shuoshuo Posted July 15, 2014 at 07:47 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 07:47 PM Song Hu - I'm sure you will have a great time there, no matter the situation. I think the best thing to do is to check it out and see how things are. The international student body in BLCU is very large, you will meet all kinds of awesome people. If that doesn't work for you, or if you want to transfer then it is something you can attempt to do before you start university next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted July 15, 2014 at 08:05 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 08:05 PM Does this mean you're in Beijing for the whole five years, or just the year of language training? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scooby Posted July 15, 2014 at 08:25 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 08:25 PM @shuoshuo could you elaborate on that? it was bad in what way? was there a mold, no hot water...or noisy neighbors? I looked at their website, seemed alright. Though of course, I understand there might be a huge gap between a few photos and the reality. @Song Hu Beijing is not the worst case, you can actually find many cities in China that are more polluted than Beijing and I can bet that the night-life of Beijing may compete with Shanghai. Lots of students have gone to this university, you can read their experience here, including about accommodation: http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/35247-blcu-index/ I may not be correct, but I think there is not only one dormitory, so perhaps it is possible to move from one to another. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song Hu Posted July 15, 2014 at 08:51 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 08:51 PM @ roddy I am in the BLCU for both my preparatory year and my main studies, so 5 years in total. That's why I felt so disappointed,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song Hu Posted July 15, 2014 at 08:55 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 08:55 PM @ scooby Thank you so much for your information!! I really appreciate that! Awww I don't know what to think guys... I was looking so much forward to going to Shanghai and that was such a shock for me... I feel it ruined my happiness for the scholarship... Was it so difficult to get accepted at SISU or East China Normal University? Will BLCU be a decent university? Hearing Shuoshuo tell me this about its facilities, doesn't make me think the best... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyferoz Posted July 15, 2014 at 09:02 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 09:02 PM Teenage mutant ninja turtle :") that was so funny though! Congratulations (for scholarship) and good luck with the journey to Shanghai. x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song Hu Posted July 15, 2014 at 09:05 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 09:05 PM @ ladyferoz Yeah, I was trying to make some fun at least... Thanks for your good words and wish you all the best for your results too! However, as I described above, I am not going to Shanghai but to Beijing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagna Posted July 15, 2014 at 09:06 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 09:06 PM @Song Hu Cheer up, BLCU is considered pretty good. There are people who put it there as a first choice, I myself am hoping to be accepted there. From what I've heard, free dorms (1&9, if I remember correctly) are messy, noisy, ugly and generally bad, but you can pay the difference and move to a better dorm. So not everything is lost! And about the reasons for being accepted to BLCU instead of Shanghai... I'm just guessing, but maybe it's because of these 1 year prep Chinese classes? I mean, BLCU has a huge section for international Chinese language students, probably bigger than in Shanghai. So maybe they wanted to accept you on your major in Shanghai, but then they couldn't offer you those language classes so they moved you? Still, it's just a wild guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyferoz Posted July 15, 2014 at 09:06 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 09:06 PM @SongHu Check the BLCU part in forum, and also google Dorm 1 Blcu, not the best but everything can be fixed with a little water and soap clean it up and it will look brand new. You can make lemonade with lemons, and you will have an amazing time there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyferoz Posted July 15, 2014 at 09:09 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 09:09 PM No I meant good luck with applying to change to shanghai. But even if you can't, you'll have an amazing time. You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way! - Dr Seuss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagna Posted July 15, 2014 at 09:17 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 09:17 PM not the best but everything can be fixed with a little water and soap clean it up and it will look brand new And if it still sucks, we can organize a group trip to IKEA and redecorate. That's actually my plan if I get to BLCU and have to live in dorm 1 or 9. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song Hu Posted July 15, 2014 at 09:35 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 09:35 PM @ Jagna & @ ladyferoz Thank you very much girls for your support! I realy appreciate it and you trully cheered me up! I'll try to think positive from now on, find more information about the university the coming days and wait for my document package to arrive to see my papers. After all, it's a great and unique opportunity for me to study in the field that I always wanted, so in no way I will give up! Maybe it is for better since I always feel that every obstacle in our life happens for a reason and at the very end we will see it only happened for the better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyana Posted July 15, 2014 at 10:16 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 10:16 PM Scholarship announcement in my country was today. I already went to pick up the documents. Time to start planning the trip! Good luck to the rest that are still waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song Hu Posted July 15, 2014 at 10:20 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 10:20 PM @ Dyana Congratulations for your admittance and good luck in your studies in China! Wish you all the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashid1587 Posted July 15, 2014 at 10:32 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 10:32 PM @ Dyana Congratulations to you for your admission. @Song Hu Don't worry, Beijing is beautiful city and BLCU is also considered one of the biggest University to manage the CSC affairs, I hope there ll be no worst conditions for living in BLCU. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song Hu Posted July 15, 2014 at 10:56 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 10:56 PM @ rashid1587 Thank you very much for your encouraging words!! After reading all these great words from so many people, I started feeling that maybe BLCU was for my best! Trully thank you all for your precious help!! Wish everyone all the best with their results, happy new life in China for those that got admitted and for those who didn't never give up!!! Everything happens for a reason!! If anyone knows anything about BLCU, please feel free to share it with us!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuoshuo Posted July 15, 2014 at 11:04 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 11:04 PM Song Hu - In all fairness, I'm not the right person to hear all this from. I only visited BLCU for one day (they put me in the hotel that they placed temporary students in). That was many years ago, I'm sure (and I hope) that they have upgraded the living situation since then. Apart from that, I've lived in Beijing for a total of a few weeks. So perhaps you should hear from students and people who have lived there for years and absolutely love it there. There is a certain "rivalry" between those of us who have lived in Shanghai and those who have lived in Beijing. These are two of China's major cities. So like I said, I'm extremely biased in this case. Your major require you to be excellent in Mandarin, so living in Beijing will have its huge benefits. In Beijing, everyone around you speaks 'putonghua'. It's not the same in Shanghai. In Shanghai, almost everyone is speaking Shanghainese or another dialect, so half the time you cannot really practice your listening skills in Mandarin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tianlongprc Posted July 16, 2014 at 01:31 AM Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 at 01:31 AM @song hu at least you got a scholarship! Also shanghai has more people than Beijing. Usually more people=more pollution. I have been to both places and for learning mandarin Beijing is much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wt9616 Posted July 16, 2014 at 08:49 AM Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 at 08:49 AM @wpskinner Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. I'm very pleased to say I was on the list for a category B scholarship. Just to know I have a place is great, to have a bit of extra money to go with is a real bonus. Wish everyone else all the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuoshuo Posted July 16, 2014 at 08:56 AM Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 at 08:56 AM I was tired of waiting for the MOE to inform me so I contacted the embassy, and they have confirmed that I got the scholarship! I don't have all the details yet, but my university did tell me (through a quick email) that I got my first choice programme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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