Why is China’s gaokao a make-or-break exam?

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The gaokao is widely considered the most important exam Chinese students will face in their lifetimes. The test can make or break a young person’s future, since their scores largely determine if and where they can attend university and what areas of study they can pursue. While many critics of the gaokao say preparing for it is too gruelling, others still consider the exam a relatively fair system of meritocracy - especially for students from less-privileged socio-economic backgrounds.
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[@SouthChinaMorningPost]

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[@GalacticTradingPost]

This is no different from the imperial exams that could turn a peasant into a governer in ancient china.

[@UTTPOFFICEROFUTTPSUCKS]

My man got the presidential treatment

[@HiDesert004]

So it’s score 100% or spend the rest of your life doing DoorDash.

[@orbitalpotato9940]

You can retake it next year

[@extremepsyche3135]

Scoring 100% could still result in unemployment years later after university

[@rainwhitez6165]

even college grads can end up delivering food or packages these days, an undergrad degree leads to nothing unless it's from a top tier uni

[@sdngy]

When you see students graduating with masters or PhD and still doing food delivery it is quite a dreadful situation in some cases for these young students

[@camlee2341]

u know the country still needs plumbers..builders and resturants workers

[@randomtraveller8116]

The pressure are insane. This is why the birthrate is declining.

[@Era009b]

💯

[@jessejames8901]

Birth rate is declining everywhere

[@galaxychocolatte]

The birthdate isn’t declining because of this lol, but the pressure is there

[@DOSFS]

​@@jessejames8901 Still more so in East Asia, especially China, Japan, SK.

[@camlee2341]

they the smartest sudents..normal students dont even bother

[@acid1747]

A few clarification "GaoKao" direct translation is indeed "high test" but the high(Gao) comes from the high school(gao zhong) not from meaning very difficult or top tier, even though it is. A similar example is the "zhongkao" which is the middle school examination to determine what level high school(they rank high school in the regions and depending on scores you go to different high schools as your middle school friends) you can go to. The direct translation of that would be middle exam, but once again it is a abbreviation for chu zhong(middle school) examination. Also you can retake the gaokao as much as you want if you are not satisfied with your score, so it is not a immediate life over if you mess up the first time. However most that don't do well end up not retaking because of their families economic status needing them to work right away and cannot afford tutoring classes for a retake of gaokao. Most of these familes view it as a waste of time since they cannot support their son or daughter in retaking the exam and would rather them do hard labor for money. GaoKao's content is similar to the AP test in america except you are taking ap gov + ap lit + ap chem + ap physics C + ap world history + ap bio + ap geography all at once plus their chinese and super in depth math in geometry, algebra 2, and pre-calculus. No calculus but the math questions are notoriously tough for american standards of geometry,pre-calculus and algebra 2.

[@U-qho]

Comparing AP to Gaokao is like comparing a cat to a tiger. In AP, you only need to pass a minimum score for elite university to overlook your record, in Gaokao however, passing the test is completely useless, you are competing to get as high score as possible in order to university.

[@GalgamekTheGreatLord]

We just call them exams.

[@acid1747]

@@U-qho Yes I wasn't comparing the results but rather the questions itself. It would obviously be easier to get a passing score on AP but its not the same for gaokao. The questions and materials learned in some of these classes are similar with slight variation to accommodate Chinese culture.

[@WolfTheTrueKing]

Very similar to our high school national exams in Brazil. Look up the ENEM if you're curious, it is still crazy competitive even with our smaller population but after the gaokao it's the largest type of university entry exam of the world

[@ms21945]

不懂就别乱说。高考的高和高中无关。高考是“高等教育入学考试”的简称。所以高的意思是高等教育。就是为了入大学的考试，而不是指高中生的考试。

[@Obanai_Iguro720]

As an Indian, I can empathize with them on this. Students 🤝 students Country doesn't matter. China has the toughest exam in the world while India too has 3 out of the top 10 toughest exams in the world. All the best Chinese students...do your best 👍🥲 -From a frustrated student 🥲🥲

[@leanlifer]

India is no easier I guess. It's just as hard to get into PKU or THU compared to IIT.

