A day in My life as a Shanghai Jiaotong University Student

[@EdwinLLLLL]

As a Bulgarian,you speak perfect English and perfect Mandarin.With such a cute face,you've already won.

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

Aww thank you!

[@udondondong8464]

true lolll her face is soo cute not gonna lie

[@generalyoutubewatching5286]

It seems quite normal for Europeans to be able to speak English. Apart from French, Italians, Spanish ppl of course.

[@binh9495]

@@thatbulgarianchick9372 I agree with this comment, cuz two of my roommates are also Bulgarian, but I have to say that their English skills are way worse than yours. And yeah, you speak perfect mandarin, cheers!

[@Criszgz22]

@@generalyoutubewatching5286 I think that is changing with the new generations.Most Italians and Spanish youngsters ,teen and twenty something,speaks English quite well.

[@uriel33wendao11]

You Mandarin pronunciation is pretty good, girl ,well done of your studying ,enjoy your time in China.

[@CHiNAxWONDERSS]

Omg it hurts my heart to see this vid!! So many nostalgic feelings when i was studying in sh and sjtu (twice!) so many happy feelings. I lived in the same dorm! Double room on the sixth but when i was there (2015) the didnt have the lounges yet on the floors. Thank u for the vid and givin me nostalgic feelings!!

[@moiravanchristen]

Ugh! Can't tell how mine hurts! Was an student in SJTU (Xujiahui Campus) in 2003-2005!!!! Although different, I swear I could smell the damp corridors of my dorm watching this....It feels like it was yesterday...

[@CHiNAxWONDERSS]

@@moiravanchristen Wauw! Thats a long time ago! Didn't you visit SJTU in the meantime?

[@na-rn2pv]

@@moiravanchristen what did you study there? :)

[@christophedus5050]

I was studying chinese in SJTU during the same year, maybe we were in the same class :D

[@CHiNAxWONDERSS]

@@christophedus5050 really!? I was there feb-june 2015! wbu? i was in the chinese overseas class

[@hancechen3483]

The security guy is definitely beyond the security distance when taking the photo

[@thenobleheart]

Omg i thought the same he liked the hug abit too much😂😂😂😂😂

[@raynor5961]

i graduated from SJTU 13 years ago. Enjoy your life there!

[@ruoxi9113]

its been 7 years since i immigrated from china and i honestly miss living there so much. it'd be cool if i can life there again in the future :,)

[@criptik5208]

Where did you shifted and why are you missing china

[@MrReplay2]

how is life in china

[@vladostapovets7209]

I miss Shanghai so much:) Studied in SJTU in 2017, did my master there. Such a nice time with so many new friends around me. Lived in toliyuan as well. Great videos, wish you made more :P

[@yonghuawu2596]

Reminds me of all the good old time when I was studying in SJTU

[@kingmacinchina]

So cool to see how developed SJTU over the last couple years. Was there from 2003-2006.

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

Wow! I wanna see what that was like

[@girlinblack5361]

So many youtubers don’t even show the classes they go to when they do college vlogs lol I’m glad you’re different

[@a.h.2175]

Amazing personality + amazing content= me already loving your channel ❤

[@aviamladenova6193]

Andreia Hristova ❤️❤️❤️

[@jamal-wi1lw]

Oh my God, this is so nice, I'm so related to this video, cuz it reminds of my first year in China in Beijing where I've studied there, specially that part when you said 阅读is the hardest class 😂.. Cool video keep it up, now I'm working Shanghai but still missing every day that I had during my time in university ❤️,, 加油

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

Haha 阅读 is the worst! Thank you a lot and I hope you enjoy working in China!

[@jamal-wi1lw]

@@thatbulgarianchick9372 yeah of course I do love it here ✌️.. Have fun during your time in Shanghai

[@kennardjohn2322]

It's so great to be a foreigner, as a Chinese even I use my whole life preparing the exam that I still can't pass the exam

[@zack2804]

If you can't pass the Gaokao, then just apply to a foreign university and become a foreigner lol.

