<p>I'm currently a high school senior in california. I've been to Shanghai twice, and i really loved it. Recently i've been sorting out my college list, even though i was only going to apply to california schools, i was thinking about applying to Fudan University as well. The thing is, my grades are decent now but they were pretty bad in the past, so that pulled down my overall GPA. If i stay here, I'd probably be a match for something like LMU, but I've heard that it's a lot easier for international students to get in Chinese Universities. Rather than staying here and attending a more average school, would it be better to go to Fudan if i can get in? I can speak and write mandarin fluently, I like Shanghai a lot (planning on moving there after college anyways) and i've lived in Asia for a pretty long time before moving to cali so i'm pretty sure i can get used to living there. But then again, i don't want to miss out on the whole "college experience" in the states, so i'm not sure..any suggestions?</p>
<p>My sole suggestion is, **don’t you worry! **
Most Chinese universities(not including HK universities) are practising bloody differentiation towards foreign students&domestic students, as you’ve said, it’s much much easier to get into top Chinese universities as a foreigner than a domestic student-for non-PRC passport holders,all you need to do in order to get to the very best Chinese universities are a high school diploma and basic Mandarin colloquy;for a domestic student, you have to be, probably, THE best of your local area.</p>
<p>Once again, don’t you worry. It’s decidedly much simpler to get into Fudan University than,say, UCSD,UCSB.</p>
<p>ok that makes me feel better about getting in haha =) </p>
<p>Some of my friends have told me that companies in China still like to see that you have a bachelor’s degree from a school in the states, do you think it’d be better to go to a school like LMU or Fudan if i want to work in China in the future?</p>
<p>yes, it’s easy to get in as a foreigner but don’t you think the companies knows that too? </p>
<p>I have meet a few hiring managers in China who would actually prefer a domestic top university graduate (Tsinghua, PKU etc. but I think Fudan can be considered in the league too) than someone graduating from a no-name US university. The reason is that the market is flooded with people with a US / UK degree nowaday, and many of them didn’t get into an US university for their ability, but because they had the money.</p>
<p>On the other hand, I think companies in China are also aware that you did not get into Fudan for your ability like the Chinese Fudan students. And seriously, do you think you can keep up with the work at Fudan? I took one class at Tsinghua for a semester, and I’m soo glad that grade didn’t matter because I did transfer credit.</p>
<p>it’s a lot easier for international students to get in Chinese Universities
i have to confess it’s ture…lol<br>
now that you can speak and read mandarin fluently, here are my suggestions.
1.我去过复旦，也在上海住过一段时间，个人认为复旦对international students还是很友好的
2.你hsk过了么？
3.如果你希望同时有上海和california的经历，为什么不选择uc里的study aboard？我记得那里有hk和上海的项目，这不就一举两得？</p>
<p>i’m not sure if you’ve decided already, but here are some thoughts:
- i studied at fudan for a semester in 2005, and it was a great foreigner/expat atmosphere. shanghai is obviously an awesome cosmopolitan city to be in as you noted, and with china growing so rapidly, there are a ton of opportunities to do something interesting outside of academics. your status is simply different there as a foreign student as well</p>
<p>2) having known a number of undergrads at fudan, you’ll actually probably end up working alot harder than you would for college here. keep that in mind when you’re looking at what you hope to get from the college experience, and what you plan to do in the future. i would argue that having a chinese degree now holds more water than it used to on both sides of the ocean, but you will need to really work to get decent grades, and depending on what you want to do chinese may not be relevant.</p>
<p>Chinese Us are pretty “friendly” to international students. If you wanna apply for Fudan universities, even Tsinghua or Peking University(the best two Us in China), the ONLY thing you need to do is to pass the HSK(Putonghua Shuiping Kaoshi).</p>
<p>Not directly related to Shanghai, but you should consider elite colleges in Hong Kong too- you’re right. It’s much better to graduate from a top school somewhere else than a middling school in the states. I think you have a good chance at HKU and CUHK as well, and it’s only 2 hours by flight away from Shanghai 
Not to mention Hong Kong is also a great city.</p>
<p>I live right beside Fudan and I’ve got say there’s so many international students around. I think you have a good chance.</p>
<p>Fudan is a great university but you have to understand the Chinese education system is a lot different than the American. I spent around 2 years doing research at PKU and helping with some undergraduate classes. There is a reason why many top students do everything they can to do their masters abroad. I’ve found if you are not in a hard science, engineering, or business program, there is no real sense of academic growth. Because the Chinese government has such a firm hand with making sure top schools still tow the party ethics that many of the kids feel that they really can’t learn anything significant. If you are studying a social science or even a humanities I’d highly suggest that you don’t go to a mainland Chinese university.</p>