[@somerandomuser5155]

It's the same for US Indonesia and Brazil too, It's a problem with high population country with high number of student

[@kevelver]

india population over China now, i could image how crazy the university entry test will be in 20 years later

[@user-ue4fh5mv9s]

​@somerandomuser5155 can't compare ameira with these 3rd world countires

[@imkalam]

When I was a student back in 2006 in Pakistan, I was preparing for the medical entrance exam. When I reached the exam centre, the paper was leaked to the students belongs to the super rich families. I tore my roll number slip, burnt my pen and decided to move away. Got accepted in Ireland and since then I am in Europe and working in an IT firm.

[@faker3033]

My father took this exam around 40 years ago and placed in the top 20 in the province, that is why he was able to get a scholarship to study in germany/switzerland (which was very very rare at that time, china had just opened up again), back then gaokao was even more cruel

[@cyl5611]

省前二十也太厉害了吧

[@zjw1835]

​@@cyl5611所以人家也变成海外华二代了❤

[@DJ-ku7ft]

@@cyl5611 那时候一个省也没几个能参加高考的，不过前20也是很厉害。只不过现在高考的残酷程度已经和过去远远不是一个量级的

[@user-du9zy2gr7d]

So bro u study in China，你在中国读书？

[@faker3033]

@@user-du9zy2gr7d 我在瑞士出生的，也在瑞士上学

[@Axel_Carter]

Lol. Imagine studying 14 hours a day 24/7 from the age of 6 to 18. Go to college and repeat that process but harder. Only to get denied entry to your dream jobs because some people have connections. Then you settle for other options, but you come to learn that for each position there is 1k-10k applicants. So you dont get no job, because some people used money to bribe their way in. And at the end after a few months of searching, you finally get a job as a factory worker making minimum wage. The life of Wanhao.

[@nicholexu6187]

According to my Chinese cousins, their college is easy. So basically from pre-k/ first grade-12 grade, the study is intense while in college it’s more relaxed, not saying it’s not hard but more relaxed. It’s the complete opposite in the US. Since I was born in the US, and took on the US education system, it’s more like we have it easy 1-12 and then college is super hard. That’s why there’s more US kids dropping out of college compared to China.

[@rickace132]

You can still have a great life even if you don't go to college in China. China wants the best of the best to attend Universities. It's not like the US where they accept just about anyone, or someone with a certain skin tone. The problem with western style college is that you don't get the best of the best, so you end up with an average intelligent person with a college degree.

[@nicholexu6187]

@@rickace132 i mean you don’t need to have college degree if ure just trying to work at a hair salon or be a waiter, it’s the same for china and US

[@rickace132]

@@nicholexu6187 True. In the end it's more beneficial to have the best of the best go to college, because they will end up making the world a better place. If you have average people going there, then it's just a waste.

[@csking6377]

Such a defeatist attitude. That's why the US, UK and similar countries are on a downward spiral. And no, they don't study 14 hours a day for 9 years. You watched too much propaganda.

[@user-nr2uw5mb5z]

无论这个国家有多少问题，但高考是当前环境中为普通人赢得更高社会地位的关键机会，这就是平均法中最好的选择！我也曾参加高考，我来自中国西北荒凉、贫瘠的戈壁滩的一个小农村，但我历经13年的读书赢得了天津大学的一个学士位置，毕业后取得了不错的就业工作机会，最终带领全家人到南方繁荣进步的大城市定居；这就是我的高考机会。所以，我真诚的祝愿新一届的学弟学妹们能在高考后金榜题名！🎉❤ 顺便说一下，今天的留言区为何有如此多充满恶意和政治色彩浓厚的的机器人？对此我深受启发，因为互联网机器人都在时刻关心中国人，担心我们的生活环境与质量😅

[@ke-he1ri]

你代表的只是那非常小的部分

[@user-nr2uw5mb5z]

