The first thing I want to tell you is that I am just like you, so I almost went to HKUST in mainland China. I didn't really know what I wanted until I studied for two years. Although I didn't do badly in all aspects in the past two years, I was a little late because I missed many opportunities to move towards my goal. So when you choose a school, you must first know what you want to do in the future and what path you want to take, because every school and every place has its own advantages and disadvantages. This is very important, you must carefully consider whether the school you choose has the advantage of helping you achieve your goal.

Secondly, I want you to know that HKUST is really a private school, and the tuition is relatively expensive. In addition, the price and consumption level in Macao are higher than those in China, so the cost of living is much higher than that in mainland universities. Therefore, before you come to HKUST, you should know whether your family's economic level can bear it. If your parents have a hard life because of this, I think it is very unworthy and inappropriate.

Let's talk about HKUST. I know there are many cynical posts criticizing HKUST on the Internet, and I don't quite agree with them. Maybe something they say does exist, but as a student at school, you should love your school first. Without this basic ideological level, I don't think they are qualified to evaluate HKUST. They learned nothing at HKUST. Of course, I'm not saying this to cover up the shortcomings of HKUST. HKUST has problems, but it also has many good aspects. Seek truth from facts and look at problems dialectically. I think you must know this better than me just after taking the college entrance examination.

Let's talk about the problem you mentioned first. There are only four schools in Macao, namely HKUST, Australasia University, Polytechnic and Tourism College, and only one private school is HKUST. Of course, the tuition of private schools is definitely more expensive than that of public schools, but in my opinion, HKUST is not worse than that of public universities. It is irresponsible to say that HKUST are all mainland students and Macao students are unwilling to enroll. There are indeed more mainland students in HKUST than other Macao schools, but there is a reason. HKUST is a private university with a small school-age population in Macau. Without fixed government funding, it is impossible to run a school entirely by local students in Macao, so it is normal to expand the number of students. In addition, the overall learning atmosphere in Macao is not good. I did a related survey a few days ago because I wrote a paper. Since 1996, the proportion of educated teenagers in Macao has been declining. There are many reasons (if you are interested in this, you can ask me), the most important of which is the development of the gambling industry. Under the temptation of high salary, many high school students and even junior high school students in Macao drop out of school to work in casinos. A senior one I tutor after school has no plans at all. In this atmosphere, there are not many Macao people studying in universities themselves, not to mention there are many Macao people in such a big school as HKUST. However, this situation has gradually improved in the past two years. When HKUST recruited local students this year, many Macao local students came to take the exam. 90% of my professional courses this semester were also Macao local students. In addition, when my classmates and I participated in the exchange activities with students from public universities such as the University of Macau, we found that their students were inferior to us in many aspects, so as a student of HKUST, I didn't feel inferior at all. As for whether HKUST can bring money in, I don't know, so I dare not comment without definite evidence, but I want to point out two points: First, as a private university, it is normal for HKUST to study abroad at its own expense, even at Harvard. Secondly, in recent years, the scores of students enrolled by HKUST are getting higher and higher, which means that there are more and more good students (I heard that most of them will be one in the next session). I dare not comment too much on the education quality of HKUST, because I don't know the situation of other colleges, but as far as our law school is concerned, it is still good and the teachers are very responsible. Especially after the arrival of the new dean, the atmosphere has changed greatly, bringing many domestic political and legal teachers, which is also rare in the mainland. Here, I would also like to talk about other problems of studying in HKUST by the way. If you put your heart into it, you can actually find many rare opportunities in HKUST. First of all, your vision will be much broader than that in China, and you can learn a lot of things that you can't see in China, which is of great help to your ability to objectively analyze and judge problems, but many people waste such opportunities in HKUST. Secondly, in HKUST, you will have the opportunity to participate in more international activities and more social activities, because the SAR government will hold various such activities from time to time, and there are many activities organized by Hong Kong universities and institutions, and Macao universities will also participate, and many similar large-scale activities cannot be participated in China, so as long as you have the strength, you will have great opportunities! Thirdly, the competition among mainland universities is very strong, and the corresponding opportunities will be less, while the competition in Macao is relatively small, making it easier to seize opportunities. For example, there is a very famous Challenge Cup competition in mainland universities (you can go to google), and students from mainland universities have to go through school selection, city selection and provincial selection before they can participate in the national finals. As long as you can win the prize, it is said that you can guarantee to study, and the competitive pressure can be imagined. But in Macao, you can participate in the finals as long as you choose a school. Last year, several pairs of students from our school went to Tianjin to participate in the competition, and won the second prize and the third prize respectively (it's great to participate in the competition, not only to meet top students from famous domestic schools such as Peking University and Tsinghua, but also to meet students from universities in Hong Kong and Taiwan _); Thirdly, HKUST itself has provided many rare opportunities, such as "Master Lectures" held in recent semesters, inviting domestic celebrities such as Yu and others to give lectures every week, and many academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. I think such opportunities are rare in China. No matter what the purpose of the school is, it is a rare opportunity for us, but many people turn a blind eye to it.

