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How old should a freshman be?
Under normal circumstances, freshmen are 18- 19 years old, and do not repeat classes.

The length of primary school in China is 6 years, junior high school is 3 years and senior high school is 3 years. Moreover, the state stipulates that children who have reached the age of 6 must enter school and complete compulsory education. Children in areas where conditions are not met can be postponed until they are 7 years old. Six years in primary school and three years in junior high school, so we know that their freshman year is about 18 to 19 years old.

Undergraduate course is a basic part of higher education, and generally recruits ordinary high school graduates or those with equivalent education. The length of study is four years for most majors and five years for a few majors (the length of study for part-time undergraduate education depends on the situation). Undergraduate education is mainly divided into full-time undergraduate and part-time undergraduate. Full-time undergraduates are mainly admitted by the national unified entrance examination of ordinary colleges and universities, and they are studying at school, and their academic qualifications are ordinary higher education. Part-time undergraduate courses are usually adult education, online education, open education and higher education self-study exams.

By September 2020 1, there will be 2,738 colleges and universities nationwide. Among them, there are 1270 undergraduate colleges, including 2 1 undergraduate vocational schools.

The four-year basic research in universities is mainly based on basic theoretical research, which has the charm of "tracing the source". In the three levels of university education, junior high school students rank lower, while undergraduate students rank higher than junior high school students and graduate students. At the same time, many employers pay attention to the level of the first degree, which is usually the basis of the basic degree of the employer.