It's a big world – go out and see it! Whether it's in the financial world or the real world we live in, there are many things waiting for you to explore every day. Go outside more often to broaden your horizons. You can experience different cultures and learn about different values. In the academic field as well, you should explore a variety of fields you like and are interested in, instead of limiting yourself to a single field. It is better to be an interdisciplinary person.

Learn to make risk and reward assessments. We have to make many decisions in life, and each decision represents a certain amount of risk. Try to think through every aspect of the impact of each decision. If the risk is within your tolerance, do it, try it, and learn. As students, there are still many opportunities to try, so don't be afraid. We have lessons to learn.

I recommend students to start their internships early – don’t think that internships are just for juniors or seniors! If you can start your internship in your freshman or sophomore year, you will be able to try out various jobs without wasting any time. If you can find your future direction in the internship, of course that is best, but even if you find that the direction is not suitable for you, you should be happy because at least you are not testing the water with your first job. After all, as the saying goes, rolling stones gather no moss. If you don’t stay at least three years at one of your first few jobs after graduation, it is easy to be seen as unqualified and eventually become someone that no one wants to hire.

Although many people feel that it is difficult to apply for internships in their freshman and sophomore years because of their limited academic experience, my experience is that even if the formal pipeline doesn’t work, you can still actively pursue internships through other channels, whether it is by taking the initiative to email, call, or even go to forums and seminars to meet people in related industries to seek internship opportunities or referrals, all of which can give you a better chance of finding an internship. Don't wait around expecting others to give you a job, but rather take the initiative to create opportunities for yourself.

Lastly, don't make the same mistake I did, that is, to think that NSYSU students can’t compete with students from the more famous universities – we are also very strong! Only by participating in various competitions will you understand that even though we are in the south and may be behind in terms of information, we are actually no less capable than the students in the north, and sometimes even surpass them. So don't underestimate yourself in the south! If you go out to participate in exchanges and competitions more often, you can not only make friends from different schools, but also take the opportunity to know how much weight you have and what abilities you need to make up for when you come back.