My Scheming Little Devil

All students must be evaluated by a university rated as Five-Star, or a Five-Star high school, and go through certain tests to be eligible for the annual interviews.

The world’s university hierarchy is very strict, ranging from one star to five stars. Out of hundreds of thousands of universities, one to three-star institutions comprise the majority, and are the highest choice of ordinary people. Graduating from these universities generally ensures a comfortable life as a member of society’s mainstream class – the white-collar workforce.

When it comes to Four-Star rated universities, the number drastically reduces to just fifty, which are the top-tier schools in various countries and the highest institutions for cultivating national talents. Those who can get admitted into them are exceptional talents, with knowledge and insight residing at the apex of society.

Graduates from Four-Star institutions are leaders across various industries, elite figures, making Four-Star universities a dream for many students, representing a transformative path to change one’s fortune.

Above Four-Star universities is the Five-Star University.

These are the most globally renowned universities with the richest educational resources and formidable academic standards. Only those in the top ten in worldwide rankings can be considered Five-Star institutions. They enroll very few individuals annually, being epicenters for the world’s leading figures, where any student mentioning their alma mater does so with immense pride.

Alumni from Five-Star universities predominantly belong to society’s topmost echelon, controlling most societal resources and are present in key governmental departments, as well as the leading economic and other sectors.

For most geniuses, attending such universities is the pinnacle. But among geniuses, there exist even more brilliant individuals, whose target goes beyond a Five-Star University – their aim is the unique Seven-Star University – Imperial Institute of Technology.

This is the world’s most prestigious and toughest school to get into, a place many students look up to but find unattainable. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Due to its extraordinary status and because it admits very few students annually, the entrance examination becomes the world’s biggest bloodless battlefield, with those making it through often facing a bleak outcome; very few succeed in getting into this dream institution.

Within Aus Empire, only two of the world’s top ten Five-Star universities and three renowned Five-Star high schools have the eligibility to participate in the admission exams.

Annually, students in the Aus Empire almost break their necks competing to enter these institutions, with only one in a thousand making it. All for the chance to build a bridge to the dream school, Imperial Institute of Technology.

Jun Yiyi had a headache; if she wanted to get into Imperial Institute of Technology, she first had to get accepted into one of these three high schools or two renowned universities to even have the qualification, and that would be just qualification – getting in requires a huge level of competition.

With eight hundred million people in the Aus Empire, the competition to get into these five schools is incredibly intense.

Moreover, she closely examined the admissions for these five schools, noting that resources are relatively skewed toward students from the upper echelons of society. Students of ordinary status often suffer disadvantages in these interview competitions. Damn it, seems like the upper class everywhere, holds more societal advantage and resources.

"Yiyi, do you want to go to school?" Madam Aisha came over with a platter of fruit, noticing her research for hours and couldn’t help but ask curiously, "Which school do you want to attend?"

"Imperial Institute of Technology," Jun Yiyi replied without hesitation.

Madam Aisha’s expression was one of utter surprise: "Your ambition is truly grand, this school has few students that can get in, even domestically, and science subjects are a disadvantage for girls. Each year, only one-fifth of the students admitted are girls."