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Editor’s Note: International Voice is a project that The Daily Orange’s Opinion section founded in partnership with WeMedia Lab, a student media organization at Syracuse University serving international students on campus.
As one of 9,750,000 students who attended the 2018 National College Entrance Examination of China, also known as the GaoKao, I took the toughest exam in my life.
The Gaokao begins on June 8 each year, and almost all graduating high school students nationwide are expected to participate in it. It is a test that determines where you are eligible to attend college. However, unlike the application process in the U.S., the scores of Gaokao directly determine the