^ I was going to ask the same thing as @PurpleTitan - why would that be? If those universities are getting the “best of the best” (as defined by the gaokao), then what’s the problem? Those students form other provinces might return to them to work after college, or they might stay in the cities, either way it seems unfair to keep them out, especially if they succeed despite the lower quality of their “K-12” (Chinese version) schools.