College Education in China

Compared to the American education system, the Chinese have a completely different system. It’s more strict and rigid than that in America. First of all, the Chinese college system divides universities into different standards of levels. These levels indicate strictly which university is good or bad. Therefore, this makes all high school students, who want a good studying environment, have to study hard to prepare for the National Admission Examination. Only if the students get a good score on this exam, and stand out among a large percentage of participants, they could have a chance to get into their preferred university. 

Secondly, students who are studying in colleges are not as free as students that are in America, because they don’t have choices on what courses they are majoring in. Their college of choice has already arranged all the courses for each certain major- the Chinese student doesn't get a choice in choosing classes.

                

Thirdly, there is a totally different grading system which gives a different leading on how to study, and when to study. In a Chinese college, students always study very, very hard when finals are coming, because the final exam is what determines the grade a student will get for each class. If a student gets below 60 percent on their exam, they fail that course and have to take the exam the following year.

              

 Lastly, it’s rare to see students having a double-major, because when students apply for colleges, they can only choose one certain major that they can get into. All in all, the Chinese have a very specific college education system. But, personally, I think the Chinese college educational system needs to be improved. 

Written by:  Jiayi Liu

WSU International Student

China