[@chickennuggets2857]

good luck for ur studies in Shanghai Wish u the best 加油💯💕

[@adlashr]

Много готин влог, надявам се да имаш възможност да продължаваш да правиш такива епизодчета :)

[@jasonshuai9869]

看保安大叔手上的金链子和金戒指，可能是上海土著兼职保安排解无聊的退休生活。

[@kejunliu681]

看这个老哥顺势搂美女肩膀，有点混过社会的感觉

[@bilibili-wdnmd840]

@@kejunliu681 笑死，趁机揩油

[@raysong1158]

Actually not all Singaporean Chinese learn Chinese in depth, but high chance Yan Mei knows more than 2 languages :)

[@vladim73]

Wooow! 😮 I wanna go there too! So proud of you Avi!👏👏👏

[@JamesSmith-db4xd]

I graduated from SJTU 22 years ago, enjoy your time in Shanghai!

[@polinamyasnikova]

Awww, you are so cute! I live Bulgaria very much! You are a hardworking student, hope you will achieve big results!!! Thank you so much for this video, your English and Chinese are very well! Good luck to you!❤️❤️❤️

[@srj8307]

Ohh man everyone is so chill in that class, where can you find a professor teaching in shorts.

[@drxi2230]

P.HD in SJTU. A long journey and memories.

[@yuanmingrao9266]

love bird what is it in?

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

It's amazing, isn't it?

[@yuanmingrao9266]

@@thatbulgarianchick9372 was it hard to get accepted in STJU?

[@mazaltov-indonesia]

Is it good decision to study PhD in Management at SJTU?

[@taiwotemitope1246]

I recently got admitted for my PhD and kinda of scared don't know why

[@destiny9420]

I'm on edge about where to apply for my year abroad, I just know my heart is set on China! My university is partnered with Shanghai Jiaotong University, so finding your videos is literally so timely :) Thank you for vlogging your experience, is there anything to do within and around the university or even in Shanghai? And do you recommend putting this university as my first choice for studying abroad? I'm a psychology student and do not know any Chinese but would like to learn too

[@charleschimaobim7618]

Did you change your mind? Please reply

[@destiny9420]

@@charleschimaobim7618 Hey, so I actually didn't get to do a year abroad; the university didn't allow exchange students bc last year was the peak of Covid-19, so sorry I couldn't be of help

[@djaslee]

This is so amazing and inspirational! How’d you end up learning and being in China for school could be another video

[@aaronlee1092]

I subscribe when you speak Mandarin with your teacher, that is so fluent

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

Thank you so much :)

[@ThaMobstarr]

I like this type of content. Maybe you could make a video about cultural differences that you personally encountered in China. Or show some places that you like to go to in a vlog style. Anyway, I enjoyed this video!

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

Thank you for the ideas!

[@pranalight76]

aww that security guard was adorable

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

he's absolutely lovely

[@jingcao2744]

I hope that your teachers and classmates are treating you well~~~Great video

[@cwlwillis]

nice vlogs, looking forward to new vids :) used to study in china as well and really liked it for what it was!

[@zakariarochdi8826]

Oh how I miss Taoliyuan, lived on the third floor too and sat at the common area nearly every night, nice to see the Titanic poster still hanging there:).

[@amywong451]

omgggg hope to upload more vlogs about shanghai jiatong university!!!!! pls :))

[@thisischaniece]

So weird seeing people in the metro with no mask now. I miss student life in China.

[@jake9854]

y would u even go to such a college? all they do is just turn u into a nerd !

[@thisischaniece]

@@jake9854 #nerdlife

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

Right :(

[@generalyoutubewatching5286]

Lovely. Hope to see more foreign students in China on cultural exchange and defeat the cultural negative image of China spread by Imperial interests overseas

[@generalyoutubewatching5286]

@biji apel ppl except those in west realise that the chinese is a benevolent force. When the west came, it was plunder. When china came it wa hospital and roads.

[@generalyoutubewatching5286]

@biji apel I mean most of it is stirred by the us. Their military cinudstrial complex need an enemy to make $$$. China is as good an enemy as any. So they stir up trouble. India and Vietnam just dont need to get swayed by us. Funny how us is not courting vietnamese. Dont forget who fought u barely 50 years ago.

