International students guide: College Associations Introduction
When you enter the university, you will always be attracted by various societies. I believe that every student will be eager to become one of them. Becoming a member of the community is a very good choice for enriching university study life and increasing experience. First of all, the community experience not only gives international students the opportunity to meet many excellent people, but also through this platform, they can also find many like-minded friends. This commonality is undoubtedly the beginning of the development of a true friendship. Even after graduation, this friendship will continue forever, and it is more likely to last a lifetime.
University societies often start around hobbies, common goals, or an activity. Among them, many societies are established based on professional goals, such as young entrepreneurs' societies; some societies are mainly focused on academic interests, such as programming societies or chemical societies; and most of them are focused on entertainment and social activities , Such as the Ultimate Frisbee Society, the Hiking Society, the Motion Picture Association, and the Baking Society.
Sports Club / School Sports Competition
Some athletes who did well in high school decided to concentrate on their studies after entering college and no longer hold positions on the school team. Others just want to play with other classmates and do some exercise. No matter what your original intention is, there will always be many sports clubs and sports teams for you. Sports clubs don't require the same intensity of training as you do on school teams, and anyone at any level can participate. If you want to participate in some fierce competitions, then different teams in the school may be the best choice. You can compete with your classmates by participating in one of the teams. Most schools have many American sports teams (basketball, indoor football teams) but many other sports you like may not be so popular. (Tennis, billiards).
FRATERNITY / SORORITY
For Chinese students and their parents preparing to study in the United States, strong academic strength, a long history, a well-known alumni, and annual rankings in American institutions are probably the first considerations when choosing a college . However, many people ignore another rather important factor when applying for universities, which is the university's own campus culture and atmosphere. In fact, in the eyes of American students, the weight of campus culture is much higher than the admission score of a university and its status on the university rankings. An important part of American campus culture is the "brotherhood" or "sisters" Will "culture. "Brotherhood" and "sisterhood" are usually spontaneous associations of students of different grades in the same apartment or department of American universities. They help each other in their studies and life. The society formed by boys is called "fraternity." Girls' associations are called "sisterhoods", which means a deep friendship like brothers and sisters. In the first year of my study at Johns Hopkins University, I was fortunate enough to join a fraternity, which gave me a respite from my freshman study life, which was difficult for many well-known professors.
International Cultural Association
There is a tendency for cultural integration and common exploration, and there are also associations with strong national and national characteristics. In a community with great cultural diversity, you can meet students from different countries and get together to share an introduction to culture and learn about unknown cultures. There are many activities in the community, everyone will work together to learn and make something interesting. It is also a great opportunity to broaden your horizons and learn about the diversity of world culture and activities. Then such associations will have certain screening and requirements for verbal expression, cooperation with others and enthusiasm for learning cultural knowledge.
Academic professional societies for career planning
On American university campuses, in addition to associations based on recreational activities and social activities, there are also many academic professional associations based on career goals and academic interests to enrich academic life outside the classroom. This type of academic professional community tends to deeply understand what they learn in the classroom to prepare for future academic research, such as programming communities, chemistry communities, math and physics clubs that are often found in American universities. Participants, while mastering their majors, enter the community and discuss academics with the purpose of meeting people with the same career plans. For example, young entrepreneurs' associations in some universities invite young entrepreneurs who have been successful in entrepreneurship to come to the school, share entrepreneurial experience with college students, hold briefings to obtain relevant industry licenses, and even hold job fairs.
