She did her online research on Baidu, Google, YouTube, and other places. She’d seek out Chinese information first and then resort to English when she couldn’t find Chinese.
During her research, she made notes and kept things very organized. She applied to several schools directly and was accepted by most of them.
Then she did the visa application herself too by following the advice of a YouTuber.
She said it would be a waste of time and money to germany phone number list use agents because they cost money and probably can’t do anything special for her anyways.
This is a very independent student who reminds me of myself now.
#2 – The Adventurer
The second student reminds me a bit of myself when I went to study abroad in China.
She’s only about 20 years old now and is studying at a European university.
To her, the cultural side of studying abroad is very valuable. She makes friends, especially with foreigners, and enjoys being away from her parents. She’s working towards an undergrad degree but doesn’t have a crystal-clear direction for the future yet.
She didn’t have a straight path to study in Europe at all. Like many students that went to study abroad recently, the pandemic has had a big impact on her. In fact, she has even changed her major already.
This is how she got there:
First, she moved to another city in China (far away from her parents) where she started her studies.
It was here that she started to look for options to study abroad.
She found some options via her school and then decided to dig in more through her own research. She described the process to me in detail:
She went to Zhihu first. Zhihu is a Q&A platform. There, she searched for the school’s name and read everything she could find. She wanted a broad perspective, so she considered information from official sources, other students, and a teacher.
Then she went on Baidu and found the official Chinese website, read it, and moved on to the official English website.
Next was a WeChat search, where she found the official school account to read and follow.
She also came across content on Bilibili and YouTube.
This part of her process is a textbook description of how we expect students to behave—she gobbled up content from multiple Chinese platforms and sources.