Do universities take most people on?

[Saxondale]

For some reason, i'm under the impression that it's quite easy to get accepted onto a Chinese language course; I've applied for the CSC Scholarship and i'm already anticipating the rejection email, so i've gone ahead and applied to two universities in Qingdao. So do they take most people on?

[Matty]

As I understand the 2 most basic requirements are having completed high school and being of a certain age (16 or 18). After that it seems they're really rather flexible. Then again it could depend on what university and what program you're applying for.

[kdavid]

I've applied for the CSC Scholarship and i'm already anticipating the rejection email

Why are you expecting to be rejected?

So do they take most people on?

Universities in China are businesses just like many other universities. Foreigners are extremely appealing as they pay twice as much or more as local Chinese, and, in some cases I imagine, add "prestige" to the school by creating an international student body.

I'd think anyone could get admitted to any Chinese university's Chinese language program. Perhaps if you were applying for a degree program, the admission standards may be a bit more strict.

[Saxondale]

I just haven't seen any success for UK applicants applying through the EU window, so i'm just a bit worried about not qualifying or something like that : / but hey, we'll find out July/August time!

[kdavid]

It's always good to have back-up plans, but don't lose hope!

[Brian US]

Unfortunately, it seems if you don't go through a university in the UK to apply or the Confucius Institute, it is hard to get the CSC scholarship directly. You could also consider going on a tourist visa and then trying out a private language school.

[roddy]

I don't think we've ever heard of someone being rejected by a Chinese university for language study, except perhaps due to visa concerns (Nigerian guy a while back I think). You'd need to scribble anti-Chinese propaganda all over the application form to even make them have second thoughts.

[Brian US]

I think the typical full time language program at a university runs 20-30,000 RMB, where the most I've heard a local paying is 6,000. Schools makes some serious money off foreigners.

[anonymoose]

At Shanghai Jiaotong University, there was some rule that if you didn't attend at least 1/3 or maybe it was 2/3 of the classes, you were not eligible to sign up for the following semester. I don't know if they ever enforced that rule, but they did mention it a few times. I think maybe the authorities are trying to clamp down on people signing up for language courses just to get the visa, and then engaging in other business.

[Saxondale]

Cheers for the information guys. I'm pretty confident i'll get accepted to the universities i've applied to but i really don't think people from the UK have a fair chance getting the CSC Scholarship.

I think there's been 2 other British people that have applied for the Scholarship this year, so we'll find out soon.