Actually, if you have money and study seriously for a bit, there are quite a few ways to get into Qingbei.
Whether you can keep up later is another story, but at least the chance of getting in is quite high.
For example, if you're a foreign national coming to Jing University to study Chinese, it's really easy to pass the exams.
If your English is good, you could also go to Port City and take the DSE, which is an easier pathway.
If you're particularly wealthy, you can even buy your way into a good university abroad and then come back as an international exchange student.
Among the four people present, only Liu Yuheng was admitted through the regular college entrance exam, mainly because he passed a test for Jing University's elite class, which gave him an additional 30 points on his application.
