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At around 11 a.m. on August 18, Tang Shangjun posted a photo of his admission letter from South China Normal University, saying, "I've been a bit busy with my part-time job lately. The letter has been mailed to my hometown for many days, and I only had time to come back today to pick it up."

Admission letter from South China Normal University (Photo/Tang Shangjun's social account)

This year is Tang Shangjun's 16th time taking the college entrance examination, and his 10th time being admitted to a university. Previously, he had been admitted to nine universities, including China University of Political Science and Law, Chongqing University, Xiamen University, and Shanghai Jiaotong University, and Guangxi University twice. However, he gave up many times and chose to repeat his studies because of his "Tsinghua dream" or because he did not like the major he was admitted to.

On July 24, Tang Shangjun released a video announcing that his college entrance examination score this year was 601 points, and he has been admitted to the Information Engineering major of South China Normal University.

Tang Shangjun said that if he went to South China Normal University, he would first consider changing his major, and then minoring in a second major. If neither of these succeeded, he would consider taking the postgraduate entrance examination, and he started a live broadcast that night.

During the live broadcast, he said that after receiving the admission notice this year, he still felt conflicted and confused, so he asked netizens for their opinions and initiated a vote, saying, "Those who support me going to college should put 1 on the public screen, and those who think I should continue to repeat the year and strive for better grades should put 2 on the public screen." This behavior caused controversy, with some questioning that he was "too frivolous" and criticizing him for using the college entrance examination for a "show", while others advised him to "just go to college."

On July 26, Tang Shangjun posted a video thanking South China Normal University for the admission, and said, "When I heard the news of the admission, I felt happy and a little disappointed. I was happy that I was admitted to the university, but I was disappointed that I was not admitted to the teacher training major I chose due to my score."

Source: Social media account of the person involved

On August 13, Tang Shangjun posted a video saying that after a period of thinking and weighing, he decided to go to college. He said, "The college entrance examination has been over for more than two months, and college is about to start. After a period of thinking and weighing, I decided to end this long high school life and start a new chapter in my life. I will go to college this year."

He also announced, "Even though I am reluctant to leave, I can slowly make up for the regrets left behind in college, and I can pursue my past dreams in college. I will strive to enter society as soon as possible, realize the value of life, and give back to my family and society."

Public information shows that South China Normal University is a university jointly established by the People's Government of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education. It is a national "Double First-Class" university and a key university of the "211 Project". It is located in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. The school motto is "Hard work, rigorous scholarship, truth-seeking and innovation, and being a role model."

On August 14, according to The Paper, South China Normal University said that Tang Shangjun's admission letter had been signed and received, and expressed its welcome to all candidates, including Tang Shangjun, to apply for admission to South China Normal University. At the same time, a relevant person in charge of South China Normal University responded to Yangcheng Evening News that South China Normal University has now sent out all the admission letters for the 2024 freshmen in and outside Guangdong Province. Logistics information shows that the admission letter issued to Tang Shangjun was signed and received on the afternoon of August 12.