The majority of high school graduates have to pass the national college entrance examination to enter college, but there is small quota for those performing well in high school to be recommended for direct admission. Reports, however, say the majority of the recommended students in many colleges are children of senior officials who have not performed well in high school. Comments:

That officials' children are recommended to colleges has long been an open secret, but supervisors have always turned a blind eye to the corrupt practice. The reason: the supervisors are education department officials who collude with other department officials to cheat the public. External disciplinary supervision is needed to curb this.

Zhang Ming, a professor at Renmin University of China, via Sina micro blog, May 14