As the new semester begins, American universities have rolled out various Chinese-themed merchandise.
Harvard Bookstore's mug 👇
Netizens: 'Is this font really not Photoshopped on afterwards? 😅'
'Apple font, straight from the camera'
'It's so ugly, I just can't bring myself to buy it'
'If you buy it back, people will suspect it’s a counterfeit'
'A crossover episode for Ming and Qing dynasty fans'
Washington University in St. Louis's school-name apparel reaches a new level of cringe.
Netizen: 'I present this UC Berkeley T-shirt, how would you respond?'
Wisconsin Badgers request to join the battle 👇
Playing abstract, huh? Check this out: Minnesota Golden Gophers 👇
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Netizen: 'I got this, next time I'll design UConn's school apparel'
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Umich goes straight with three big characters: Michigan 👇
Wear a big gold chain and you're straight-up gangster.
It's fashion, Kanye-style.
CMU school-name apparel keeps it real: just SimSun font printed 'Carnegie Mellon'.
USC's red-and-yellow giant characters, color scheme straight out of a rural-urban fringe advertising lightbox.
The sinicized bookstore gives off the vibe of wandering through a Yiwu small commodity market.
Netizens: 'It has the beauty of a foreigner's Chinese tattoo.'
'Location: Ohio State, who understands, it really looks like a knockoff 😅'
These Chinese-themed items from American universities are as beautiful as the mental state of international students.
You can see the schools put in some effort, but not much.
Cheesy but reassuring, authentic wear that gives off knockoff vibes.
With the economic downturn, schools are helping international students save money.
No worries, UBC's bookstore also sells axes 😅
UPenn has a wooden bowl priced at ¥700 ❓
Netizen: 'Begging with it gives you a buff.'
University of Wisconsin–Madison, where enrollment means losing both your money and your mind 👇
UBC's Jellycat, calm but crazy 👇
Travis Scott has released co-branded shirts for over 30 schools, including BU, NEU, PSU, etc.
Though expensive and poor quality, luckily they're impossible to get 😅
Back-to-School Goodies
Of course, many school bookstores still have aesthetically pleasing cultural merchandise.
Yale University’s merch is high in looks 👇
No one can walk out of Yale's bookstore empty-handed.
And no one can resist Columbia blue 👇
NYU's apparel and teddy bear, perfect for pretty girls 👇
OSU apparel can even pull off a Y2K hot girl style 👇
UCLA's merch is also super cute 👇
UW's bookstore collaborates with Jellycat, mastering the secret to foot traffic.
Duke x Lululemon, worth grabbing 👇
Remember last year when UBC's back-to-school Lululemon co-branded apparel was so popular that the bookstore mannequins got stripped? 😅
This year, UT also has a Lululemon collab 👇
U of T bookstore must-haves: a couple of school-name hoodies and a Stanley, maximizing basic white girl aesthetics.
UT also has tons of Jellycats 😍
Queen's international students can get a school-name outfit for their dogs.
Cambridge's school apparel is all about classic.
CUHK's various merch is also worth getting 👇
Besides spending money at the bookstore, today's international students also stock up at Orientation and Career Fairs.
Columbia's welcome package is absolutely amazing 👇
Northwestern’s Orientation stationery is also great — after all, it's free from the school, what more could you want 🤷♀️
With NYU's nearly $100,000 annual tuition, it's not excessive to snag some freebies.
Sometimes, a stroll through the Career Fair at the start of the semester can cover your food, clothing, shelter, and transportation for a year, even if you don’t land a job 😅
Ohio State's career fair this year gave away suits and leather shoes — while others job-hunt, I shop.
Redefining academic expert: grabbing as much as possible at the student career fair.
Netizen: 'Tempted, next time I'll go restock too'
No more talk, off to stock up at the MIT Career Fair.
Fall 2024 has begun at universities worldwide — how's everyone's new semester going?
Whether you're a new student just starting, or a returning student tackling academics and job hunting, we hope everyone can achieve their goals for the new semester.
Amid the busyness, take some time to browse and snag free school merch; any frustrations will surely be swept away by the joy of stocking up~
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