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This morning, the 33rd National Biology Olympiad for Middle School Students in 2024 came to an end, and the list of 50 members of the national training team was released.

Among them, a total of 5 people from Zhejiang Province were selected for the National Training Team for the Biology Olympiad, from 5 middle schools:

According to previous admissions policies, entering the national training team for these subject competitions means obtaining the qualification for admission to university.In other words, these five Zhejiang high school students selected for the national team are already prospective freshmen at Peking University and Tsinghua University before they even enter their third year of high school.

This summer, there are also computer science tycoons who have been admitted to Tsinghua and Peking University.Ended last monthThe 41st National Youth Informatics Olympiad(NOI 2024 for short),Nine people from Zhejiang Province were selected for the national training team, ranking first in the country.

From the distribution of gold medals,Quzhou No.2 Middle School,Hangzhou No. 2 Middle School, Hangzhou Xuejun Middle School Education Group Wenyuan Middle SchoolEach won 2 gold medals.And likeNingbo Zhenhai Middle SchoolLiu Hengxi,Zhuji Hailiang Senior High SchoolFan Sizhe is currently a sophomore in high school.Yiwu Middle SchoolThis year we also achieved a new breakthrough, with students being selected for the Science, Technology and Engineering International Collection for the first time.

List of gold medalists in the National Informatics Competition (National Competition)

As you can see,In addition to traditional competitive cities such as Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Wenzhou,In recent yearsKey high schools in Quzhou, Jinhua and other places have also begun to make full efforts in the five major Olympic competitions.

Why did Zhejiang's high schools start taking the competition route?Tsinghua UniversityThis yearInterpretation of undergraduate freshman data——

In 2024,Tsinghua UniversityA total of more than 3,800 new students were admitted.Among them, there are more than 3,500 students from the mainland.Special admission types account for about 50% of new students from the mainland.andThe three types of admissions, namely the Strong Foundation Plan, the National Group Recommendation Program, and the Selection of Outstanding Innovative Talents, account for more than one-third of Tsinghua's enrollment.

1. Strong Foundation Plan (accounting for about 25.7%)

This year, Tsinghua University's Strong Foundation Program attracted more than 16,000 outstanding students to sign up.A total of about 900 students were selected to study in the five strong foundation plan colleges: Zhili, Rixin, Weiyang, Tanwei and Xingjian.

2. National collection recommendation (About 3%

According to the list of qualified students for recommendation published on the Ministry of Education's Sunshine College Entrance Examination Information Platform, 104 students will be recommended to Tsinghua University in 2024 through the national team training for the Olympic Games.

3. Selection of top innovative talentspull（About 5.4%

Tsinghua University also continues to explore unconventional channels for selecting top innovative talents.Mathematical Science Leader Talent Training Program, Physics Talent Climbing Program, Qiu Chengtong Mathematics Talent ClassPromote the selection and training of outstanding innovative talents. In 2024, approximately 190 students with outstanding potential and expertise in mathematics and physics will be admitted through three programs.

As you can see,With the launch of the selection of top talents in basic disciplines and the continuous advancement of the Strong Foundation Plan,Participating in subject competitions has become a stepping stone for more and more top students to enter prestigious universities.