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On August 13, Tang Shangjun posted a video on social media, saying that he had decided to go to college this year.

"It has been more than two months since the college entrance examination ended, and the university is about to start. After a period of thinking,I decided to end this long high school life and start a new chapter in my life. I decided to go to college this year.The regrets left behind can be slowly made up for in college, and the dreams I once had can be realized in college. I will strive to enter society as soon as possible, realize my own life value, give back to my family and society. Here I would like to thank my family and friends for their understanding and tolerance of my pursuit of dreams in life, and thank the society for its concern for my future.”

Many netizens sent him blessings:“Congratulations on starting a new chapter in your life.” “During college, you can work hard to get a double degree or take postgraduate entrance exams in a different major and do what you want.” “A new journey and a promising future.”

Earlier reports:

On July 24, Tang Shangjun released a video saying that he had been admitted to the information engineering major of South China Normal University.

This year, 35-year-old Tang Shangjun completed his 16th college entrance examination. Faced with the admission result, he told the reporter of Qilu Evening News and Qilu One Point that he was considering it and "there is no answer yet."

Tang Shangjun shared the admission results on social media

This middle-aged man has been in the media spotlight for his multiple college entrance examinations. Born in 1989, Tang Shangjun grew up in Gongan Village, Shangsi County, Fangchenggang City, Guangxi. In 2016, he became well-known to the public for the documentary "High School" shot by his close friend He Hanli.

In 2009, Tang Shangjun took the college entrance examination for the first time and scored 372 points. In 2010, he repeated his senior year and scored 405 points, just reaching the undergraduate line, and was admitted to Guangxi Mechanical and Electrical Vocational and Technical College.

After that, Tang Shangjun lied to his family that he was studying in Nanning, but in fact he was repeating the same grade. In 2011, he scored 475 points; in 2012, he scored 505 points; in 2013, he scored 530 points; in 2014, he scored 573 points (admitted by Southwest University of Political Science and Law); in 2015, he scored 587 points (admitted by Jilin University).

In 2016, Tang Shangjun scored 625 points in the college entrance examination, the first time he scored over 600 points, and was admitted to the business administration major of China University of Political Science and Law. He wanted to go to college, but his father was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. He saw a private high school enrollment information saying that a 100,000 yuan bonus would be given for scoring 600 points, so he chose to repeat his studies.

Since 2017, Tang Shangjun has been admitted to prestigious universities such as Xiamen University, Guangxi University, Chongqing University, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Nursing, but he did not attend any of them.

Tang Shangjun once revealed that his goal was to be admitted to Tsinghua University. Later, he became obsessed with it. When he did well in the exam, he thought that he could do better if he repeated the exam, and even be admitted to Tsinghua University. When he did not do well in the exam, he was unwilling to give up.

More than a decade later, Tang Shangjun's goal has changed, from Tsinghua University to a teacher-training major. Last year, Tang Shangjun scored 594 points. Although he was not satisfied with his score, he still decided to go to college. Since he only chose a teacher-training major when filling out his application, all four of his choices were rejected. The major he was admitted to was not suitable, and he was unwilling to study in a second-tier university, so he had no choice but to try again.

Over the years, controversy has also come with the tide. Some people left messages to encourage Tang Shangjun, but others said that Tang Shangjun was a deserter and was taking up educational resources.

Tang Shangjun once revealed that his college entrance examination score this year was over 600 points. He said that this score was not much different from what he expected, which was a little regretful. His target schools are: Beijing Normal University, East China Normal University, and South China Normal University. He could not get into key majors, so he could only be admitted to colleges and then transferred to general majors. "If South China Normal University can admit me to a major that I can accept, such as physics, mathematics, and chemistry, I will go there (to university)."

After so many college entrance exams, facing this year's admission results, Tang Shangjun said he was considering it and had no answer yet. In the comment section, many netizens were concerned about Tang Shangjun's final choice. "After 16 years, are you really willing to give up?" "I feel like if I don't study now, I will never have the chance to study again." "Life always has to move forward."

However, other people's ideas are their own after all, and Tang Shangjun still has to write his own answer.

Source: Qilu Evening News, compiled from the social accounts of the parties involved