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It is graduation time again. Whether joining the social workforce or pursuing Gp)J[8j
advanced studies, about four million Chinese graduates will soon turn a new page in [^/a`Kda8
their lives. Still, no matter what, campus life will remain deeply etched on the minds 3a ZS1]/
of China's former students. What lies ahead for the country's graduates? WMW
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Statistics released by relevant departments of China show that in 2006, graduates *|CvK&7
from all Chinese colleges and universities numbered 4.13 million, up 750,000 from n6Z!~W8
2005 with a growth rate of roughly 22%. Hence, the employment tension further JxLfDr,dy
intensifies. Meanwhile, various intangible barriers exist in social relations, regional &u6n5-!v
restriction, permanent residency and university's reputation have made the graduates' $o$WFV+h
job-hunting process tougher. _X=6M
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Some analyze that against the backdrop of intensified employment tension for cyabqx
university graduates, needy students from rural and urban areas usually find Lh.-*H
themselves in relatively inferior positions. ,Sy&?t}`
Some graduates realize that in order to get a job, they have to sign some "unfair \"Z\Af<
treaties" that promise not to take the postgraduate exam or leave the company within 7kT X
several years, or they have to pay 5,000 Yuan for breaching the contract. Some `GCK%evLG
recruiters even declare openly that they only need students from famous universities, P7/Xh3
so graduates from other schools are not even entitled to apply. Y(?SE< 4R
Currently the contradiction in China's higher education has transferred from entering W_3BL]^=
to leaving a university and from the difficulty in enrollment to employment after
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graduation. It has become a common phenomenon that "graduates become jobless". "sY}@Q7
Should this problem not be tackled rightly, the employment issue would turn into a U&a(WQV9&
new factor that causes social instability. =9^}>u
College—A New Experience ^~@3X[No
Living at college, first of all, gives me a sense of responsibility, of being on my e+VE FWz
own. My parents aren’t around to say, ―No, you’re not going out tonight‖ or ―Did you G8/q&6f_
finish your homework?‖ Everything I do has to be my decision, and that gives me the ]\L+]+u~
responsibility of handling my own life. During the second week I was at college, I had NZ6:ZzM
to go out and look for a bank where I could open an account. Before that I looked in dZb;`DjTH
the phone book since I had no clue about any banks around here or where they were u!F\`Gfm_
located. I went to the bank and made decisions for myself—whether to have a [cl+AV "
checking or savings account and whether or not to get a MASTER card. IXm[c@5l
Friendly people: that’s another aspect I like about college. On my first day (and 8IBr#+0
even now) people were nice to me. I came to Marymount University here in Virginia :$PrlE
from New York and – even though I’d been here before—I was a bit confused about Y3(I;~$!
where I was going. My mother and I drove in, not knowing the building we were T.-tV[2
supposed to go to, and the guard was especially nice: with a smile, he told us what Z5)v
building we were looking for and where we could park our car. Some upperclassmen V
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saw me and asked, ―Are you a new student?‖ When they found out I was looking for WXDo`_
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my dormitory, one said, ―Oh, just follow us; that’s where we’re going.‖ Even now I U0{)goN.
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feel comfortable in the dorm because there are friendly people around to talk with. &rPAW V'v
Finally—to add to my likes of college—I love having Saturdays off. Also, I love #:/
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to sleep in, something I couldn’t do in high school. NuUiW*|`7
How Can We Finance Our College Education? 6-J}ZfGj
Nowadays, tuition fees for college are much higher than ever before. How to Y
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finance our college education has become a matter of concern for many students, "Jg.)1Jw
especially those who are from the remote areas. n~}[/ly
Actually, there are many ways to solve this problem. We can get the money from U,61 3G
our parents. We can apply for a loan especially set up for college students. We can a l6y=;\jZ
also acquire the money entirely by ourselves, keeping a part-time job in our spare ?TK`s Gy
time and doing a full-time job in summer and winter holidays. Or we can ask our Di4GaKa/
parents for most of the money and earn the rest in our spare time in college. 0( A ?&
As far as I am concerned, I prefer the last way. I don't want to depend entirely on v-q-CI?B#
my parents, which will be a burden to them. Nor do I want to work in my free time for fiD,HGx
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the tuition alone, because I would like to have enough time for my school work. If my ',t*:GBZCf
parents pay most of the tuition for me, I will work part time for the rest and this, I m.1-[ 2{8~
believe, can make my college life rich and colorful. -zqpjxU:
Introduction of My College tY!l}:E[
I'm a student at Maebashi Institute of Technology in Gunma. It is located c_M[>#`
between Komagata and Shinmaebashi on the JR Ryomo Line. It's only 10 minutes [[6"qq
from JR Maebashi station on a bus or a taxi. w\eC{,00:
Maebit was originally founded in 1952 as a junior college and it evolved into a d
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four-year college in 1997. Today there are some 700 students in both the junior 6DK).|@$r
college and the four-year undergraduate school. gW--[
Our school offers two sets of programs, the day course and the evening course. :9%e:-
Students can choose whichever suits their conveniences best from those two courses. D M+MBK
Many lessons here are taught in small-sized classes. cRD;a?0/6s
I'm in the Department of Information Engineering. My field of study is Robotics. wCR! bZ w
The first period begins at 9:30 a.m., which is rather late, and the last period of the day '-Cx-=
course ends at 4:55 p.m. The classes for the evening course begin at 5:45 p.m. and end z5(5\j]
at 8:50 p.m. t&=bW<6
Maebit's campus is not very large but it has a lot of flowerbeds and plants. On hif;atO
campus there are the library, the club building, sports fields, the student union hall, zuW4gJ
the laboratory building, and many other facilities. Our department building lies in the Cb? !+U
northwest corner of campus. This building was built about five years ago, and 1hgIR^;[b
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everything is still new in this building. rg
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There are many clubs, but I'm not a member of any club. One of my friends is a RH _b
member of the Tennis Club in which there are 5 members. They practice every 24? _k]Y
Wednesday and Saturday afternoon. They are hoping to make it into the best 8 in the ~/-SKGzo-
coming intercollegiate tournament. [ij) k@.
I like my college. I have already made some good friends and we're enjoying our Y<VX.S2kf
school life. U,v`md@PX
Coping with Stress in College R=E4Sh
College life can be very stressful. Sometimes parents, faculty and others tend to wzwv>@}
idealize their college experience and remember it as that idyllic time when they had 50-7L,
few worries or responsibilities. To students currently attending college, however, the
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process is often stressful and frustrating. The competition for grades, the need to /4pYhJ8S
perform, relationships, career choice, and many other aspects of the college #I0FWZ>W
environment cause stress. Ji9o0Y R
But before condemning stress outright, we need to understand that stress is only \:1$E[3v
harmful when it is excessive. Much of the stress that we all experience is helpful and ^"
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stimulating. The challenges of life tend to be stressful and an attempt to avoid stress \9#f:8Q
completely would lead to a rather boring existence. The problem comes when you XdV>6<gf{
experience too much stress. V
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There are four primary sources of stress: the environment, (noise, pollution, 8\'tfHL
traffic, crowding, and the weather), physiology, (illness, injuries, hormonal r`6f
fluctuations, and inadequate sleep or nutrition), students’ thoughts (negative self-talk, 4To$!=
catastrophizing, and perfectionism), and social stressors (financial problems, work "'Fvt-<^S7
demands, social events, and losing a loved one). Symptoms of stress appear in many 9M9Fif.
forms. Some symptoms only impact the person who is directly experiencing stress, GiuE\J9i
while other symptoms may have an impact on our relationships with others. Khi6z&