[@aleksmladenova6963]

LOVE LOVE LOVE! Miss you so much siiis

[@aviamladenova6193]

Aleks Mladenova I miss you more ❤️

[@pehodimitrov9836]

Awesome video! Thank you for making it. I am from 北外 foreign student, but never had the chance to go China yet. This video made me so excited for my return to campus 👍😍😍

[@pehodimitrov9836]

P.s. 阅读总是是最难的课🤣

[@ivantsai7431]

Your tone(音调) is quite accurate I would say, which many foreign Chinese learners can't do well even if they have learnt Chinese for many years.

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

Thank you! I try

[@morninghope1]

That's cool. I don't see many college life youtubers in foreign countries. I like it.

[@林一-k1q]

看到你们学中文苦恼的样子真的很欣慰呀。。。

[@zhangda3634]

然而你不知道外国留学生想进国内一流大学有多简单～

[@powerrising4933]

细讲讲呗，有啥内幕爆出来

[@虚晃一招跳出圈外]

@@zhangda3634 进中国大学可能是比较容易 但是中文并不容易

[@锅盖哥哥]

@@zhangda3634 这些我们都知道，就是为了想引进更多的国外人才呗

[@yunzhu4815]

ZHANG DA 非常容易也不至于 但我小老板的儿子确实进了北京清华😂 在这里估计连小藤也吃不准。不过学费真的是省了一大笔！

[@kunqian3718]

Love ur vlogging style and content! Keep it up XD

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

Thank you! It means a lot :))

[@prerna8201]

Randomly saw this video and you're doing an awesome job gurl! Loved your vlog♥️

[@livinlavidaluke]

Woah i just uploaded my daily life at this exact university yesterday!! I only now stumbled across your video, seems you beat me to it😉 nice work nonetheless! 👌

[@vibacar93]

Your videos brings back my amazing memories I had in Shanghai. Btw you Chinese pronunciation is very good keep it up 👍

[@zohair-lab]

I wish there were more videos

[@idgaf532]

I also study in China but in Hangzhou and your classes seems more fun than mine I'm jealous

[@ikrambourrous754]

Which university?

[@ilovejeonjungkook8202]

Omg hi I am in shanghai for internship!! Went to JiaoTong to study for 3 weeks before my internship!

[@FBIXHUNTER]

I`m simple man, i like your personalitity.

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

hehe ^_^ thanks

[@Nikoooooo888]

lol

[@dr.m.shafi18]

Hahah dude

[@negusseberhane1086]

👍👍👍

[@taksapornsakulkaew4787]

Can you share about how ot study in shanghai jiaotong university?

[@maferg6130]

So cool!! Loved it!!

[@ayvanray5285]

2:13 damn he does look young for a 50yrs old for sure.

[@Uhm196]

I like how she says Youku instead of KZbin

[@chandlerbing7351]

It's really great! Love your video

[@李想-k7d]

So nice to see your video. I graduated from SJTU in 2007

[@albertma81]

I got accepted to the School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering. Problem is, I still have no idea what studying at SJTU is really like. Can you provide me your own insight or hit up other students you know for their own opinions?

[@marinaps3068]

Hello! I actually will be applying to the master's in Information and Communication Engineering to start next year. Could you tell me how was your experience?? And also, did you take the GRE test? I haven't taken it and I don't have time to prepare it now, but I don't know how important it is.

[@MarkisCouch_1WhatJustHappened]

You rock! Great video! ❤

[@SelimiraD]

Heeyy Avia! Loved watching your video, fellow bulgarian girl here doing her masters in China atm and can relate to your video 100% :D I'd love to connect with you!

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

Българи превземат Китай хаха!

[@SelimiraD]

@@thatbulgarianchick9372 Хаха, да май нещо такова! 😅

[@xiaoyanzou1507]

SJTU is also my alma mater. I still remember the days of riding bike in the uni. Enjoy your life in Shanghai

[@theredbar-cross8515]

Why does a Singaporean girl need to learn Mandarin? Mandarin is a requirement for all Chinese Singaporeans.

[@wesleyvict]

sometimes interexchange student , When I was in China there was a guy that speaks mandarin fluent but he was there learning just to live in China for a while.

