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Former security guard admitted to Tsinghua after 8 attempts, eyes Harvard PhD

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Yang Xiao, a 31-year-old former security guard from Shenyang, China, has been accepted into a postgraduate program at Tsinghua University after eight attempts. He initially attended the Central Academy of Fine Arts but later pursued his aspiration to study at Tsinghua, driven by a childhood dream and a promise to his girlfriend. Yang aims to eventually pursue a PhD at Harvard University. AI

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Former security guard admitted to Tsinghua after 8 attempts, eyes Harvard PhD

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Zoey Zhang ·

    Ex-China security guard admits to top university after 8 attempts, targeting Harvard PhD

    A former security guard from northeastern China has successfully secured a spot in a postgraduate programme at the prestigious Tsinghua University after an impressive eight attempts and is now ambitiously pursuing a PhD at Harvard. Yang Xiao, 31, hailing from Shenyang in Liaoning…

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