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Unlike them, however, Gaokao is given only once a year and is virtually the only basis for college entrance.

But it is depressing to me to see our school system moving towards more testing and a more gaokao-like standardization.

Huang, as he prepares to graduate, can look back on his gaokao experience with satisfaction, but knows that his joy is far from universal.

Tuesday brought his 15th sitting for the gaokao. This time he took the exam together with his teenage son.

When I persuaded Bob in February to interrupt his gaokao prep to talk with me, he was five months into what had become a daily routine.

A few gaokao hopefuls were not so lucky--at least three students killed themselves for reasons related to stress from the annual exam.

Chinese cities ground to a standstill during this year's gaokao, moved up a month to avoid the oppressive summer heat.

Traditionally, entrance to a university depended solely on an applicant's score on a standardized test, called the Gaokao.

In fact if I can presume to give advice, I think the "Gaokao" needs even more reform to give more emphasis on communication skills.

The uber-elite are simply opting out of the system entirely, doing all they can to send their kids abroad, thereby avoiding the gaokao.

College candidates are on a spending spree to celebrate their survival of the National College Entrance Examination, or Gaokao.

Come September, Beijing University will undoubtedly accept a large number of gaokao champions as new students.

Before this year's gaokao, police raids in the industrial city of Shenyang turned up "cheating shoes" outfitted with radio transmitters.

Lastly, how do your views of these issues influence your views on education reform in China, especially relating to the gaokao?

Some netizens propose that China adopt varied approaches to recruit college students instead of solely depending on Gaokao.

As a gaokao champion, Li can expect to undergo careful public scrutiny.

This year, close to 10 million Chinese students sat for the gaokao ( "big test" in Mandarin), starting June 8.

Children literally spend years studying solely for the gaokao.

While gaokao fever is as strong as ever this year, criticism is mounting.

So we licensed data from Gaokao China, a partner who focused on offline gaokao service.

In Beijing, gaokao nannies are paid by the day, 300 yuan on average, according to a Beijing domestic service company named Coleclub.

Today is 6th June, Dragon Boat Festival and GaoKao's Day. You can fly back to the Mars if you come from there.

This year, the Beijing gaokao scores are posted online at noon two weeks after the test.

Some were admitted based on recommendations by high school principals and on interviews before Gaokao.

Even primary students can blurt out Gaokao sentences!

Nevertheless, the gaokao has its defenders.

The SAT for college admissions in the USA is not the Chinese gaokao.

Because of its life-determining nature, gaokao has become the "baton" that conducts the whole education orchestra.

The gaokao is China's college-entrance exam, the world's largest high-stakes test.

In China, high school and the gaokao exam scores are the apex of many students' education.

As for reforming the gaokao, the prospects seem dim.

Participated in cruel exams like Gaokao, I have realized how desirable parents could be to seek an access to success for their child.

"Gaokao" , as its known, is considered the most important test in a student's life.

A recent article in the People's Daily questions the value of worshipping gaokao champions.

It's called the Gaokao, and 80 million high school Chinese students have already taken this grueling test.

In China, colleges are clearly ranked and your gaokao score determines where you attend.

"I'm the first in my entire family to go to college, " says Huang, "and the gaokao was incredibly high-pressure. "

Also, different areas in China have different Gaokao exams.

Keju is dead now but its spirit is very alive in China today, in the form of gaokao, or the College Entrance Exam.

So the gaokao is end.

Some netizens say Gaokao is among the few things in China that is relatively fair.

After the gaokao, I will learn how to drive a taxi.

Three years, ago, Fan, who is also a delegate to China's national legislature, submitted a bill proposing the abolition of Gaokao.

When the high school students in China graduate, they need to take a national exam (GaoKao) in June in order to go to college or university.

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