Does Large Scale PublicityBenefit College Entrance Exam's Top Achievers?

Late June in China is the time of year when the national college entrance examination results are announced and the whole country is whipped into a frenzy. Because of the competition and pressure on students for top university openings, those who score the highest marks, dubbed zhuangyuan, are publicly feted and lauded countrywide as national super heroes. Every province, city and county has two topscholars-oneinthefieldofartsandtheother in the sciences.