Regret the reason for studying in Britain for one year

For British students, applying for a university is not as easy as many students think. For each course, students had better find its detailed information before deciding whether to apply. So I suggest you use all resources to know the courses and schools you want to attend. But every foreign student who came back from studying abroad said that he regretted going abroad for a year. Why? What are their reasons for regret? I sorted out the reasons why I regret studying in Britain for one year and going abroad for one year, hoping to help you.

The reason for regretting studying in England for one year is that I overestimated my ability and failed.

Even if the conditions for studying in the UK are met at the beginning, the British Immigration Bureau has always been soft on international students who have failed in professional examinations for many times. Therefore, foreign students who overestimate their academic level, language ability and adaptability have poor grades and even failed in succession, and the school will expel them according to the immigration law 1 year. If the expulsion date is after the start of school, students may face the embarrassment of having no school to read.

Generally speaking, if students fail continuously because of choosing the wrong major, they need to go to the immigration office to explain. Because failing the same course twice may automatically invalidate the visa and have to go back to China.

If you receive a warning letter from the school, you need to communicate with the school immediately to avoid receiving a warning letter for the second time. If you change your address during your study, you need to inform the school in time; If you fail the exam due to life reasons, you can also provide legal proof from the hospital to get the understanding of the immigration bureau.

Aim for a double degree.

Many students hold the psychology of "skills outweigh pressure" and hope to study for a double degree when studying in the UK, so as to increase the weight of success in employment and entrepreneurship. In fact, we believe that in some cases, the disadvantages of choosing a double degree outweigh the advantages.

From my own experience in studying in the United States, foreign universities have high requirements for students' majors, while China students need to learn professional knowledge in a second foreign language, so their academic tasks are quite heavy.

If the second major you choose is not helpful to your career development, it will probably drag down your major. Instead of taking a double degree, choose an elective course that interests you. Students can choose courses of interest related to their major, such as studying English literature, and can take courses such as European art, Shakespeare and reading famous books as reinforcement and supplement.

Choose the wrong major and give up halfway.

Anyone who is familiar with the Asian-American study abroad market knows that international students can apply for changing majors many times if they cannot continue studying because they choose the wrong major. However, in Britain, the situation is quite special.

British universities require higher professional knowledge, and it is a prerequisite for international students to consider whether their professional ability can keep up when choosing to change majors.

On this basis, it is more difficult for international students to change majors at will. In addition, the police will check the academic status of the applicant when replacing the residence permit for international students:

For students who have studied for three years but have not yet obtained an undergraduate diploma, their academic progress should be checked to ensure that they can complete their undergraduate studies within five years, otherwise they should consider rejecting their application for extension of residence; According to the new residence regulations, international students changing their major twice or more will arouse the vigilance of the police station.

Regret going abroad for a year: a self-report of an international student People are discussing the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad fiercely on the Internet. Only those of us who have experienced it personally really understand what it is like. I admit that I miss my experience in England, but when I calm down, I will say:

I regret going to study in England.

Seven years ago, when I first stood at London Heathrow Airport, I began to remind myself, "Why did I come to England?" I am trying to take root here and work hard for my future.

I am just an ordinary family in a second-tier city. My father is a department-level employee of a state-owned enterprise, and my mother works in a private enterprise. In order to let me study abroad, I sold one of my two suites last time when the real estate was crazy. It turns out that 10 years ago, when the house price was low, my parents bought me a wedding room. Together with their half-life savings, they sent me to England without complaint, hoping that I could stay there and live a better life in the future.

And I'm determined not to let them down. In the past few years in college, I have devoted my greatest enthusiasm to my study, and I also do odd jobs to subsidize my life in my spare time. Whenever I relax, I will constantly remind myself: "Why did I come to England?"

With my own efforts, I finally won the first prize. Everyone who has studied in Britain should understand how difficult it is for a non-native English speaker.

