Reflection Of My Experience In The University Of Chinese Education

My high school possessed all the stereotypical features one can find in a caricature of the Chinese education system. As high school students, we were almost without any choice in terms of what to study but also without time to think about choice—math was hard, exams were frequent, and individual rankings of nearly a thousand students were made public to encourage competitiveness. The school, in emphasizing the importance of the college entrance exam that determined our future universities and even majors, somehow forgot the fact that life went on after that single exam. But other than self-discipline and a solid foundation in quantitative methods, I did learn to have fun under tension to keep the curiosity alive, and to do stay motivated even in a system that I did not endorse. In those three years, I secretly read many books under the desk during the boring lectures, and through them shaped a vision of self-growth in a more open environment. I was lucky enough to find such a supportive community in college, and the best part of my undergraduate experience was being able to realize my intellectual potential in coursework and research projects, while receiving

I could see myself growing up to become a lawyer at Michigan Law while enjoying my three years at Ann Arbor. Forgot to say, I was so used to studying in castles that the picturesque law quad would prove to be conducive for learning,