Can I apply for another school in China (with/without scholarship) if I didn't finish (assume I drop out) the previous study (in this case master degree)?

[Baba blacksheep]

Hi guys, so I am currently studying in Changsha, Hunan province, and am currently in my extension period. The school only allows me to extend for only 1 semester, and I don't think I would manage to finish my thesis in 1 semester and I may have to go back to my country after this semester ends. I have many difficulties with my thesis, and I am really afraid of not graduating from this university. My ultimate goal tbh is to work in China, but this has been something that blocking my road toward that goal (for one or two reasons, I picked the wrong major in the past, and so this is the accumulation of that mistake) so the best scenario is that I would try to finish this thesis as much as possible, complete everything necessary before going back and then next semester hopefully do my defense and graduate. And then, I was planning to go back to China to learn Chinese at my own expense, as long as I could be back here. But the worst scenario, how if I can't graduate? Do you guys know whether it's possible to maybe apply for a scholarship if you have this record that you didn't finish your previous study? I was thinking of paying my own tuition if I were to redo my entire master's degree, but paying the whole 3 years with my own fees is a bit too much, right? and I was hoping maybe some of you would have some information about this. Thank you

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On 11/4/2024 at 1:19 AM, Baba blacksheep said:

Do you guys know whether it's possible to maybe apply for a scholarship if you have this record that you didn't finish your previous study?

 

Not intending to be unkind, but to just to point out the obvious, you can probably apply for a scholarship, but you would not be a very attractive candidate for institutional funding. Being awarded the scholarship would not be likely if it were a highly competitive situation. 

 

Seems to me it would be important to finish the degree you started, lest the failure to do so plague you the rest of your academic life.