From the news

Seniors at our university don’t attend classes. They pay the same tuition as their first three years of college, and even have a few final exams come the end of the semester, but no one is expected to go to any classes. In fact, many of the seniors are no longer even in our city. Instead, they are frantically searching for a job or preparing for the postgraduate examination. Job prospects for graduating seniors are quite grim, which means many hope to postpone the need to look for a job with further education.

For those unaware of the current college graduate conundrum in China, I highly recommend you check out a recent enlightening discussion done by the NY times. Four authors seek to explain the current state of affairs, including historical reasons behind it and likely future scenarios. Also helpful is another discussion of the issue done this past March. One thing is for sure, worries and concern over the future means that many students are currently looking for some sort of firm ground on which to place their feet.