on september 1, tang shangjun, who had taken the college entrance examination for the 16th time, arrived at south china normal university to register and became a freshman majoring in information engineering.
during the registration, tang shangjun was recognized by students and parents one after another, and they rushed to take photos with him. after moving into the dormitory, tang shangjun said that this was his first time living in a dormitory in four years. "i have met my roommates, two of whom are locals, and the classmates are all very enthusiastic."
tang shangjun said that he hopes to live like an ordinary student without being disturbed. "in the subsequent studies, i will try to switch to a teacher training major, such as mathematics and physics."
this year is tang shangjun's 16th time taking the college entrance examination, with a score of 601. he said he was not satisfied with the score and felt regretful.
on july 24, tang shangjun was admitted to the information engineering major of south china normal university. tang shangjun was "very disappointed" that this was not his ideal teacher training major, but after thinking about it, he decided to end his long high school life and start a new chapter in his life. "i decided to go to college this year. i can slowly make up for the regrets left in college and pursue my dreams in college."
why did you decide to go to university this year?
tang shangjun said that the main reason was that he was already 35 years old and could not afford to waste time, so he had to consider family factors.
tang shangjun was born in a remote mountain village in guangxi in 1989. since 2009, he has taken the college entrance examination 16 times: 372 points in 2009, 405 points in 2010, 475 points in 2011, 505 points in 2012, 530 points in 2013, 573 points in 2014, 587 points in 2015, 625 points in 2016, 570 points in 2017, 619 points in 2018, 646 points in 2019, 619 points in 2020, 591 points in 2021, 597 points in 2022, and 594 points in 2023.
over the years, tang shangjun was admitted to universities such as china university of political science and law, xiamen university, guangxi university, and chongqing university, but he did not attend any of them.
before this year's admission, tang shangjun said that he personally did not like to repeat a grade, nor did he advocate repeating a grade. "i admit that i took a detour and made mistakes, and i don't want others to follow my example. if i can get into a good university and a good major, i will go to university and won't waste time anymore."