@@ke-he1ri 你真的看懂我说啥了吗？ 1、我没有说我能代表谁； 2、你说的小部份的依据是什么？ 3、我的经历是绝大多数同龄人共有的，至少我的大部份同学都是如此过来的，甚至我公司的多数同事也是如此过来的…… 4、请你谈一下你人生中有多少你认为的大多数？

[@ke-he1ri]

无恶意，可能我们深处环境不一样，你努力后得到了大多数人眼里希冀的人生，但是有多少人能在同样的学习环境，时间下去获得这种类型的成功呢。。那些付出了同等努力和时间去了普通学校的人不会觉得失落吗。你还能去指责他们不曾努力过吗

[@user-nr2uw5mb5z]

@@ke-he1ri 首先，我说这是当前环境下平均法中最好的选择，能理解吗？如果不是，提出你的想法！ 其次，努力与回报总体是正比的，之所以结果会区分出个三六九等这是全世界的共性，那个国家不是如此？有人能上斯坦福也有人在工地搬砖，这样的结果并不是高考能决定的；有人不上大学也能创业成功成为大老板，而上了好大学的也能流浪街头； 所以，高考不是因，他只是一个机会，而这个机会相对而言是最好的，因为他面向的是全社会；这就好比我们在一个大班级，有形形色色处于不同位置的学生，但其中一半以上是同一类人-普通人，面对这个班，是不是不会为了几个拔尖的或者几个最捣蛋的孩子而去改变教学大纲？所以这就是我说的当前环境中最好的选择。

[@n0ah_p1ll0r]

新疆?

[@michaelgothenburg364]

So sad that so many young commit suicide because of the pressure from gaokao and it is not reported in newspapers. When will that change if it's kept a secret? Never

[@camlee2341]

thats dumb..alot of my friends are rich just working with labour work

[@yongzhu8454]

沙雕。。中国高考（科举）制度大约有2000多年，不能说完全没有因此而死亡的，至少你得列出数据，证明一下其它国家高中生死亡得比列数据来证明你的观点。

[@yongzhu8454]

沙雕。。中国高考（科举）制度大约有2000多年，不能说完全没有因此而死亡的，至少你得列出数据，证明一下其它国家高中生死亡得比列数据来证明你的观点。

[@DontUputThatEvilOnMe]

Don’t believe anything Chinese say about China, bad news like murders, bad accidents, suicide, robberies, rapes, etc are rarely ever reported in the news. So Chinese people think it’s such a safe place because of this. Just like in America about the shootings, very few have witnessed a shooting and if they were never on the news no one would know America has a gun problem.

[@katyvaldez8890]

are you talking about Japan or SK? because chinese are more chill

[@anyanyanyanyanyany3551]

In Indonesia, we have something similar to gaokao called SNBT (test-based/exam-based selection), but we also have what's known as SNBP (grade-based selection), which is just based on your high school grades, and you don't have to take an exam to get into a state university. I was lucky because even though I studied for SNBT, I got selected based on SNBP and didn't have to go through the stressful exam process.

[@drux0kore]

well done, it's unfortunate that SNBT and SNBP are the main ways to get into unis. I tried getting into ITB without doing SNBT and to even do their mock exams, you'd have to give them your SNBT scores

[@jw999]

Outdated university admissions system... Need to open more vocational schools.

[@ynnos5555]

But isn’t vocational school the fallback of those who didn’t passed the current criteria? It’s either that or go to university abroad.

[@FleshEatingSlugzzzzz]

My mom did badly on the Gaokao so she ended up becoming a trade electrician then later a translator for an American company who didn't care about her exam scores. Worked out well for her because she ended up going to university in the US once she emigrated there and later became a teacher. My mom is mathematically brilliant, just as a teenager she was really unfocused and unmotivated due to a rough upbringing and questionable parenting.

[@user-qi4le5ty5s]

I am jee aspirant from india and i understand the hardwork of gaokao aspirants 😊

[@manchu-qu9mw]

This is the incredible test and pressure for the Chinese exam. This is why Chinese academia are so amazingly high at a price. Chinese prioritize status with wealth.

