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China gaokao wins: sister skips 2 grades to study with brother, rejects ‘prodigy’ label
['Fran Lu']
South China Morning Post
Two teenage siblings from eastern China excelled in this year’s gaokao, leading to their acceptance into the country’s top universities and igniting intense discussions surrounding their exceptional talents and family education.
Xu Haotian, 17, and his sister Xu Haolin, 15, achieved scores of 688 and 699 out of a maximum of 750, respectively, in this year’s national university entrance exam.
Haotian has secured a spot at the University of Science and Technology, while sister Haolin has been accepted into the prestigious Guanghua School of Management at Peking University.
Photo: The PaperHaotian has been accepted into the School of Physical Sciences at the University of Science and Technology, while Haolin has gained admission to the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University.
I can proudly tell my future classmates that my sister is in Peking University’s Guanghua School, and she’s two years younger than we are.”