This study aims to find factors linked to university choice in China that work for or against students’access to higher education.China has undertaken many reforms in the past two decades and has rapidly expanded its...This study aims to find factors linked to university choice in China that work for or against students’access to higher education.China has undertaken many reforms in the past two decades and has rapidly expanded its higher education system.The transition from a sequential to a parallel mechanism for students to select universities is a significant change in the admission process.The expansion of higher education increased the number of high school graduates who dream of going to top-ranked Chinese universities.With this dream,students start preparing themselves for higher education during basic education.Despite the increase in top-ranked universities,the issues such as school education,familial expectations,choices of city and of major have a significant impact on students’choice of university.展开更多
文摘This study aims to find factors linked to university choice in China that work for or against students’access to higher education.China has undertaken many reforms in the past two decades and has rapidly expanded its higher education system.The transition from a sequential to a parallel mechanism for students to select universities is a significant change in the admission process.The expansion of higher education increased the number of high school graduates who dream of going to top-ranked Chinese universities.With this dream,students start preparing themselves for higher education during basic education.Despite the increase in top-ranked universities,the issues such as school education,familial expectations,choices of city and of major have a significant impact on students’choice of university.
