Student achieves remarkable results in world math competition

A student at a vocational high school in the backwoods of China surprised many when he beat everyone in a world math competition that included many elite students. The student was born in a poor village in China and was majoring in fashion at a vocational high school. But to her surprise, in the first round of the Alibaba Global Math Competition, she placed 12th out of 802 competitors, despite having competitors from many prestigious universities. This is highly unusual, as it is common for math majors to take the top spots in such competitions.

Prejudice against vocational high schools in Chinese society

Her news was met with cheers and messages of admiration from many Chinese people, and people exchanged various opinions on this amazing fact. It was reported that the student’s math skills have been exceptional since she was in middle school, and that she was taught by a math teacher who had been a finalist in the competition three times. However, some people said that it was impossible for a student from a vocational high school to achieve such results, and called for a thorough investigation into the allegations of fraud. People expressed sadness that the student was under suspicion due to social prejudice against vocational high school students.

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