InSeptemberIstartmythirdyearatFudanUniversity,whichmeansthatI'vespentexactlytwoyearslivingoncampus.Inmyopinion,universitylifeisaboutenjoyingyourselfandrealizingyourdreams.
Theclasstimetableintheuniversityisflexible,whichgivesstudentsmorefreetime.Somestudentsspenditinthelibrary,readingbooks.Theirlearningambitionissohighthattheyclaimtheirseatsassoonasthelibrarydoorsopen.Butmanyprefertorelaxdoingsomethingelse,suchasplayingGu-Zheng,anancientChinesemusicalinstrument.Myroommatehasoneofthese.Shepaid500yuanforit,whichwasabigdecisionforher,becauseherfamily'sfinancialsituationisnotsogood.Myfriendearnedallthemoneyherselfbytutoringjuniorstudentstwiceaweek.Sheonlyspentfiveyuaneverydayoverthreemeals.Afterthreemonths,sherealizedherdream.
Aswestudentsaregettingolderwecanstartmakingourowndecisions.Withthisrightcomesresponsibility.Mostofustakepart-timejobsastutorstoearnsomepocketmoney-afewcapablestudentswillgainenoughmoneytobeself-sufficient.Byteachingwerealizethechallengeofmakingaliving.Someofmyfriendscomplainabouttheworkload,thoughtheyadmitthatteachingalsomakesthemconfident.Astheirstudentsprogress,thetutorsfeelhappytoo.
Thereareotherexcitingthingsgoingonatuniversity.Lovestoriesareanindispensablepartoflifeoncampus.Thoughitmaycausebothhappinessandbitterfeelings,manycan'thelplookingfortruelove.Oneofmybestfriendshashadherheartbrokentwice.Maybeit'spartlyherfaultthroughpickingboyfriendsbyappearance,thewaymostpeopledo.Lovecanmakeyoublindtosomeone'slessprettysides.Butmyfriendfeelsthatit'sworthittokeeptryinguntilshefindstherightperson.Thosewhohaveyettofindtheirprinceorprincesscandevotetheirtimetootherthings.Personally,I'mabigfanofKoreanactors.BaeYongJunisaKoreanmoviestarwhoChinesegirlsarecrazyabout.Atonepointlastwinter,eventhewayBaeworehisscarvesbecameatrend.Ilearnedfourwaysofwearingmyscarves!AndofcourseIalsocopyhishairstyle.Buttobehonest,Ihavesomedifficultygettingmyhairintotherightshape...Butforauniversitystudent,themostimportantthingshouldbestudying.WhenIwasafreshman,oneofourtutorstoldustomakegooduseofthebestteacherswhileatuniversity.“Makesurethatbythetimeyougraduate,there'sabigdifferencebetweenyou,andthosewhohaven'tenteredschoolyet,”hesaid.Thispieceofadvicemadeadeepimpressiononme.Alwayskeepstudying!
Tome,it'ssimple.Lifeoncampusisaboutfindingone'spriorities,andaboutbeingpartofagroupwhoworktoachieveinterestingandcreativegoals.