Notes on the 2008 class's enrollment date

Today (September 5, 2008), 1,157 out of 1,210 new students of the QH-2008-X course completed the admission procedures to officially become students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU.

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The admission scene was quite crowded but orderly. In the familiar green uniform, the volunteer student team of the School Union, whose mission is to support students in their admission, proved to be one of the most effective groups. The proof is that many families of new students trust and often come to the volunteer student consultation desk to ask for information about the school, admission procedures, accommodation, etc. And they all received enthusiastic guidance along with friendly smiles. Units such as the Reproductive Health Club, the Young Managers Club, the Information Department, the Center for Foreign Languages ​​and International Education Exchange Promotion, etc. were very quick to introduce themselves to new students by distributing flyers and welcoming them to the group's activities. And the main characters of today's admission session - a large number of students and their families - were present at G house quite early to wait for the procedures with many emotions, joy, strange confusion and even some concerns.

Love school from... famous people

When we asked about the level of understanding of information about the major and the school where students will study, Phung Thi Mien (Ha Tay) - a student of the 2008 Literature class confided: "Before the exam, I learned about the school through the book “Things to know about the 2008 university and college entrance exams” and on the school’s website, and learned that my school is a prestigious school with a long tradition of training in social sciences and humanities. Many people have studied at the school and are now successful and famous.”. And when asked to name a few of those successful people, according to Mien, it was... Mr. Trinh Le Anh, a very famous television personality that Mien admired. Another “character” of the school that Mien admired was Associate Professor Dr. Vu Cao Dam, who taught Mien the subject “Scientific Research Methodology” at Dong Do University, where he studied International Relations for 3 years (but then decided to switch to Literature because of a strong desire to become a Literature teacher).

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Doan Van Truong (Hung Yen), a former first-year student of Sociology at the Trade Union University, also chose History because of his passion for the subject of events and characters that transcend time and remain in memory. And he seemed to love and be more determined to study history when he witnessed the erudition of the teachers he admired, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Hai Ke, Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Xanh (Lecturers of the History Department) - familiar guests of the program Following the History Stream broadcast on VTV2.

From another perspective, student Trinh Tu Quyen (Nam Dinh) affirmed that an important reason for her to choose to study International Studies is that she believes in the ability to teach and learn English of students of the International Studies department (you can read this information in the book "Explore your path to college”). Quyen believes that this major will give you many good job opportunities after graduation.

Sharing the same opinion with Quyen, Nguyen Thi Huong (Vinh Phuc), a student majoring in Literature, a girl who loves literature and journalism, affirmed that after graduating, her major will give her many interesting and suitable career options: teaching, writing for newspapers, editing, and producing information.

It can be seen that, in addition to the desire to do a certain job that they love and the efforts to find information about those training professions from books, newspapers, and the Internet (which are not very abundant sources), students are strongly influenced and attracted by the role models of their relatives around them, especially the ideal role models of people who often appear in the media. That partly shows how much the great power of information has and is influencing the current career choice of many young people.

College: easy or difficult?

100% of students asked during the admission ceremony did not know what credit-based training was - a new training method that the school has officially implemented for a year now. Some students "heard about" it but did not understand the essence of credit-based learning. However, the majority of students were quite aware of the difficulty and hardship of university study. Nguyen Van Hung (Ha Tinh), a student majoring in Political Science, said: "I have prepared myself mentally to study many times more than my juniors.”. Nguyen Thi Huong (Vinh Phuc) majoring in Literature confided: “Although I am quite confident, I am still a little worried. I think university is quite hard, to achieve good results in all 4 years requires a long time of effort, especially when you want to get a scholarship.”. Doan Van Truong (Hung Yen), studying History, confidently said: “Studying at university is self-study, teachers are just guides. Individual effort and hard work are the main factors to get good study results.”. Nguyen Truong Sinh (Nam Dinh), a Literature student, summed up his views on university studies in four words: “self-study is the main thing”. He also expressed his confidence that he would adapt to the university way of studying. Doan Thi Soan (Hai Duong), a girl studying Management Science and passionate about jobs related to social work, said: “The most important thing is to learn by yourself and have your own creative thinking. Confidence and creativity will bring success.”.

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Starting their university journey, most new students have quite positive and proactive thoughts about their upcoming study time. Most of the students interviewed intend to immediately start learning more information about the school, about their major, especially about the curriculum and subjects. Trinh Tu Quyen (student of the Faculty of International Studies) affirmed: “The first thing is that I will get to know many seniors to ask about their learning experiences, get to know the teachers to create friendly relationships and mutual understanding.”. Nguyen Truong Sinh (student of Literature Faculty) expressed his concern for the school library: “That will be my first stop because I love reading and I want to know how well the school library will accommodate this interest of mine.”. Girlfriend Nguyen Thi Huong (student of Literature Faculty) is interested in the activities of the Youth Union and Student Association of the School: “I really like participating in the activities of the Youth Union, I will learn about the Youth Union and the Student Association to see which activities I can participate in. I really want to participate in the summer volunteer activities of students in the first 3 years, and in the fourth year I will probably have to stop to do my thesis.”. Nguyen Van Hung (Ha Tinh), one of the new students who has experience in Youth Union activities, expressed his desire to take on a certain position in the class or Youth Union branch with the hope of developing his own abilities and contributing to the collective activities. In addition, some students asked about the need to find part-time jobs to help their families pay for their studies due to their limited financial situation.

Although each of you has your own opinion and wishes, above all, today's school opening day has brought us optimistic thoughts and joy about a new generation of dynamic, confident students with many dreams in life.