55-year-old ‘King of gaokao’ fails China’s university entrance exam for the 26th time

Liang Shi, the 55-year-old Chinese man dubbed the “King of gaokao,” failed to meet the standardized test score criteria for his dream unive...

Teacher in China Wears a Qipao to Destress Students During Grueling College Entrance Exams

A high school teacher in Dandong, Liaoning province, China has gone viral for the wholesome way of showing support for his students taking t...

Chinese Students’ Lives ‘Ruined’ After Getting Stuck in Elevator and Missing the Gaokao

Six students in southwestern China are left miserable after missing the English section of the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE),...

72-Year-Old Chinese Man Has Failed the Gaokao 19 Times, Finally Gives Up

After sitting the gaokao 19 times, a 72-year-old man in northeastern China has decided that this year’s test will be his last. The senior ex...

Parents Burn Offerings Outside School to Wish Kids Good Luck on the Gaokao

China’s students are not the only ones stressing about the nationwide university entrance exam known as the gaokao, as parents burn offering...

Extreme Heat Lowers Test Scores of College-Bound Students in China

High temperatures affected the test scores of students taking the gaokao, China’s National College Entrance Examination, according to a work...

Chinese Student Commits Suicide On First Day of China’s Brutal ‘SAT’ Exams

A Chinese student who was reportedly suffering from high levels of stress chose to kill himself instead of participating in the expectedly g...

China is Trying a New College Entrance Exam Model to Give Students a Break

On Wednesday, around 9.4 million students will soon be sitting for the gaokao — China’s annual college entrance examinations. Ho...