Advice for prospective college students and current students:
1. If you can avoid certain easy classes, do so.
2. If you are a student from a second-tier or third-tier university and want to experience what it’s like to study in a 985 university, be sure to download open course software like NetEase Open Courses, Chinese University MOOC, Coursera, etc.
3. The rules for choosing a bed space are:
Upper bunk — no one will casually sit on your bed.
By the window — far from the toilet and well-ventilated;
Far from the light — completely free from the troubles of light-keepers.
4. Avoid the lodgings that are closest to the school.
Not only is the sound insulation poor, but sometimes it’s also not cleaned properly, leaving some strange marks; in extreme cases, there might even be a few hidden cameras, broadcasting live.
5. Never be cowardly, especially during military training.
Show off your talents as much as possible; this will be your best opportunity to gain the right to choose a partner for four years.
6. If you can avoid using the school's public washing machines, then do so.
Don't even mention whether this place is disinfected; just based on the fact that I once saw someone pull out five pairs of shoes from there, I never used that thing to wash clothes again.
7. Don't bring too many things when school starts; a few sets of clothes for changing are enough.
At first, you mostly wear the military training clothes provided by the school, and the school also sells cheap mattresses, along with items like thermoses, washbasins, and clothes hangers.
8. If your fingers feel tired from using your phone, just move your fingers around, double-tap the phone screen.
This not only helps you relax but also reveals a new feature, giving you a pleasant surprise.
9. Matters of the heart cannot be forced.
I always thought that the hardest thing to let go of in life is love, especially campus love. If you don’t have someone you like during college, it will surely be full of regrets.
If you don’t date at least once during your four years of college, you will always feel like something is missing after graduation. If you are dissatisfied with your emotional situation, I suggest you reflect inwardly and explore your own heart.
Many people’s emotional issues arise from a lack of self-awareness; you don’t know what your true personality is, nor do you know what kind of person is suitable for you.
10. The cheaper the item, the better you should hide it, like toilet paper, snacks, clothes hangers...
It's precisely because these things are too cheap that others don't feel guilty when taking them.
11. Spend more time in the library during the day and stroll around the playground in the evening.
According to my cousin's years of experience, these two time slots have the highest number of girls.
12. If you can avoid being the dorm leader, then don't be the dorm leader.
Otherwise, you will experience what it means: small officials have many trivial matters, and when there's an issue, you take the blame.
13. If you have a light sleep, try to get used to sleeping with earplugs in advance.
Snoring and grinding teeth are basic operations, and if you can fart in a beatbox rhythm while two people talk in their sleep all night, that’s really impressive.
14. The initial courses are basically to help you adjust to school, so there’s plenty of time. Be sure to use this time to learn some basic skills.
For example: pr, ae, word... You will definitely be grateful for this advice later.
15. Don’t take on part-time jobs like handing out flyers or serving food; try to find jobs that involve critical thinking instead.
Everyone is poor during school; except for a few students from well-off families, many people don’t have enough money to spend, and part-time jobs are quite common.
However, these physically demanding part-time jobs are really unnecessary; they are hard, don’t pay well, and they affect your studies without improving yourself in any way.
So if you are short on money, think creatively. For instance, if you are learning software, you can write programs to earn some extra cash, which you can also list on your resume, increasing your chances of landing a job at a big company. If your major is not easy to work with, feel free to chat with me; I earned 100,000 yuan in my senior year and later opened a guesthouse, and I’ve even written a public account. Perhaps my advice could help you!
16. Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely do not fail any classes!!! (PS: This is super important.)
17. Try to maintain a good relationship with the dorm supervisor; it’s best to have a surrogate mother.
At that time, you will experience what is called special treatment: getting the door opened when you come back late, asking the dorm supervisor for a key when you lose it, and getting priority when dorm items are broken... And if the supervisor has a daughter or something, you might even have a girlfriend right there!
18. When returning to the dormitory at night, keep your distance from the road leading to the girls' dorm.
Otherwise, you might get stuffed to death by dog food.
19. Spend more time with your parents; make sure to call home when you have the chance.
I never understood what my mom meant when she said: 'Alas, you won't see it again after you leave.' But now I understand.
20. When the dorm is taking a group photo, try not to be the one holding the camera.
Not only does it make your face look short and round, but if the photo isn’t taken well, you might get blamed.
21. Try to maintain good relations with your roommates; although they come from all over, they won't be as hard to get along with as you might imagine.
Not everyone in Sichuan has a panda, nor does everyone in Northeast China constantly ask what you are looking at; people in Fujian don't eat roasted rats and bat stew, but those from Tianjin really do perform stand-up comedy.
22. It is said that those who like this post will eventually have sweet romantic experiences in college.
23. Prepare several two-inch and three-inch blue and white background photos and templates in advance.
This will definitely help you free up a lot of time.
24. When you first enter the dormitory, be sure to agree on the dorm rules together.
For example: hygiene issues, noise from playing games, personality compatibility issues... Otherwise, by the time you consider these things after getting familiar, that group of people will just laugh it off.
25. If you are going to the school by yourself, make sure to check if you’ve brought everything when you get off the bus.
And contact seniors in advance to pick you up to school, while also giving your family a call to let them know you are safe.
26. Try to keep all your account passwords uniform.
Like campus cards, all-in-one cards, study accounts, school official websites... Otherwise, in three years, you will face the dilemma of having to enter the password five times incorrectly and then wait until the next day to re-enter.
27. When choosing a phone, try to pick one with a larger memory; avoid business laptops and go for a gaming laptop instead.
28. A mosquito net is a necessity; make sure to choose the best quality when buying.
Otherwise, those lovely mosquitoes will give you intimate contact every day.
29. Ordering takeout is fine, but make sure the delivery person does not leave it at the door.
There are really too many people stealing deliveries now; you might find that just as your delivery arrives at the door, someone else takes it.
30. If you can date in college, you must date in college.
Otherwise, discussing it when you’re looking for a job will be a hundred times harder.
31. Read more books on emotional intelligence, so that you can interact more smoothly with roommates, classmates, and teachers.
And I’ve hinted at liking this post many times; aren’t you high EQ people going to give it a thumbs up?
32. When doing group assignments, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely join the group of good students.
If you join the group of underachievers, your choices will be reduced to two: 1. Accept your fate and give up the scholarship, or 2. Single-handedly carry the whole group.
33. If you have the opportunity, definitely join the Communist Party.
Even if you didn’t get in, you can still be marked as an active party member in your record.
34. Never be fooled by those seniors who go out of their way to be nice.
Generally, these types of people are either selling cards or second-hand goods, or they are on a hormone-fueled hunt for prey; they aren’t serious about anything. You will find it very hard to meet those impressive and high-quality seniors.
35. You must hide a key near the dorm door; you will eventually find that the people in the dormitory won't bring their keys.
36. If you don’t have money, don’t foolishly imitate others and go backpacking.
While they get to stay in seaside hotels enjoying poetry and the distance, you can only argue with silly roommates in a hot and humid youth hostel.
37. Be very careful when choosing a major; otherwise, you will regret it with tears.
Just like my cousin, who signed up for a lousy civil engineering major, ended up not dating during college and almost lost his innocence. (PS: This is also one of the reasons for not allowing you to sleep naked.)
38. Take the CET-4 and CET-6 exams early.
After all, your future foolish boss won't know what IELTS or TOEFL is; they might only recognize the CET-4 and CET-6.
39. In the boys' dormitory, at first, they call each other brothers and help each other; it’s all fake. They don’t really want to be your friends; they just want to be your dad.