After underperforming in China’s national college entrance exam in June, Lu Jie was accepted into a computer science and technology programme earlier this month at a lesser-known polytechnic university in central China’s Hunan province.“Good schools had too many applicants for this major, so I had to choose a lower-ranked one to pursue it,” Lu said.The results for the exam, better known as the gaokao, have been released over the past two weeks – marking a life-changing moment for students like...