What's interesting about public opinion online is that there is always a unique angle for every news story.
The Global Times pointed out that Zhao Yi chose to major in biological sciences, and implied that spending time on something he inherently lacks talent for would waste his talent and lead to a "collapse of genius".
In the beginning, this was the focus of online discussions, but then the attention quickly shifted elsewhere.
A point was noted--
Special recruitment!
Special recruitment is unlike enrolling special students.
Special students refer to those with skills in sports, art, competitions, etc. They might be accepted with lowered scores, but special recruitment is equivalent to giving them a guarantee. It recruits students who are not eligible for the guarantee.