select classes--and even professors--based on the experiences of their upper classmates and friends. They've learned to benefit from the experiences of their front-runners.
而抱著既來則安、姑且一試態度的人，在適應上所承受的壓力，就更不足為外人道了。目前愛丁堡的八位我國留學生，多半是「踏著先賢的足跡而來」﹘﹘由師長、朋友的經驗，選擇相近學門，甚至同一位指導教授。