I'm from Harbin University of Commerce, and I almost got into graduate school. Whether our school is qualified for graduate school depends on my academic performance.

First of all, I haven't taken the exam for three years. If there is, it is useless to rank first in three years, because the promotion and exemption exams are all in the last semester of senior three, so I always look at the results of the first three years. Others must ensure that there is no punishment.

Then in the list of qualified candidates, rank them according to their achievements. Grades are divided into two parts, one is academic performance, and the other is extra points. Needless to say, the conditions for extra points are very harsh, and at the national level, almost no one can add them.

After the list is published, you can go and see how many people are in front of you and ask them if they have signed up, because the exemption is voluntary. If you are ranked 10th, the top eight candidates are not registered or unqualified, and there are two places for postgraduate entrance examination, you are naturally the second one to register for postgraduate entrance examination.

Ps: Every year, the number of guaranteed research places for Sino-foreign cooperation is different. Our Chinese and foreign partners in 2007 only gave one place. Because we have been holding the idea of ensuring research since the first session, there is no black-box operation yet. There may be some after that, but if you get good grades, you will be fine.

I hope this helps.