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上海某大学收鹅当“学生”引热议

Now that college entrance examinations are over, students are starting to receive their college admission letters. One university has created conversation online after accepting a goose as a "student."
 
高考已经结束,学生们开始收到大学录取通知书。一所大学因收了一只鹅当“学生”而在网上引发热议。
 
 
A goose nicknamed Gugu was officially "enrolled in" Shanghai Maritime University after a netizen on Friday asked the university if they could adopt her goose in a comment on the university's Weibo account, China's equivalent of Twitter.
 
Saying she could no longer take care of the bird, the university soon responded to the request by reposting the comment, saying that they would ask the university's administration for permission.  
 
Later, the university announced on Weibo that they were willing to accept the goose and also issued an official admission letter to the special "student," a post that now has more than 10,000 likes and 10,000 shares respectively.
 
The successful enrollment a goose "student" has been lauded by numerous netizens.  
 
"Such a handsome goose," commented a user @-liyaer.
 
"A huge welcome to the goose to our university!" commented a user @yuanqimanmandeweiweiyu on Weibo.
 
"Shanghai Maritime University is such a great university for its inclusiveness," commented a user @Dancingwithgrace on Weibo.