As December quickly approached, the list of recommended candidates for top universities was about to be released, and with the future at stake, everyone was on edge.

During the big break, the atmosphere became noisy.

The student sitting in front of me turned around, leaned on my desk, and with envy in her voice said, “Yari, you’re definitely on the list for the recommendation. Ugh, to be able to get into your dream school without taking the college entrance ...