[@zakaryloreto6526]

Sometimes I look at the world and wonder, why did people make life like this?

[@liminalist451]

It is called "applied suffering " 😆

[@cinammonroll902]

And one more thing, not everyone could receive equal education and opportunities in life. It's happening everywhere, especially in third world country. And life is unfair in this world.

[@ananyabasu3770]

I too think of this, tbh❤

[@val-schaeffer1117]

Seems GaoKao is fair, just like Indian IIT JEE. Compare this against elite universities of West, where children from elite background have to be just above average to be a shoo-in in top corporate jobs, with little to no standardised meritocratic comparison.

[@ladislavzima8382]

(Written) tests don't measure abilities of a person 100%. Also I personaly like more the official sponzorship of universities than bribes into pockets.

[@val-schaeffer1117]

@@ladislavzima8382 yes, it does accurately measure intelligence and diligence.

[@kibathefang6022]

I've never heard about crams school expect in anime and from gaokao in China. Back when I applied for college, I never did any form of formam study for an entrance exam. They do give a National exam for all senior high students, but to actually study for it? I've never heard such a thing.

[@Connetification]

These poor Chinese kids. Even getting into a famous university was just a start. After graduation, you need to find a job pertaining to your major. Getting that job and working is also hard. Work relations with others. Your boss and so on...don't forget the possibility of getting fired.

[@cinammonroll902]

Wise answer. This is the reality.

[@Connetification]

@@cinammonroll902 That's the reality no matter where you are or who you are. Hence, I like to be my own boss and start a business.

[@vincenttay2812]

Same scenario all over the world 😅

[@DK-yz9xk]

Wrong westerners gaokao is the great filter, to make sure the best of the best are allocated the needs at the best unis the gov can provide, it doesnt mean those who dont score Well are worthless. This is true meritocracy

[@NONO-oy1cu]

i agree with you but the consequences of this meritocracy can be considered a horrible thing by most

[@PiroKUSS]

Dystopian.

[@PeterPanHK]

go to Uni, then being unemployed 4 years later.

[@Connetification]

But hey you graduated and have a piece of paper.

[@ananthyt2644]

Why China stopped buying gold

[@btlim4316]

They should start adding sports as a subject into gaokao. Its so embarassing to see Taiwan, Hong Kong already eliminated from 2026 world cup. China is only 2nd round and already fought nail and tooth.

[@bulatog380]

Youth unemployment rate is too high nowadays not just in China but in all around the world. People are overeducated. Imagine how crazy it is in our country to be a college graduate first just to be hired as a grocery bagger 😢. That is the problem if the wealth of the world is controlled by the few.

[@佳豪韩]

Hi，where are you from

[@bulatog380]

@@佳豪韩 Philippines

[@mynamesjeff.f]

I agree, in a way, I kinda pity some of these college graduates for what their life turned out to be after spending thousands on a degree, only to be working a minimum wage job. I'm happy I dropped out and realized it wasn't worth it, but I do feel sorry for the ones that are in massive student loan debts they can never pay back.

[@ahmadpatyal9110]

It is very similar to the national uni entrance exam in Afghanistan and Iran called Kaankur. Really tough and weired.

[@bridgepoc]

this is why I hate society

[@ImagesOfCountries]

There's no other way, because it is a human rat race.

[@SpyFromMarsZeus]

This is the most effective way of eliminating rich people's advantage in Chinese higher education system.

[@JeffChandter]

Very well said! I clearly understand every details you taught us and it was very simple. Thank you! You got another sub for this.

[@teajayao7262]

Malaysia independence schools. Three exams that decide fate: school entrance exam, junior UEC, and senior UEC. Not to mention SPM.

[@celiad6012]

Most countries have similar exams for students wanting to get into the best universities. Show me a country where youth unemployment is not high.

