After application snafus, girl is going to college
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Li Mengmeng, a girl from a poor rural family in Kaifeng county of Central China's Henan province, has had to live through twists and turns in her dream to go to college, in a story that has caused her heartbreak and roused huge public outcry.
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Li Mengmeng lives in a poor rural family. |
Because of the negligence of a local education officer who by mistake locked Li's college entrance exam application form in his drawer, Li earlier had learned that no school would enroll her, despite her high exam score of 565.
The situation changed last week, after her story was exposed online, causing huge public sympathy and media coverage.
Over the weekend, Li was told that this fall, she would come a freshman in the accounting department at Henan University of Economics and Law.
"I'm very happy to hear about my university dream finally coming true and I don't hate the person who almost ruined it," she was quoted by China Central Television (CCTV) on Saturday.
Coming from a poor family, the 21-year old studied very hard at school. Her younger brother and sister both dropped out of school and found jobs as migrant workers to help support her education.
But unexpected problems came up, one after another, during her application process.
On Aug 3, Li found that her application had not been registered online.
She and her father went to Kaifeng county's admissions office for re-submission on Aug 7.
