Top schools give chances to rural poor

Fudan University smooths way for students from remote areas to apply for admission

Students in remote or impoverished rural regions who are in their final grade in high school will no longer need to make the long journey to Shanghai for written tests and interviews to secure a place in prestigious Fudan University.

Instead, they need only submit materials online and take the college entrance exam, or gaokao, near home. If they score 50 points higher than the provincial minimum for a first-tier university, they may receive an offer from Fudan.