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08:32, June 04, 2009 |
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【Editor's note:】
This year, fewer students were registered to sit for the upcoming national college entrance exam, which has been seen as the make-or-break benchmark for millions of young people since 1977. What's the reason for few students taking the exam? Let's have a look at it.
★More students stretch their wings for overseas study
Last year, among the nearly 300 graduates at the school, 80 were accepted by American universities and 40 others are headed to the United Kingdom, said Chen Ruqian, from the famous Shanghai Foreign Language School.>>
★College entrance exam, unfair!
Keeping the national college entrance examination system clean means more than just selecting the right students for the right universities.>>
★Why sharp drop in number seeking college degree
Who could've known it'd be this hard for college kids today to find a job now?" said Li Dajun, a retired worker from a State-owned firm in Beijing, whose son will graduate from college next month.>>
★Grim job situation, reason for few students sitting for college entrance exams?
Media reported earlier that an increasing number of high school students were looking for jobs or education opportunities abroad as a number of college graduates in China were still struggling to secure jobs in the face of the global financial crisis.>>
【Related: 】
★Job situation remains grim in China
★Job growth strong sign of recovery
★Students sign love pact before entering college
★China sees some recovery in employment
  
Students of senior 3 of the 5th Middle School of Xiangfan take part in an amusing game in Xiangfan City, central China's Hubei Province, June 2, 2009, to release the pressure of facing the forthcoming national college entrance examination. 
Students taking the national university entrance exam when it resumed in 1977.
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