Over the last two days, 9.75 million students descended upon campuses across the country for what is the most important exam of their young lives – the gaokao. Unlike schools in the west, this one exam will define the student’s life, as their gaokao score will be the sole deciding factor for universities to determine if they’re worthy or not. Places in universities are sought after, and there’s stiff competition between classmates as only one in 20 students will get into a top university.