[@Mearex_]

it's basically the SAT but the content covered stretches to earlier high school years

[@carsten8148]

It’s nothing resembles SAT. Your score dictates everything. So no essay, no GPA, no fancy extracurricular or AP courses… One score dictates everything

[@emil6568]

​@@carsten8148whole east is almost like this. No one cares if you are volunteer, a club leader or a top sportsman, if you do bad in finals- you're out.

[@Mearex_]

@@carsten8148 I said the gaokao is like SAT, not the post secondary admission system. There's a difference. If we talk about the tests themselves, they are similar in the fact that they are standardized across the entire nation, but the content covered differs to some extent

[@nicholexu6187]

@@Mearex_yeah basically a longer and harder version of the sat

[@carsten8148]

@@Mearex_ Just a FYI - the test is different for each provinces, not standardized across the entire nation. Personally, college admission exams in Asia is on a whole next level, it's not even comparable with tests like SAT due to its critical weight of shaping one's life and the massive population one has to compete with.

[@shubhankardasgupta4777]

IIT JEE ADVANCED & NEET 🤝 GAOKAO Exam

[@mynamesjeff.f]

When your country has too many people (over 1 billion), then tests/exams become more challenging, becoming nearly impossible to score high when seeking to go to a prestigious school for the hope of seeking a well paying job/career. Thats the depressing life for chinese kids who have to suffer mentally from the stress. Its sad that we only live once and never get to enjoy life while we're young.

[@bnatbox]

it does not determine the futures

[@maneil9297]

It's all depends on parents, we have not put that pressure on your children, since primary and will never in future either.

[@Allinone-bk6lo]

Pls tell me I want to give gaokao too but I am not Chinese I want to score pls pls whenever I hear this exam from inner core of heart i want to appear in this feeling so heartbroken that am not Chinese

[@TheFriend2u]

The people of China are a source of inspiration. Confucius "A nation's treasure is in its scholars." "The strength & wealth of a Nation derives from the unity & integrity of its Government & its people for a harmonious & progressive China. Jiayu China.

[@gammaarmy9547]

It is only a break exam, doesn't really make. College grads from prestigious universities with PhDs are delivering food

[@xsuploader]

in china?

[@GalgamekTheGreatLord]

It's called final exams in my country lol.

[@michaelgothenburg364]

Very different. The final exam doesn't decide if you're going to be doomed to a life of continuous hardship or not in other countries.

[@GalgamekTheGreatLord]

@@michaelgothenburg364 yes they do,they decide whether you pass with Higher Certificate, Diploma pass or Bachelors pass. Deciding where you study etc

[@Hkchinese888]

Jensen Huang referred Taiwan is a country in his speech in Taiwan, I urged the Nvidia should be banned. 🤣🤣🤣

[@willgates8383]

Old method of calculating youth unemployment was flawed as it included youth that were still studying but not working yet!!

[@jamietung8233]

Do your best you guys, even if you don't make it, you can either try again next year or study overseas.

[@gaius_enceladus]

Doesn't matter if they score 100 percent - they'll still end up working for DoorDash anyway, and that's if they're lucky. The unemployment rate in China is insane.

[@eimisavageofficial9196]

Jee and upsc laughing at the corner 😂 Just a level of jee mains and upsc pre for kids😂

[@beataens1]

It's a waste, what happened to their education? I've heard of people not needing such additional 'gaokao' when they have education.

[@user-st9qp2re7k]

its the most fair game in china，through which poor boy can change his life

[@Otter-Destruction]

Not if the poor boys family can't afford to send them to cram school

[@AKDHFR]

​@@Otter-Destructiondo you even know what scholarship is? China gov fund a lot of those not just from the school

[@Otter-Destruction]

@@AKDHFR do you even know what scholarships are? If the government is restricting crams why would they fund them

[@millyyeasmin7904]

​@@Otter-Destructionthey don't need to go to cram school

[@SuperAbd]

Asia is not for beginners 😊

[@isaacasunciongallardo9781]

Only to end up lyimg flat

[@adamsaciid4919]

they better then most of the world

[@佳豪韩]

I think it so many Chinese person lead to it

[@alvinhe7871]

Most of the Chinese high school students that are extreme natural short sleepers (4-6 hr sleep) can do very well on gaokao and get into one of the top Chinese universities

[@leanlifer]

not necessarily. It's just if you are not the brightest, working hard and doing as many practice tests as possible may close the gap. To compete with smart students who also have best tutors, working harder is the only way to go for those are not that lucky.