In Britain, many students from ordinary families like me understand why they are here. A friend of mine, from Liaoning, whose parents are just steel workers, borrowed money to let him study in Britain. He is clever and diligent. Besides studying, he usually goes to Chinese restaurants to do odd jobs and only buys discounted food before the supermarket closes. At that time, he always said that he must stay, so as to be worthy of his parents' painstaking efforts and at least return the borrowed money as soon as possible.

Of course, some students in China are not. They are well-off and lead a completely different life from us.

We all cook by ourselves. They have eaten all Michelin-starred restaurants in Britain.

We usually buy clothes at discount stores and only go to Oxford Street during the discount season. Moreover, they are frequent visitors to Harold's department store and often come back from Harold with big bags of luxury goods.

We mainly rely on the developed public transportation in London, living in school apartments or sharing with local people; Many of them bought cars and houses in London. ...

The folded Beijing is reflected in London, which is particularly dazzling.

Looking at their clothes, I dare not say that I have never had a trace of envy. However, whenever I think of my parents, I remind myself more "Why did I come to England?"

But the reality still gave me a big blow. Just before I graduated, my PSW visa was cancelled by the British government. This means that my previous plans have been completely disrupted. I could have used it to work in Britain for two years after graduation, and used these two years to find a company that could issue a guarantee for my work visa. After working for five years, you can apply for permanent residence. But now this dream is shattered, even if it is too late to apply for graduate students at this time, only the second half of the year is left for me. You know, not all companies in Britain can guarantee a work visa. Even if qualified, there are places. Even if there is a quota, it may not meet the government's salary requirements. Which company with both qualifications and quotas can give me such a high salary for a college graduate with no work experience? I can only find an internship first, ask for information everywhere, and participate in various interviews. Half a year passed quickly, and finally I had no choice but to return to China.

In the past, returned overseas students were sought after by families, but with the increasing number of overseas students, "turtles" have also become "kelp". Those rich second generation may all have jobs arranged by their families, but many people mistakenly think that students studying in Britain are idle people.

The job-hunting process has been frustrated many times, and even some interviewers directly laughed at my English major. I came back at a bad time. Most campus recruitment is in autumn, and there will be few opportunities left until next spring. I struggled in Beijing for three or four months before I got my first job in that well-known Internet company in Wudaokou.

My three years in England made me feel unaccustomed to returning to China. Accustomed to the gentleness of the British, the bossy attitude of the boss, and the tone of swearing at every turn, I can't bear it. Finally, in the midst of indiscriminate reprimand, I resigned angrily.

A year later, I jumped into the bottom twice in a row before finally settling down. I don't want to tell my family about what happened in the middle, for fear that they will be disappointed.

Many of my old friends in England are now in Beijing, and they get together from time to time. Everyone is talking about China's classmates. Some of them graduated from undergraduate courses like me, and some returned to China after finishing their master's degrees. More than 90% can do it. At that time, a friend who wanted to stay in Britain and only buy discounted food returned to China to become a grassroots employee after graduation.

It is absolutely rare to get a work visa to stay in the UK, including the buddy who lives next door to the apartment. Last month, he and his father watched an international champions league match between Dortmund and Manchester United in Shanghai. His father pointed to a 200,000-pound advertisement on the fence of the stadium and told him that since he could not stay in the UK by studying abroad, he should emigrate directly. After that, I went directly to this immigration agency to go through immigration procedures, and my current job in the UK was also recommended by the immigration agency.

Moreover, over the years, Britain has been ruled by the Conservative Party, and the policy of studying abroad has been very tight. Teresa, who succeeded the Prime Minister after Britain's recent referendum on leaving the European Union, is even more famous for her tough attitude towards international students. At present, it is even more difficult for students studying in the UK to get a work visa, let alone stay and settle in the UK.

Looking back on the experience of myself and my classmates over the years, and then looking at the ardent expectations of parents for their children in "Little Separation", it is just a beautiful bubble. Is studying abroad really a channel for upward mobility of classes, leading us to a happy life? The cruel reality tells us that this will not change anything.