Take root - Only by observing a thousand swords can one recognize a weapon

"The first class in college was' breaking oneself '," she joked, calling herself a small-town test-taker. In high school, she was a very shy person. After entering college, she actively participated in various activities and devoted herself to student work. Perhaps at this time, for her, the meaning of growth was not waiting for perfection, but starting from "trying". Since her freshman year, she has held key student positions such as class monitor. The tight student work and rich club activities have gradually transformed her from a shy girl into a multi-dimensional growth individual. In terms of student affairs, she has performed outstandingly. During her undergraduate years, she has received over twenty honors and awards from China University of Mining and Technology, including "Outstanding Female Student Leader" and "Outstanding Communist Youth League Cadre". Although she never slacken in her studies and strives to strike a balance between activities and classes, she gradually realizes that perhaps what is needed in the future is not only an "all-round player" but also a "precise and explosive player".

Breaking through the ground - what seems ordinary is the most extraordinary

During her college life, the "Party Member Dormitory Visit Activity" was a turning point in her college life. In her freshman year, the college organized senior Party members to visit their dormitories to share their experiences. They not only taught me how to choose courses and prepare for exams, but also told me that the significance of university is not only about learning, but also about exploring oneself. She gradually shifted her focus to her studies and gradually empowered innovative practices with her major. The head teacher is the guide on my path of growth. In the second semester of her freshman year, she had the idea of participating in the National College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, but she didn't know where to start. After learning about this, the head teacher took the initiative to contact several experienced senior students for her. "They helped me a lot." Eventually, she successfully presided over a national-level innovation and entrepreneurship program and published related papers. "Without the help of my head teacher and senior students, I couldn't have grown so fast." "

Growth - Beyond the plain lies the spring mountain

From "marginal" to "multi-dimensional rooting", "being recommended for postgraduate studies is a battle against time and also a self-cultivation game." Zhang Zeyang summed up his experience of being recommended for postgraduate studies in this way. Since the winter vacation of her junior year, she has been striving to improve her GPA while preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination. At the same time, she has been exploring various ways to be recommended for postgraduate studies, such as the Research Support Team and direct doctoral programs. She admitted that during those days, every day felt like dancing on a tightrope, but it was precisely this experience of fighting on multiple fronts that taught her how to remain calm and efficient under pressure.

The growth trajectory from class monitor to student deputy secretary of the Youth League Committee over the past three years has enabled her to have a three-dimensional understanding of the word "service". Going to Yan 'an to participate in social practice enabled her to touch the core spirit of the research and support team, which is "doing something unforgettable for a lifetime in one year". The honor of being an advanced individual in social practice in Jiangsu Province is an official certification of her "service-oriented growth" concept. When the admission notice from the research support team and the pre-recommendation quota were placed in front of her at the same time, this girl, who was accustomed to seeking answers in the service, began to ask deeper questions. The experience of participating in the "Urban Resilience Governance" project under the guidance of her mentor made her suddenly realize that whether it is changing an individual's destiny through volunteer teaching or solving industry pain points through scientific research, the essence is a response to social needs. Although the forms of service may vary, the original intention of taking root in the earth remains the same. Injecting the service awareness cultivated through social practice into scientific research and innovation, and achieving broader social care through technological means is her ultimate choice.

Editor-in-charge: Zhang Lin, Pan Xu