Four years ago, 13-year-old Wei Xiaoyin began to attend Southwest University of Finance and Economics. Because she was six years younger than all her classmates, she became an instant sensation on campus.

All the attention bothered Wei during her freshman year. Instead of calling her by her real name, many people called her “the 13-year-old.” She tried to dress like her classmates and socialize more with them. After about half a year, she finally managed to get rid of the “13-year-old” nickname and become an “ordinary” freshman.

Wei will be graduating from college this year. In April, thanks to a first place ranking on a written test, she got an interview opportunity from a bank. Even though Wei was strongly recommended by the human resources department, she was still denied the job because of her age.

Though job hunting has been frustrating, Wei feels very positively about her future. Now she is planning to attend graduate school for further studies.

“If I ever have my own exceptional child, I would not want him or her to skip grades, but to have a normal student’s life,” Wei repeated several times.