[@alvinhe7871]

@@leanlifer well yea true, but the extreme natural short sleepers have lots of time to study without feeling sleepy, stressed or exhausted

[@佳豪韩]

Don't so exaggerated，I m a Chinese student，I can feel sleep more than 7 o clock ，only tired than others

[@BobbyLoo-jr8ys]

It is NOT fair. Family with more resource can hire 1:1, take after school classes and etc. Those who lack resources, cannot. Lastly, academic score isn't everything, can it test personality, critical thinking, soft skills and etc

[@SpyFromMarsZeus]

It is fair since Chinese passed law banning after school classes.

[@BobbyLoo-jr8ys]

@@SpyFromMarsZeus And those with the means can still hire 1:1. AND there are still after school training centers because the economy is so sh*tty.

[@user-nu2zs1ue3x]

at least things like cheat or just offer bride to high schools are banned,those after class training are not crucial, it is not completely fair but it is the most fair way for someone to change his life after all,IS THERE ANYTHING COMPLETELY FAIR?

[@BobbyLoo-jr8ys]

@@user-nu2zs1ue3x Nothing is fair in life and in society. Rich will always be rich and on top.

[@TimepassKeeda]

​​@@user-nu2zs1ue3xdo you still think when money speaks every another thing shuts ?😂😂?

[@shafaietunnur7716]

The resignation of American army officers is real or drama??? Drama is required to work easily as American agent in any Country.

[@fakoneuwyong]

People actually could get jobs if they're not picky or their parents are not rich.

[@abirhossen9063]

Bangladesh education culture needs to learn a thing or two from this.

[@kxzvc]

So similar to korea's suneung

[@tedchandran]

Jai Hind. Why students fail to lay back?

[@michaelchen4879]

教育是確實可以改變一個人,乃至一整個家庭的命運的,雖然並非絕對如此,但大致上確實是這樣的.考試無論再怎樣競爭激烈,至少它有一項絕對的優點:"公平"凡事只要做到公平,大家就沒話說.再說,本期視頻只提到中國每年高考競爭之激烈,卻沒有提到韓國和印度的高考更是比中國更競爭,更加激烈.以韓國為例,眾多考生是擠破頭也希望能考入首爾大學,而印度考生更是拼了命也想進入印度理工大學.因為,在韓印這二個國家,只有前述這二所大學才是他們國家唯一的一流大學,只要能考進去,前途大概就無憂了,包括整個家庭的命運都可連帶改變.而中國每年的高考雖然競爭非常激烈,但一流的好大學也有很多所,至少比韓國印度的考生好命多了,他們都各自只有一所一流的大學好選,其競爭之激烈程度真可以用全家人集所有力量在為一位考生的考試在拼命,在此極端情況下,你可以想見韓國印度考生的壓力有多大,若考不好,連家都不敢回了,很可憐的.

[@Mainesian]

my cousin is sitting for this gaokao , hope she dos well

[@AmadeuShinChan]

I master the art of the gaokao at the age of six. Now i try to accomplish the same with the art of the covfefe.

[@yin_hoyoyo]

It's a very unhealthy culture 🙄

[@stand355]

Hunger Games

[@khoirunnisa2801]

Seriusan? Gak ada batasan umur? 😮 Di Indonesia maksimal 2 tahun setelah lulus SMA artinya cuman 2x doank utk bisa nyoba UTBK begini.

