A passage on Zhihu about why we need to take the college entrance examination

The college entrance examination is the qualification standard for candidates to choose and enter universities. It is one of the national examinations. It is organized and scheduled by the state, and the state or province specifically organizes the questions and the examination at a unified time (some provinces and cities have more exam subjects and end at a later time). The college entrance examination scores do not affect the issuance of high school diplomas, but the college entrance examination scores directly affect the level of universities that can be entered. The core prerequisite for admission to key universities is to obtain excellent college entrance examination scores. What kind of university you enter is very important, and it can almost be said that it affects a person's life.