No matter what’s happening in your life, you will want friends by your side! With the rise of technology, making friends online is a growing and common occurrence（事件）. 【小题1】. Finding friends online goes hand-in-hand with finding new friends in real life. Here are some helpful tips on where and how to establish online friendships.

Study groups

A study group is a perfect place for students studying online. Create or join a group for students at your college. 【小题2】.

Do things you love in your city

One of the best ways to make friends is to take part in activities you enjoy. That way, you can meet people with similar interests with whom you can continue the activity. 【小题3】. For example, you can go through social media or check a gym’s schedule of classes online.

Join a group online based on your likes

Based on your interests and hobbies, try to perform a search online to find a group that shares in your hobby. 【小题4】. For example, you can find people who like to paint online and then set up a music and paint night!

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From Facebook to Instagram, and Snapchat to Twitter, there are plenty of social media platforms where you can make new friends.

Visa Application

Chinese Government Scholarship (CGS) winners should apply for a visa to study in China to the Chinese embassy or consulate-general with the original documents and photo-copies of the Admission Letter, Visa Application for Study in China (JW201), Foreigner Physical Examination Form and valid ordinary passport. Those who will study in China for more than 6 months must apply for “X1” visa, and those who will study in China for less than 6 months (including 6 months) can apply for “X2” visa. Students who come to China with other types of passports, visas or without the original documents will not be able to register with institutions, nor will they be able to apply for the residence permit in China.

Visa application cost is at student’s own expense.

Transfer Service

The Transfer Service Station for Chinese Government Scholarship students in Beijing Language University will provide a transfer service to new full scholarship students who have to make a stopover (停留) in Beijing to other cities. Detailed services provided during the stopover are as follows:

1．Pickup service at Beijing Airport. Students are kindly requested to inform the Transfer Service Office of their arrival date and the flight number one week in advance.

2．Free accommodation on campus (twin room).

3．One-off settlement subsidy (补贴).

4．Necessary medical service during the transfer.

5．A hard-seat or hard-berth train ticket from Beijing to the city where the host institution is located.

Transfer Service Station for Chinese Government Scholarship Students.

Tel: 0086-10-82303706

E-mail: zhongzhuan@blcu. edu. cn

Add: No. 15 Xueyuan Lu, Haidian District, Beijing, P. R. China

What’s better: private school vs public school? Choosing which school to send your children to can be a very hard decision to make. 【小题1】

Ask about testing scores. Students at private schools tend to outscore public school students on standardized tests, which can affect your child’s ability to get into college. 【小题2】 Researchers have used the same data to come to conflicting conclusions. Other factors like socioeconomic status, can influence student’s scores, regardless of where they are educated.

【小题3】 In general, public schools tend to have larger class sizes than private schools. If you need a school that can give more attention to individual students, you might consider a private school or a smaller public school.

Tour the school. Before you even begin to choose between a public or private one, you’ll need to schedule a tour of the school you’re interested in. Do the students look happy and engaged? Are the learning spaces bright and clean? 【小题4】 Taking your children along gives the them chance to see the school and decide if it feels like a comfortable environment to them.

Don’t put too much stock in online ratings. 【小题5】 But they could also have fantastic teachers and principals. Talking to others help you figure out if this is true. Therefore, don’t write a school off just because its ratings are a little low.

In a word, knowing what matters to you in terms of the differences between public and private education can make your decision a little easier.