[00:07.85]On Celebrities Gaining Exceptional Admission to Colleges
[00:13.45]Recently, we have noticed that celebrities
[00:17.77]who have made some contributions to the society
[00:21.13]gain exceptional admission to many colleges in China.
[00:25.67]This policy, as is the case with many issues,
[00:30.46]have both merits and demerits.
[00:33.08]On the one hand,
[00:34.69]celebrities gaining exceptional admission to colleges
[00:38.61]can raise the reputation of both the celebrity
[00:42.04]and the university in that given a higher diploma,
[00:46.20]the celebrities can improve their academic images
[00:49.50]in the public's eye while the universities
[00:52.53]gain more attention from the public.
[00:54.89]On the other hand,
[00:56.33]it is not fair for students
[00:58.16]who compete severely to enter universities.
[01:01.64]As we all know,
[01:03.01]college entrance examination in China is very competitive.
[01:06.99]Students have to work very hard to enter their ideal universities.
[01:11.53]As far as I am concerned,
[01:13.79]the current practice with regards
[01:16.16]to celebrities' admission to universities
[01:18.77]should be improved and made more transparent.
[01:22.19]For instance,
[01:23.46]it is feasible to require celebrities to pass tests
[01:27.21]with equal importance to the national
[01:29.67]entrance examination before admission.
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