you were managing your business while preparing for it. You didn't have much time. To get this score, you're practically a genius!"
Lillian asked eagerly, "So does this mean my cousin is in?"
"There's a 99.9 percent chance of success!" Professor Selwyn declared.
"Why not 100 percent?" Lillian wondered.
"Because there's always that 0.1 percent chance of an unforeseen event."
Lillian was about to ask more, but Bianca stopped her.
"Professor Selwyn is just being precise. Why do you have to question everything?"
After all, this was a student of Academician Joyner.
That meant Bianca would have access to Joyner's network and resources.
Soon, it wouldn't be Yvonne trying to curry favor with them.
It would be them trying to curry favor with Yvonne.
The tables were turning.
"You go on, dear." Yvonne had to chat with her friends, so she hung up.
But a moment later, she sent Bianca a text.
"I've arranged for a reporter from the financial news channel to come to Rivercrest University. Make sure you perform well."
Bianca immediately understood.
She would use this momentum to generate some hype for her PerseTech project.
As Bianca was contemplating the interview, she heard Jude mockingly say, "I wonder what score Noreen got. Hope it's not last place again!"

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