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

She wants to learn it on a high level so in the future she can work as a translator :)

[@DungLe-yd4xy]

I found this video randomly on youtube and actually its quite interesting=))

[@nIrUbU01]

Whats the chance of getting into one of those language programs for one semester at jiaotong, fudan, etc? Im a graduate/masters student from germany if that matters

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

It's quite easy if you have good grades and you're a foreigner :)

[@nIrUbU01]

@@phiizzurp1200 mine doesnt sadly, so Ill have to apply as a free mover

[@qichuan6158]

Bewerbe dich einfach mal rum das ist wirklich easy

[@canouchca]

同学好~~ I’m living in Shanghai and studying chinese at Jiao Tong at the moment ✌🏽

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

Yay! Good luck with your studies :)

[@Random_AnonSam]

@2:24 - That guy nailed the tricky tongue twister....."Nine cup of nine alcohol..."

[@이하나-m2h]

me jelly😭 im happy for you. i hope i get to go soon

[@liyusang]

Glad you are enjoying your time in a Chinese college.id like to study in China as well

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

Welcome to come to China haha :)

[@lhyu4254]

Greetings from China, hopefully, you will enjoy your study and life during your stay in China.

[@aviamladenova6193]

LH YU thank you!

[@Motivateyourself1-t9s]

This was kind of a useful video for me. Thanks, dear.

[@jianghaoyoutube5017]

Won you're stunning and your English is quite good! Thanks for the content 😁

[@Meriemsun]

How much do you pay for the dorm ? Please answer me

[@MaJieMao]

14 years ago the cafeteria food at my university in Chengdu was awful I only ate it once, then never gain. It was street food from then on.

[@Hashira_DM4808]

I'm very impressed with your Mandarin...well done. keep up with the hard work!

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

Thank you so much! I try hard

[@JemLi-hc2xm]

I was in Nanjing normal university as a foreign student and ur guys dorms are life. My dorms was so old and no lobby either.

[@1488azrael]

r u Japanese ?!

[@RJ-qd4py]

Study hard girl. Not many Chinese students who could get the same opportunity to study there.

[@wanderingdoc5075]

Why, is it a great school? What do you learn there that you can't on your own.

[@nealshong411]

@@wanderingdoc5075 it's one of the top 10 or maybe top5 universities in China. Usually only the best several students in my high school can get in

[@Qladstone]

​@@nealshong411 It's top 4 in mainland China, and top 2 in Shanghai. Also, it's far more difficult for native Chinese to get in than for foreigners.

[@roys139]

@@wanderingdoc5075 Putting it in perspective its abt as hard as it is to get into Ivy schls in the US

[@wanderingdoc5075]

@@Qladstone I have an B.S., M.D., and board certified in diagnostic radiology (诊断放射学家). Hopefully when I apply to Chinese schools they will consider my resume and my 15 years of education.

[@Maru-ly7xj]

Wish I was in China to learn too, it was really interesting to watch, thanks!

[@lainthor5808]

Shanghai was actually dope as fuck.went there to travel with my american friends. I was basically located in zhejiang though. I recently left china was there for almost a decade. Cant deny i miss this Country everybday. Every day i think about china that what i would be doing had i still been there lol. Im actually in my home now for like 2 years but still im like tryna to adapt in my own country koz i got used so much to life there. Im still trying to fit in in my homecountry these days. Its so difficult to getting used to life here fuck

[@qichuan6158]

I am reaching my ten year mark living aboard but I still miss China too

[@zihanxu3290]

Current undergraduate of SJTU school of medicine. Hope you enjoy your days in this beautiful university and this beautiful city!

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

Thank you! You too :)

[@saraalii2232]

Hi I’m thinking of going to SJTU school of medicine next year , I just wanted to know if it’s part of SJTU xuhui campus or it’s another university ? Thanks in advance .

[@zihanxu3290]

​@@saraalii2232 Hi Sara, the school of medicine is an indispensable part of the whole SJTU system. But since it's derived from an independent medical college, the school of medicine maintained its own campus located in Huangpu district, which is apart from Xuhui and Minhang campus of SJTU. Welcome!

