Top scholars in Hong Kong: I will lose everything without a scholarship.

"I heard that there was a mainland student last year. A year later, he still can't adapt to the study and life in Hong Kong. Finally, he dropped out of school and went back to his hometown to study again. He plans to take the mainland university exam again next year. " Zhang, a freshman of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2007, who just entered school for less than a month, told reporters yesterday that almost every freshman of the mainland in 2007 had heard of it. When they talk about it, they are always worried that they will be the protagonists of the next "tragedy".

Hong kong students:

"Diligence is the habit of mainland students."

Continental champion:

"Without a scholarship, I have nothing!"

Status quo—

Cross-cultural differences are obstacles for mainland students.

As early as 2005, a Jiangxi student from the University of Hong Kong was admitted to the Medical College with excellent results. However, in the environment of teaching in English, he was almost unable to move. As a result, the student applied for automatic withdrawal from school after one year. Later, he took the college entrance examination in the mainland and was admitted to the medical school of a key university in Guangzhou. According to an insider, the student did very well in Guangzhou's colleges and universities, which shows that "the reason why he dropped out of HKU was that he could not adapt to Hong Kong".

In recent years, studying in Hong Kong has been increasingly favored by outstanding mainland students. In their minds, Hong Kong means more internationalization and more opportunities. However, Yin Riqiang's "disappearance" has made the plight of this group, such as economic pressure, language environment, academic burden and interpersonal relationship, the focus of attention. In fact, many "top students" from the mainland have experienced serious "acclimatization" after going to Hong Kong to study in universities. Some people were devastated and even backed out, but some people survived the painful running-in period and gradually became better and better on the campus in Hong Kong.

4% mainland freshmen are extremely nervous after entering school.

"According to the survey results of freshmen's psychological perception this year, about 4% of mainland freshmen have experienced extreme mental stress after arriving at school." Ms. Liu Guanlishi, Director of the Student Counseling and Development Section of the Student Affairs Office of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, told the reporter. This year's questionnaire refers to the new scoring standard. "In previous years, according to the old score standard, about 40% of mainland freshmen were under great psychological pressure after going to Hong Kong to study." However, with the increasing number of new students coming to Hong Kong, the department can only focus on those students whose scores in the questionnaire are obviously low, and it is expected that there may be obvious extreme situations.

Liu Guanli asserted by experience that "the freshmen who came to Hong Kong this year are currently in the psychological honeymoon period." She analyzed that mainland freshmen are top students from all over the world, with excellent grades and strong self-confidence. After entering the school, in a short time, they will be immersed in the happiness of being admitted to an ideal university, while ignoring some upcoming problems. She pointed out that cross-cultural differences are the first obstacle that mainland freshmen encounter after entering Hong Kong.

"In the Mainland, college students are collectively managed by their classes. Studying in Hong Kong is more international and completely managed by themselves." Ou, director of the Overseas Students Section of the Student Affairs Office, pointed out the differences in management between mainland college students and Hong Kong college students. She believes that it is precisely because mainland students from Hong Kong have been living in a collective, and their dependence on teachers is much higher than that of local students. In view of the characteristics of mainland students, this year, the Chinese University of Hong Kong specially set up a new position of study guidance director, which is aimed at mainland freshmen and helps them adapt to campus life as soon as possible.

There is a lack of intersection between the inner circle and the outside world.

Geng Chunya, chairman of the Hong Kong Mainland Graduates Association, first brainwashed a group of excited mainland freshmen. He said, "When we get to Hong Kong, everything will be zero."

Zheng Xiexia, a system engineering student studying in Hong Kong for the fourth year, believes that the difference between mainland students and local students is that local students are always active in different circles and have all kinds of friends, while mainland students like to stick to their own small circles and "lack intersection with the outside world".

Countdown because I don't understand English.

"I heard that Yin Riqiang took a scholarship to study, and then the scholarship was cancelled. This is really a big blow. " Yang, a freshman from the Electronic Department of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Changchun, feels the same way. He came to HKUST with a full scholarship of 520,000 yuan.

"The problem is language!" This is the same feeling of many freshmen in mainland China. For mainland students who can't speak Cantonese, Cantonese and English are like two "mountains" in front of them. The course is all in English, which means that even if you fully understand a lot of content, you have to start all over again. For example, odd is odd and even is even. The troubles caused by not knowing Cantonese are mainly reflected in life and interpersonal communication. Local students in Hong Kong talk in Cantonese every day. Many people "don't know Mandarin", and both sides feel that they can't talk together.

Cece, a graduate student from the Department of Psychology of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Lanzhou, said that the penultimate and penultimate students in her class are mainland students who come to Hong Kong. She asked them why their grades were so poor, and both of them replied, "English is not good, I can't understand it."

Blind course selection, straight drop, loss of scholarship

According to previous media reports, Yin Riqiang chose seven courses, thinking that they can be completed through hard work, but this goal itself is not practical. Cece said that many mainland students lacked understanding of the heavy curriculum of the University of Hong Kong before coming to Hong Kong. From this perspective, universities in Hong Kong are very particular about course selection. Liu Guanli, Director of the Student Counseling and Development Division of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said that considering that scholarships are directly related to grades, students who come to Hong Kong must be careful when choosing courses, and don't make decisions easily according to their interests.

Will not take the initiative to ask for help when encountering problems.

Liu Guanli said that "mainland students are less likely to take the initiative to ask for help". In her view, this is "a habit". "Because they are used to being taken care of, they are used to being helped by their parents and teachers to arrange all aspects of life and study." In addition, there is a very important reason, they don't understand the humanities and culture of Hong Kong. "In Hong Kong, people enjoy a high degree of freedom. We don't always ask others if they need help, because, in our view, it is disrespectful to others, because you always ask him if he needs help, which sends a message of distrust and anxiety. In fact, it will cause an emotional injury. " So many times, some mainland students take it for granted because they don't take the initiative to ask for help.

Mainland students are not "emotional islands"

In fact, many institutions and individuals can lend a helping hand if students encounter problems or difficulties. But the key is whether you send a signal of "help" or "help". Teachers and professors are the first people to ask for help. There are also coordinators (no exact translators, or coordinating teachers) to help students deal with the relationship between homework and activities. If students are emotionally troubled and want to talk to someone to explain, the "consultant" set up in the department can play a role. If you can't adapt to life, for example, you can't get used to eating, and the music next door is too loud, you should find a tutor (similar to a housemaster). Each dormitory in HKUST has a tutor on each floor, usually a senior or graduate student.

The four channels listed above have covered all aspects of study, time arrangement, psychology and life. What's more, there are full-time psychologists in the "official" and "hometown" and brothers and sisters in the "private". Han Weizhou, president of the Mainland Alumni Association of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, said that mainland students are advised to expand their social circle and smile and shake hands.