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China gaokao wins: sister skips 2 grades to study with brother, rejects ‘prodigy’ label

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.…

China gaokao wins: sister skips 2 grades to study with brother, rejects ‘prodigy’ label

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