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· Bryan Ke
Watch: 12-year-old Chinese girl teaches college-level math online
A 12-year-old girl has gone viral on Chinese social media for her remarkable grasp of college-level math. Key points:
· Ryan General
College degrees pay off financially, study finds
Earning a college degree still pays off financially, even as the return on investment varies by major and some demographic groups, a new study shows. Key points:
· Michelle De Pacina
College student submits nearly 500 job applications, receives only 1 offer
A college student has gone viral on TikTok for revealing that he submitted nearly 500 job applications but only received one job offer. Viral TikTok: Last week, Oliver Wu uploaded a video of himself admitting to sending 456 applications and participating in 56 interviews in four…
· Michelle De Pacina
S. Korean students sue after 8-hour college admission exam ended 90 seconds early
A group of high school students in Seoul is suing the government after a teacher ended their crucial eight-hour college admission exam 90 seconds early. What they are saying: The lawsuit, filed by at least 39 students on Tuesday, alleges that the teacher’s early bell ringing…
· Bryan Ke
82-year-old who never missed a class takes S. Korea’s college entrance exam
An 82-year-old grandmother was cheered by her classmates as she headed to sit for South Korea’s College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), or Suneung, this week. Full support: Kim Jeong-ja came to Seoul Girls’ High School in Mapo, western Seoul, on Thursday to take the CSAT. The…
· Ryan General
Elon Musk on Asian teen rejected by 16 colleges: ‘The left hates Asians’
“The left hates Asians,” Musk writes
· Michelle De Pacina
Bay Area teen rejected by 16 colleges is hired by Google instead
Stanley Zhong, an 18-year-old high school graduate, has been hired by Google after being rejected by 16 colleges out of the 18 he applied to. About Zhong: Zhong graduated from Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California, with impressive credentials, including a 3.97 unweighted…
· Bryan Ke
17-year-old Japanese phenom Rintaro Sasaki to play college baseball in US
Japanese high school baseball phenom Rintaro Sasaki has reportedly decided to forego his shot at Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) to play for college baseball in the United States. Key details: Multiple reports coming from Japan noted that Sasaki, a 17-year-old student…
· Carl Samson
Oxford drops college renaming after Vietnam billionaire’s failed $189 million donation: report
A constituent college at Oxford University has scrapped plans to rename itself after a Vietnamese billionaire after her donation failed to see the light of day, according to a report. Background: Linacre College, an interdisciplinary graduate college, was poised to receive 155…
· Ryan General
Japan’s newest billionaire is a college dropout who built a global udon noodle empire
In his words, it was an “emotional experience of food” that led him to pursue his own noodle venture
· Bryan Ke
Massachusetts residents can now go to community college for free
Following the launch of a new program by Gov. Maura Healey’s administration, Massachusetts residents aged 25 and older can now go to community college for free. Revealing the news: Healey, 52, announced the new program, MassReconnect, during an event held at Massachusetts Bay…
· Michelle De Pacina
Seattle college student stabbed 107 times while protecting her mother from her stepfather
Angelina Tran, an engineering student at the University of Washington, was fatally stabbed more than 100 times while protecting her mother from her stepfather. What happened: Tran, 21, was awakened by the ruckus in her family’s home in Beacon Hill, Seattle, in the early morning…
· Carl Samson
City College of San Francisco apologizes for ‘improper’ withdrawal of Cantonese program
The City College of San Francisco (CCSF) has issued a formal public apology following its “improper” withdrawal of a Cantonese certificate program. Background information: The program, a 16-unit Chinese Cantonese Certificate, was one of two learning pathways developed after a…
· Bryan Ke
S. Korea to make 8-hour college entry exam easier in bid to help address fertility crisis
The South Korean government has unveiled a plan to make its national college entrance exam easier to help address private education spending and the country’s declining fertility rate. Key details: The plan, announced on June 26, came after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol…
· Carl Samson
Supreme Court kills affirmative action in college admissions
The Supreme Court today struck down affirmative action programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC), ending a nearly decade-long legal battle that placed Asian Americans at the center of national discourse. The decision: The court ruled that the…
· Carl Samson
Fight to save Cantonese resumes as City College of San Francisco drops certificate program
The City College of San Francisco retracted a Cantonese certificate program born out of a two-year, community-driven fight to save classes in the language, NextShark has learned. Background: The college’s Cantonese program first faced jeopardy in Fall 2021 due to budget cuts.…
· Bryan Ke
14-year-old college grad gets hired by Elon Musk’s SpaceX
A 14-year-old college graduate has received a job offer to be a software engineer at Elon Musk’s spaceflight company SpaceX. Key details: Kairan Quazi graduated from the Santa Clara University School of Engineering with a computer science and engineering degree on Saturday.
· Carl Samson
Recent college grad from Illinois is thrown to her death by US man near German castle
A woman from Naperville, Illinois, traveling with a friend in Germany was assaulted and killed by a U.S. man last week, according to reports. How it started: Eva Liu, 21, and her friend, Kelsey Chang, 22, went on a hike on Wednesday near Bavaria’s Marienbrücke bridge, which…
· Michelle De Pacina
Study: Most Asian Americans agree with affirmative action, but not for college admissions
Only one in five Asian adults believe race and ethnicity should be a factor in college admissions decisions, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. Affirmative action: On Thursday, the think tank released new data on Asian Americans’ views regarding affirmative…
· Chandler Treon
Asian American student with 1590 SAT score blames affirmative action for rejections from 6 colleges
An Asian American student from Florida with a 1590 SAT score who was rejected from six elite universities has joined the Supreme Court case seeking to end race-based admissions. About the student: Jon Wang, an 18-year-old student with a 4.65 high school GPA and a perfect score…