[@jiemu5499]

I was in SJTU when my mum did her master degree there and I was 8 or 9 yrs old. Lots of good memories there. I just went back to China and finished my quarantine, can’t waiting to explore the city xD

[@Veloci42]

First time I see a teacher giving class in shorts

[@masadamsahid]

😆

[@Nine_Percent_]

In love with your vlog 🥰🥰

[@AhmedAbouHalima]

Hope all the best for your study, pray for me to come to China this September 2020 for studying.

[@tanmaywalke611]

After watching this video i can say that i already subscribed your channel you are going to be big youtuber 😎😎

[@celineliang]

i just stubbled upon this video and I absolutely loved it!! i was wondering what camera you used to film your video? :))

[@katiezhang7845]

Welcome to Shanghai! Have fun!!

[@The_North_Meng]

spending your days learning chinese in shanghai is probably a great use of your 20's

[@emmaprice7937]

I really hope you return to Shanghai one day.

[@yuliachudi]

That makes me miss China so much!!! How do you like Shanghai?

[@oubibi123]

Why did you stopped making videos 🙃

[@jasonchow4840]

some nice contents, why you stopped uploading?

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

Hey! Thank you for watching and liking my blogs! Unfortunately, as i’m not in China now, i stopped making vlogs . Maybe one day when i go back, I’ll continue!

[@carlasomoza2209]

Hello, I am a spanish girl, I am interested in going next year to this university to continue with my Marketing degree. Could you tell me more about this university and the quality of it?

[@ponyma6304]

Carla Somoza which city are you from?

[@_kk9332]

长的真好看 中文说的很好👍 爱了❤️

[@erikweiss6568]

Hey. I am considering studying at JiaoTong for my masters and wanted to connect to listen to your experiences and perspective!

[@claragerhardtdavid6802]

I'm also curious. It seems that many youtubers do an exchange program only. But I'd like to know how difficult it is to get into Jiao Tong or Fudan with the CSC scholarship. Did you find any info?

[@erikweiss6568]

@@claragerhardtdavid6802 It seems as though most universities in China require foreign students to pass either their HSK 4 or 5 exams to qualify for being able to take classes taught in Mandarin. As for acceptance rates for foreign students, I couldn't find much on that.

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

Hey Erik and Clara! I’m so sorry for the late response. Yes, a lot of people go to an exchange program but i was doing my bachelors after receiving a scholarship. And yes, I needed to have HSK 5 to enter the uni! Hope this helps 🎉

[@chaoqiyang5219]

I do my BS in Jiaotong... Now I am in the US. Really miss the place.

[@xgl175]

Where did you learn your English? Impressive!

[@googlereviewer1944]

2:17 50?? No way!!!! He is crazily young looking. No grey hairs, no balding, very few wrinkles. Next video ask him what the secret of his lifetstyle is.

[@thatbulgarianchick9372]

he probably drinks a lot of hot water, like all Chinese do haha

[@jcpeters4157]

Gay men age slower

[@googlereviewer1944]

@@jcpeters4157 Is that why you look 15?

[@jcpeters4157]

@@googlereviewer1944 exactly 😁

[@FRKHuang]

Good Job and such a professional youtuber lol

[@barryjohnlcs9829]

wow. your mandarin is good. welcome to China. hope you having fun in shanghai.

[@林动-b4u]

jsz john 别舔了，OK？老外欢迎过我们吗？她爱来就来，不来就不来，

[@林动-b4u]

jsz john 老外这群b只会屈服于暴力，你越这样他们觉得自己越高你一等

[@hmmmhmmm6917]

@@林动-b4u 你没事吧？

[@kritikakritika1452]

My dream university 😍😍❤️

[@原原哥哥]

6:40 Dangerous riding🤨XD

[@kevinxiao15]

Haha, the chopstick falling!

[@czcsy]

祝你在我的故乡，学习+生活一切顺利开心 best luck！I followed your IG as well.

[@commandroid9336]

You get separate rooms in SJTU? no sharing?

[@xhzh204]

Nice video. Are yous till in Shanghai? I am going back to Lujiazui next month and will start my career there