[@iinnrrr]

Gak ada. Bahkan ada bapak2 yg famous krn tiap tahun nyoba gaokao udah 20x lebih 😂 si bapak ini udah punya anak istri dan usaha tapi tetep kepengen kuliah

[@CristoperCris-ix2rp]

​​​@@iinnrrrindo kan banyak universitas swasta, tinggal bayar aja😂😂😂 di sana, gak bisa😂😂 paling kuliah di negara, lain

[@JoieGirl]

Last year 11.6 million graduates in China face a jobs market with no jobs. Is the stress/pressure really worth it?

[@michaelgothenburg364]

In China, most parents think so, their child don't but culture is King. Parents win until the child commits suicide, then the parents lose

[@Obanai_Iguro720]

Well their population is huge. I'm not Chinese but I can understand that providing jobs to such a huge amount of people is too difficult

[@leanlifer]

It's a rat race. If you are in the top 1% of all graduates, you can still have great jobs no matter how bad the economy is.

[@mynamesjeff.f]

​@@Obanai_Iguro720 is right. When you live in a country with one of the largest populations in the world, finding and providing jobs for the people is one of the most difficult tasks the government and small & large companies/businesses can do. Even joining the military in China is difficult too, since the military has already enough service men in it and can't afford to recruit more due to limited budgets. My family even had this same struggle when they were growing up in China, which is why my great grand parents decided to send my parents over to the US, because it was just too competitive to find work and almost no opportunities, especially for them, since they struggle to afford school, coming from a poor rural village.

[@notnice9873]

jack ma from Ali baba is laughing at corner ...drop out student.. now is a billionaire

[@michaelgothenburg364]

He did pass on his fourth try

[@donkeykong516]

That’s how China finds brightest minds to power the nation

[@vincenttay2812]

This is how China is moving towards the 22nd century

[@mifu5176]

中国的小学和初中是全民普及教育。 初中升高中已经是精英教育的分水岭了，大约有50％甚至是更多的学生被分流。 高中招生按中考分数排序，上重点高中，基夲能上好的大学。

[@maneil9297]

I don't think gaokao is that important anymore, all students can go to an university I believe.

[@vincenttay2812]

The rich will eye the US universities

[@wowyok4507]

bro has never been in china in his life. literally, only half the people make it to high school. infinitely more difficult than america. the ones that do make it in a college (most of the times not the best ones) study 8-16 hrs a day.

[@maneil9297]

@@wowyok4507 Still these days? I thought it was history.

[@wowyok4507]

@@maneil9297 no 💀you basically need to be top 5% (out of everyone, cuz only like 40% take the Gaokao yikes) to get a non-blue-collar job.

[@angelosupsup3726]

Teach these students that Taiwan legitimate owner is Philippines by historical claims. don't covered the history of your imagination claims... west Philippines sea belongs to Philippines before your ancestry reached the oceans. Aside from that it legally binding by international laws. Leave us in peace and don't disturb us if you have shame...

[@NeidlichesSchwert]

I feel sorry for those who SUCCEED. 996 for a cookie-cutter, predictable life.

[@user-jp1qt8ut3s]

If you fail, just try again next year

[@chnmortal]

It's not that easy,most schools didnt allow the students who want to try again next year to enter,and the tramatic pains of grade 12 are still nightmares even for most adults nowadays.

[@aviatorsound914]

@@chnmortal That’s because China has a larger population and the education principle is designed around that. There’s just not enough space for everybody to go to university unlike Western country… Plus there won’t be enough job anyways if everybody went to university.. There’s a reason why Chinese education system is structured with stuff like high school entrance exam or once to describe in the video for college. Of course there’s even a middle school entrance exam. It’s all because with the larger population that everybody is going to get the luxury of education.

[@user-hc3kk7qv7o]

So basically modern day 科舉 💀

[@user-jp1qt8ut3s]

@@aviatorsound914 it’s not all bad, because most of the work needs to be done by practically educated people. I think this exam doesn’t stop practically talented students from learning

[@michaelgothenburg364]

No, many better universities do not accept students who have had to re-try. All better universities that I have heard of (better = famous name) do NOT accept students who have retaken Gaokao.

