On the evening of October 4, appearing on a Chinese social media platform, male teacher Ly Long announced that he would continue taking the university entrance exam for the third time next year. "After the National Day holiday (from October 1 to October 7), I will start preparing for the 2025 university entrance exam, the goal is still 700/750 points," the teacher said.

Mr. Ly Long said that his wish is to pass the medical program of one of the following schools: Tsinghua University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fudan Medical University or Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (9-year program).

Also during the livestream, the teacher revealed for the first time the specific scores he achieved in the 2024 university entrance exam. Accordingly, Math scored 142/150 points, English 131/150 points, Chinese (Literature) 98/150 points, Physics 77/100 points, Chemistry and Biology both scored 89/100 points. Mr. Long's total university entrance exam score in 2024 was 626/750.

Determined to take the university entrance exam for the third time, Mr. Long shared the required scores as follows: Math from 142 to 150 points, English from 131 to over 140 points, Chinese (Literature) from 98 to over 125 points, Physics from 77 to 100 points, Chemistry and Biology from 89 to over 95 points. In these subjects, Mr. Long revealed, he will focus first on Chinese.

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In 2025, Mr. Long is determined to take the university entrance exam for the third time to fulfill his dream. Photo source: Baidu

Previously, in 2008, Ly Long took the university entrance exam and scored 695/750 points. With the desire to study medicine, his score at that time was enough to get him into many schools. However, due to his family's difficult circumstances, he chose the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Basic Sciences (interdisciplinary training program) of Tsinghua University (China).

After graduating from university, Ly Long took advantage of his free time to tutor to earn extra income. At times, he earned from 30,000 to 40,000 NDT/month (equivalent to 104 - 139 million VND). After graduating from university in 2012, he became a tutor at the center for 12 years.

This job provided Mr. Long with a stable income and allowed him to buy three houses. However, after the Chinese Ministry of Education issued a ban on tutoring in 2021, his work has faced many difficulties.

According to NetEase, although he has been tutoring for more than ten years, Mr. Long still cherishes the dream of becoming a doctor. Especially after witnessing many students passing the medical school entrance exam, Mr. Long was motivated to take the university entrance exam for the second time in 2024. However, luck has not come, Mr. Long's wishes have not been passed.

Sharing about continuing to take the university entrance exam for the third time, Mr. Long hopes to be able to fulfill his long-standing dream of becoming a medical student. Immediately after making this decision, Mr. Long received many mixed opinions. They said that Mr. Long is the second version of Duong Thuong Quan - the person who took the exam 16 times to get into Tsinghua University, just announced that he stopped at the age of 35 and enrolled in the Information Technology major at South China Normal University (China).

After 16 years of taking university entrance exams, the man announced he would stop at the age of 35. CHINA - After taking the exam 16 times to fulfill his dream of entering Tsinghua University, recently, Duong Thuong Quan received a notice of admission to the Information Technology major at South China Normal University.