Previous students refer to students who have not graduated this year (re-reading, postgraduate entrance examination, examination, work).

Freshmen are students who graduated that year to distinguish them from previous graduates.

1 applicants and former students (high school graduates) are treated equally when applying for universities, but former students cannot enjoy policy bonus points and walks, and cannot apply for public security forces and military academies. In the case of the same score, colleges and universities will give priority to enrolling new students.

2 fresh graduates (university graduates) fresh graduates refer to graduates who should graduate in the same year. In some enterprises (campus recruitment) and civil service examinations, it is limited to recruiting fresh graduates, while fresh graduates on the other hand mean lack of experience. Freshmen who need to work before graduation need to find a job with graduate recommendation form, report card and tripartite agreement, and only after graduation can they get a registration card to settle in the employment place.