[@Random_user299]

Much similar to NEET in India

[@Indian_Rajput]

Why they take single exam for every field In India Jee, Neet & UPSC are three main exams for Engineering, Medical & Civil Services this year there is nation wide melodrama over Neet(Medical) Result which was given by 2.4 million students for 50k govt seats.

[@wretfsfvd]

50k are only mbbs government seat Neet exam also give entry to other medical course

[@Indian_Rajput]

@@wretfsfvd Priority ~

[@Indian_Rajput]

@adolft_official In ur dreams

[@ZenoSamaOmniKing]

india also have hard tests but for sc its easy

[@qujin6913]

it may be not as difficult as it is described, as long as you can understand this video without subtitles nor difficulties, you can get more than 140 scores in English test

[@leanlifer]

The reading and listening are easy. Writing and grammar parts are not. 140 is still hard, 130 is easy.

[@Ignitious-xr2tf]

我现在也正在做一个中英双语的中国政治历史评论的频道，欢迎大家来看看并提出宝贵意见

[@user-wz6iy5cs7x]

还好吧 高考不能代表全部

[@chrislee5685]

Every country got their High school test US got SAT test too. This kind of test are important to give student something to aim for. Stress are also important experience.

[@michaelgothenburg364]

No, not every country got their high school test, many countries rely on average high school grades. It depends on.

[@anonymous-zt9xw]

​@@michaelgothenburg364Asian countries do.

[@Hkchinese888]

Don't worry they couldn't find jobs after all.

[@Sebstian342]

Ok troll

[@Hkchinese888]

@@Sebstian342 find a job, bot

[@user-hc3kk7qv7o]

​@@Hkchinese888how do you know he doesn't have a job?

[@fungj4126]

@@user-hc3kk7qv7o how do you know he has a job?

[@user-hc3kk7qv7o]

@@fungj4126 in simple terms,we can't know. So asserting a statement without knowing the relevant knowledge required is embarrassing,hence why I made my previous comment This insinuation should have been obvious enough for an average adult to see

[@liminalist451]

its just olympic of "who can remember the most things"

[@wynn3077]

Hopefully there will not be the usual cheating happening .

[@michaelgothenburg364]

Bingo, Gaokao is mainly there because it is the only way to stop nepotism and corruption as nepotism is built into the culture and corruption is built into the system in China

[@wynn3077]

@@michaelgothenburg364 So it doesn’t happen in China .

[@michaelgothenburg364]

@@wynn3077 Yes, China always chooses workaround solutions instead of solving problems. Let's not talk about negative things

[@wynn3077]

@@michaelgothenburg364But does seem to be a yearly thing.

[@user-hv4vq3pp7o]

You breathed life into my trading career.

[@user-nq7wf2su3i]

its a chance for poor people change their life by study

[@MrVideos2617]

Implement again the 1 child policy… too many chinese.

[@RalphFDM]

It's just a propaganda...Don't care anyway...

[@HigkeyRegarded007]

Tan ping all the way baby

[@lisaleaton2006]

Wow, what happens if you fail?

[@Hygenictrust]

😂😂 u fail I life 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@michaelgothenburg364]

You're doomed to a life of hardship and misery and your parents cry their eyes out.

[@janshrbk9760]

This is how a real exam should like. Although it makes youngsters programmed but turns their lives after school out much easier

[@ashtyelca1170]

No guarantee.

[@janshrbk9760]

@@ashtyelca1170 why not

[@gandhikumar2956]

That's why India is more advanced

[@sludgefudge]

what 💀💀

[@Berry_410]

you are right

[@GangesNaanman]

you should compare india to sri lanka and banghladesh, China and India are not in the same league troll

[@_henry_chan]

Just repeat the test the following year, not a big deal and definitely not the end of the world.

[@michaelgothenburg364]

Totally wrong. Most universities don't accept any students who's had to retake the exam. This in a culture where many companies filter university exams based on university name