What to Study in University: 18 Pieces of Advice from a 25-Year-Old Chairman to University Students

Author: Qin Baoxi
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: The author, as both a successful entrepreneur and a recent college graduate, combines his own experiences in studying, job hunting, and entrepreneurship to have an in-depth and comprehensive discussion with college students about the issues they should pay attention to in various aspects of their lives, such as studying, daily life, postgraduate entrance exams, studying abroad, job hunting, and entrepreneurship. The viewpoints presented are novel, comprehensive, profound, and practical. Many of the author's ideas completely contradict mainstream views, making him a traditional disruptor for those who adhere to rigid rules. For example, while most people believe skipping classes is a sign of lack of ambition, the author argues that students who never skip classes are not good students. Many also consider postgraduate entrance exams to be the best, or even the only, path for college students, but the author compares it to a painful, comfortable death. If you find the author's viewpoints unacceptable while browsing the table of contents, please don't let that stop you from reading this book. The author wrote this book simply to engage in an equal exchange of ideas with you as someone who has been through it all. The book cites numerous examples, many of which are drawn from the author's real-life experiences. The college graduates living around the author are more vivid and authentic than any authoritative case study. Although you may dream of becoming a Bill Gates-like figure, the greater likelihood is that you will end up being one of the ordinary college graduates mentioned in the book: finding a satisfactory job after graduation, commuting to work by bus, hoping for promotions and salary increases from your boss, and finally choosing to start your own business at the right time. Please forgive me for not being able to break you free from this ordinary pattern. What I can do is help you move faster, more steadily, and more firmly along this path.