Published accounts from students who studied in China, and compiled field notes on what daily life is actually like.
22 articles · field notes
The supervisor determines your funding, your research, your equipment access and your graduation timeline. This is the most important decision in a Chinese postgraduate application.
Compiled from published student accounts of the arrival period — what goes smoothly, what goes wrong, and the order to do things in.
Compiled from published accounts by learners at Chinese universities — the tactics that are consistently reported to work, and the ones that are not.
Compiled accounts of dormitory life — the good, the irritating and the cultural adjustments.
The single most commonly discussed difficulty in student accounts, and the approaches reportedly most effective.
Halal, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and allergy management — what university canteens actually offer.
What universities provide, what they do not, and how students have navigated the gap.
Compiled from published accounts: the four career routes that dominate, and what each requires.
Compiled accounts of living at -25 °C in Harbin, Changchun and Shenyang, and why students end up loving it.
Compiled from published warnings and student accounts: the errors that cause serious problems, and the ones that are merely annoying.
Compiled from student accounts of English-medium degrees — the genuine advantages and the common disappointments.
Most Chinese universities take international applications directly, and it is free to try. Where agents genuinely add value, and where they do not.