Gaokao Exam Sparks an Active Summer

15 June 2010

After the annual national college entrance exam (gaokao) took place in June, EduGlobal has seen a flux of activity in its offices and online, as students and parents focus intensely on determining the best study path for their future.

Students in their final year of high school see the gaokao as the culmination of everything they have worked and studied for up until this point. Over 9.5 million took the exam this year, each hoping to receive one of the 6.5 million seats available at domestic universities.  Since placement is almost entirely based on these test scores, anxiety runs high and alternatives are necessary. This domestic admission exam no doubt spurs interest in education in general, and in international education as a viable alternative to domestic university options.

EduGlobal works to provide these alternatives and has taken extra efforts to speak and connect with students and parents at this time. Online, EduGlobal offered expert advice through key news and opinion articles, including Success Stories of students studying abroad and Study Plan for High School Students for those who may already know that the gaokao does not hold the keys to their future. In EduGlobal offices across the country, seminars on studying abroad and "planning and preparing for success" brought in families and helped them to dispel the myths of an international education and understand the various options available.