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Beijing's top science student gives up HKU for Beida
By Jessie Tao (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2007-07-05 11:12
University of Hong Kong or Peking University? It's a painful decision for
any high school graduate, but Lin Qian, a Beijing student who came in
first in this year's college entrance exams in science, has made it clear
she will stay in her hometown.
Lin Qian is seen during an interview with sina.com, a Chinese news
portal. [sina.com]
Lin, who scored 709 points out of a total 750 in the exam, revealed in
her blog at sina.com that she has chosen the School of Mathematics
Science at Peking University for her bachelor's degree, giving up the
opportunity to study at the University of Hong Kong, reported Beijing
Times.
"Peking University has always been my dream. The School of Mathematics
Science has a huge group of elite academics and is the pride of Chinese
mathematic circles. I am very keen to study there and strive to become
one of its excellent students," Lin wrote in her blog.
Admission officials at Peking University welcomed Lin's decision, saying
the university provides the best undergraduate education for its
students. In fact, Lin had been recommended to Peking University prior to
the exam.
In earlier reports, after learning Lin had won first place in the exam,
the University of Hong Kong promised her an annual scholarship of
HK$140,000 (136,000 yuan) if she chose to study there. This is a large
amount compared to the maximum scholarship of 4,000 yuan per year Lin is
likely to get at Peking University, according to the university's
scholarship regulations.
Since 2006, when the Ministry of Education allowed some Hong Kong
universities to recruit mainland Chinese students, more of them are
choosing to finish their undergraduate studies in Hong Kong.
Last year, the University of Hong Kong, which has a mainland enrolment of
300, received more than 12,000 applications from mainland students this
year; and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), which
accepts 160 from the mainland, attracted more than 6,000 applicants.
In 2006, both of Beijing's top students, Yang Huixin in science and He
Xuan in arts, entered the Business School of HKUST, even though they were
also admitted to Peking University.
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