Posted on 05/17/2022 11:09:52 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Rebecca Moon Mon, May 16, 2022, 5:31 PM·2 min read For 55-year-old Liang Shi, age is no limit as he took an entrance exam for the 26th time since he was a teenager to get into his dream school.
While many people have reportedly told Liang that his “failing memory” would hinder him from studying textbooks like his younger peers, he is determined to score high enough on the gaokao exam this year to attend Sichuan University, which he first missed out on in 1983.
He described himself as “still young” and reassured his critics that he has no issues with studying at his age.
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good for him!
53 isn’t old
Warren Buffet is 91. He still goes to work every day, plays poker and eats ice cream.
The only failure is the one who doesn’t try.
ice cream is good for ya!
I was thinking of trying to arrange a good tutor for him, but he owns a construction company so... probably has the funds to hire one.
The exam is 07/08 June, he needs to be studying now
smile smile smile
Reminds me of Spongebob trying to get his drivers license.
Dream school? What kind of major is that?
After all these years if he hasn’t learned what the school would have taught him then he shouldn’t be admitted.
Why does Spongebob need to drive?
My Mom went back to university in her 60’s to get her MBA. Just within the last 5 years. Most of her classmates were in their late 40’s, and around 5 were grandparents.
Come to America, where we do away with those pesky testing requirements and look at the “whole student”!
Why bother, seriously.
Yeah is good that he tries, but how has he failed the test 26 times?
After a few failures he already knows all the questions and what he should focus on studying. The quote mentions memory problems, so he may have a clinical problem and never pass the test.
In my medical school class was a 55 yo business owner
I went back to college after 17 years “away”. I was 43 when I graduated with a Masters degree.
Don’t blame him. College chicks!
When mother died at 73, she was still working on her MBA at Roosevelt University, as well as working full time. My 62 year old niece is thru her first year of studies. She wasn’t a part of the computer generation, so husband set up her computer so that he can control it from his, and supports her online classes and tutors her in math and physics. Her sister just got her PhD at Brown last year. I love being part of a family where education is never-ending.
I try not to go too deep on these kids shows.
LOL!
I bet a lot of thoughtful kids have wondered...
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