Then talk about the school spirit you are worried about. Objectively speaking, the school spirit of HKUST is not very good. I summed up two reasons myself. First of all, Macao's social environment itself is not suitable for learning, and a large number of casinos and luxurious social atmosphere make the whole society relatively dry (this is not detailed); Secondly, most students have well-off families, so students are relatively less diligent than mainland college students (when I went to Sun Yat-sen University to communicate with other students, I found that they are much simpler than us, which is in line with my impression of middle school students). But, as I said before, everything has a good side and a bad side. HKUST also has many excellent students who have been hired, such as the students who cared for students in previous sessions. They study hard and have good grades and all aspects of quality. Some students in our college are excellent. Professor Jiang Ping and Professor Wei Zhenying, the leading figures in china law society, were well received when they came to our college to give lectures. Some of the undergraduates who graduated from our college were admitted to the graduate students of famous universities in mainland China (one of my senior sisters was admitted to Xiamen University this year). Birds of a feather flock together. Every school has good students and bad students. It depends on who you are with. The overall atmosphere may be bad, but isn't this an opportunity to hone your will? Everything is in itself!

Finally, let's talk about the hardware of HKUST. Personally, I think HKUST's hardware is not bad. The school now has four dormitory buildings (not counting off-campus apartments). Girls can live in school from freshman to senior, but boys are in danger of moving out of school in their senior year. One dormitory for four people (5 people in Block G). Except for the old dormitory in Block F, other new dormitories are quite worry-free. Every dormitory has air conditioning and toilets, electricity is swiped, and there are telephones in Block L and Block M (only between dormitories, of course). There are two kitchens on each floor, and each kitchen has a microwave oven and a water dispenser. One disadvantage is that the dormitory has to be rearranged once a year, and it is very tiring to move things. However, many college students will move out of campus and rent a house with their classmates in their junior or even sophomore years, because it is more free and comfortable to live in. In this process, you have to bargain with landlords and intermediaries and sign contracts, which can give you a lot of social experience. HKUST's classroom resources are relatively tight, but the equipment in each classroom is still very good, especially in IT college, where there are many laboratories. There is also a continuing education college on the island, and some courses of business school seem to be going there. I also want to complain here, one is the canteen, the food is really not delicious, it is better to eat out or buy it outside; Another is that the library is too small, which is a reading corner compared with Peking University Library, although some books in it are still good. However, I am glad to see that the new library has started after two years' expectation. Maybe I can't enjoy it, but you should use it when you come.

The above is what I think at present that may be helpful to you. You can ask me if you don't understand anything. I didn't say whether HKUST is good or bad, because nothing can give an absolutely correct objective evaluation. It's your choice whether to come to HKUST or not, but what I want to say is what I said at the beginning. Think clearly about your future path and what you need before making a decision! As for the cynical language on the Internet, I think you know how to treat it.

Wish you success!