Outside of a testing center in Jilin city, Northeast China's Jilin province, teachers cheer and encourage students before they take the National College Entrance Examination (NEE) on June 7. The NEE, or "gaokao", is an important exam for Chinese students. The results determine their eligibility to what universities and dramatically affect their future career prospects. [Photo by Li Yiheng/For gojilin.gov.cn]

Gaokao students pose after the first exam in a testing site in Jilin city, Jilin province, June 7. [Photo by Li Yiheng/For gojilin.gov.cn]

After the first exam, gaokao students at a testing center in Changchun city leave the exam rooms smiling on June 7. [Photo by Han Junhong/For gojilin.gov.cn]

Students at a testing site in Songyuan city, Jilin province, are greeted with sunflowers held by their families as they exit the exam room, wishing them success. [Photo by Zhang Guizhi/For gojilin.gov.cn]

A student poses for a picture with his parent, holding a bunch of sunflowers in hand, on June 7. [Photo by Zhang Guizhi/For gojilin.gov.cn]