Some students talked about the new freedoms and responsibilities they now have.
“When I was in senior school, I didn’t know what’s the meaning of “do it
yourself,” because my mother always helped me to do everything except
study. But now, I’ve learned how to wash clothes, clean house, and take
care of myself.”
“I can spend my time more freely. Maybe sometimes I will do something my parents forbid me to do. Because I’m now far away from home. They have no idea about what I’m doing. But I
never mean to hurt them. I love them.”
Many talked about the difficulties of life in senior school.
“In high school, I worked very hard and nearly everyday stayed late for the
lessons. So in the daytime I always went to sleep. Although I knew
that was no efficient, I worried about my lessons. I couldn’t sleep until
midnight. At that time, I felt nervous everyday. I was afraid that I
couldn’t go to a good university. In my free time, I always thought that I
had no interested in anything and was thinking about study, study…”
“I began to work harder for every day we had a lot of homework to do. I began to eat less because I was afraid of being fatter and fatter without chances to do sports. I began to talk less in order to save time, and I began to think my future frequently. That was the hardest
time of my life.”
“Since I was in senior school, my life has changed a lot. For instance, my parents took more care of my studies than ever. They often went to school and communicated with my teachers.
They encouraged me to study hard so that I could go to my ideal college. I
felt nervous all the time. Unfortunately we almost did examinations every
class and every teacher forced us to do their homeworks at the first.
Although we all knew they were good for us, we really needed having a
rest. After all we weren’t robots.
On the other hand, I went home once a month. I missed my parents very much so that I often cried after class. Because my classmates and I often were busy doing homeworks
we were lack of chatting so that our friendship was not good. When I was
at home, my parents didn’t let me watch TV, play with friends and go
shopping. What a pity! Above all, because I did homeworks all the
time, my eyesight was bad. In a word, the life wasn’t good.”
They talked about the things they have learned in university, particularly about how to relate to other people.
“I find the relation between the persons is complex. Maybe we have moreA few talked about a vague discontentment or restlessness.
free time to think more. My changes are not the appearance, they are the
minds. I know how to learn from everyone. The others’ advantages and
good things for me to learn, the others’ disadvantages are like a mirror
for me, I can find my own disadvantages.”
“Maybe everyone is selfish and has his or her own personality. Of course I will not like some
kinds of these personalities. I used to go away or keep a distance with such a person. But I know I’m wrong. Everyone has his or her advantages. I must be tolerant and humble.”
“When I was a high school students, I had many friends…But after I
entered the university, I felt a strong pressure. True friends are fewer and
fewer. I think it’s a pity. Maybe we are grown up, so we can’t communicate with
others so easily.”
“In my senior school, I lived very happy. But since I entered college, I feel lonely. I have too much free time, and if I do the same things every day, I feel boring. Friends are not very care of me as my senior school’s friends, but teachers are friendly. So I want to communicate with
classmates and teachers more.”
“…But there is something bother me. I felt very vacant. I can’t make good use of the most time. We hang around in the campus. There are so little interesting and meaningful activities. Maybe it’s my own fault. I pay little interest in them. Sometimes I think I have been lost in
the forest. I can’t make up my mind to decide which way I can choose and get out
of the forest and see the hope.”
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