Notes on the 2008 class's admission 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 new students' families trust and regularly come to the volunteer student's consulting desk to ask for information about the school, admission procedures, accommodation... And they all received enthusiastic instructions accompanied by friendly smiles. Units such as: Reproductive Health Club, Young Managers Club, Information Office, Foreign Language Center and International Education Exchange Promotion... were very quick in introducing themselves to new students by distributing leaflets and welcoming words to participate in 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 building quite early to wait for the procedures with many emotions, some happy, some strange and even some worried.

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 exam” 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 in the school and now have become successful and famous.”. And when asked to name a few of those successful people, according to Mien, it was... 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 spent 3 years studying International Relations (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) was a former first-year student of Sociology at the Trade Union University. He also chose the History major 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 Faculty of History) - familiar guests of the program Following the History 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 English teaching and learning ability of students of the International Studies faculty (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 Literature student, a girl who loves literature and journalism, affirmed that after graduating, her major will give her many interesting and suitable career choices: 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 entrance 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, most students are quite aware of the difficulty and hardship of studying at university. Nguyen Van Hung (Ha Tinh), a student majoring in Political Science, said: "I have prepared myself to study many times more than my juniors.”. Nguyen Thi Huong (Vinh Phuc) studying Literature confided: “Although I am quite confident, I am still a little worried. I think university is quite hard, to get good results in all 4 years requires a long time of effort, especially if 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 of the new students have quite positive and proactive thoughts about their upcoming study time. Most of the students interviewed intend to immediately start to learn 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 I will do is 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 visit because I love reading and I want to know how well the school library will cater to my interest.”. Girlfriend Nguyen Thi Huong (student of Faculty of Literature) is interested in the activities of the Youth Union and Student Association of the School: “I really like to participate in the activities of the Youth Union, I will learn about the Youth Union and the Student Union 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 wanted to find part-time jobs to help pay for their family's tuition 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.