Why some Chinese students are skipping elite universities amid job market fears
After underperforming in China’s national college entrance exam in June, Lu Jie was accepted into a computer science and technology programme earlier this month at a lesser-known polytechnic university in central China’s Hunan province.
“Good schools had too many applicants for this major, so I had to choose a lower-ranked one to pursue it,” Lu said.
The results for the exam, better known as the gaokao, have been released over the past two weeks – marking a life-changing moment for students like...
