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What do students about to graduate do?
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VietNamNet Bridge – Rushing to make up courses, paying debts and preparing for jobs in the future are the things last-year students in HCM City are doing.

The thing that worries last year students most is repeating a course. As the second semester has begun, a lot of students are worried about the subjects that they must repeat as they did not pass the exams the first time. If they cannot pass the exams prior to the end of the academic year, they will not be able to graduate when the year finishes.

Vu Van Phuc, a student of the HCM City University of Technology, related that he still ‘owes’ a lot of credits. Phuc said that he has moved heaven and earth these days to register for re-training and make-up exams. He regrets that he did not spend more time learning, and now has to ‘race against time’ to be able graduate from university in June. Meanwhile, he does not want to stay at the university one more year as it would cost his parents more money.

English seems to be the toughest subject for students. A quick survey showed that nearly 40% of last-year students at the HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanities must still pass the English exam.

Students not only ‘owe’ subjects, but also money. Truong Manh Hung, a student at the HCM City University of Natural Sciences, said that he squandered his money on gambling the past few years. He had to borrow money from friends to live and keep studying, and now he has to save every VND to pay debts.

Other students also feel anxious about their studies. “I hope I don’t have to retake any subjects the last year. If I have to stay at university for one more year, my parents will have to pay a lot of money. It would have been better to spend time learning,” said Nguyen Tien Trung, a student at the University for Social Sciences and Humanities.

However, some other students complain that they are tired of learning. Tinh, an economics student, still ‘owes’ ten credits, but he does not intend to spend more time learning. Tinh does not think that it is a big problem to go to school for another year.

The pressure of living independently and seeking stable jobs after graduation also worries students. Meanwhile, many think that the knowledge they get from universities is not good enough to support them in their works.


When asked where she will work after graduation, Thu Trang, a student of the Library-Information Faculty under the HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanities, said: “I still don’t know where I will practice, let alone find a job. I’m not sure if I can find a job.”

Most students about to graduate are not sure if they can find jobs after they graduate. Meanwhile, they do not get any support from universities in seeking jobs.

Most students about to graduate think of temporary jobs after graduation. “I think I may not be able to find a job for one or two years after I graduate,” said Minh Hai, a Hong Bang University student.

VietNamNet/Dan tri