In the cool autumn weather, new students of the 56th class of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities entered school this morning, September 4. As of 5:00 p.m. on September 4, 2011, 1,359 out of 1,450 candidates were summoned to enroll, reaching a rate of 93.7%.
Bustling school day
Like last year, many new students and their parents brought necessary items to prepare for their new life to school to complete the admission procedures. From 7am, many parents and students gathered at the school. Nguyen Thi Ha, a new student of the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies (from Nam Dinh), said: I came to Hanoi a week ago to find a place to stay and prepare for admission. Today, with the enthusiastic guidance of teachers and volunteer students, I no longer felt confused and worried. I felt very happy and excited to have truly become a new student. On the first day, I also met and got to know many new friends.
Most of the new students come from many different provinces/cities, because they live far away, most of the new students come to Hanoi from the previous days to find a place to stay and settle down. Luckily, I have an acquaintance to stay with me for a few days while waiting to find a suitable place to stay, new student Hoang Tuan Ngoc (Faculty of Political Science) from Son La shared: My father took me to Hanoi yesterday, my father and I are still staying at an acquaintance's house, after enrolling, I will go with my father to find a place to stay. Without an acquaintance, I have to stay by the day before finding a permanent place to stay, Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan took her daughter to school and waited for her to enroll, confided: I was very excited to take my daughter to school, I felt secure when I saw the learning environment. Now I only have to worry about finding a place to stay, my mother and I are still staying temporarily outside waiting for my daughter to enroll, then I can go home after she enrolls.
There are still worries somewhere...
Along with the joy and excitement of becoming a new student, there are still some worries ahead. Accommodation is always a big concern for new students and their parents in the short and long term. The number of rooms in the dormitory for new students is 250, students who are children of war invalids and martyrs, Agent Orange victims, remote areas and islands will be the first priority. Therefore, there are still many students with difficult circumstances who do not have a stable place to live. Ms. Nguyen Thi Cuc (from Thanh Hoa) shared: My child passed the university entrance exam, both happy and worried, my family is also in difficulty, worrying about my child's future education will be very difficult. Therefore, I really hope that my child can move into the dormitory, hoping that the difficulties will be somewhat reduced.
Not too far, not too close, but Nguyen Thanh Hung, a freshman in the Faculty of Management Science (from Bac Ninh), has chosen to temporarily go back and forth because it will be difficult to find a place to stay at the beginning of the year. Hung said: This morning I took the bus to enroll in school, after enrolling, I will take the bus home again, it takes about 2 hours to get to school. At first, I will have to wake up early. After that, I will consider finding a place to stay. Not only worrying about food and accommodation, new students are also worried and confused about the new learning environment. Nguyen Thi Ngan, a freshman in the Faculty of Literature (from Vinh Phuc) confided: I took the entrance exam to the Faculty of Literature, and soon I will also take the entrance exam to a high-quality class. I will have to try harder to be able to study well in the new environment. There will still be worries ahead in the university journey of new students... But the joy and pride of the first day of becoming a freshman will give them confidence to continue their journey. Starting tomorrow, September 5, students of course 56 will participate in the student-citizen activity week.
