The next day, Chen Gu checked his scores. In this era, the entire Confederation and the whole Star Nation used unified exam papers. The total score for cultural subjects was 900, and the full score for physical skills tests was also 900. For top-tier institutions like the Tiangong Military Division, scores in both categories needed to be above 800 for an applicant to even stand a chance of being admitted—and that was just a possibility. Furthermore, it wasn't an average of 800. Both categories had to be over 800 to ensure students didn't specialize in one to the neglect of the other.
Then, an average score of 850 or above in both categories would make admission relatively secure.
As for other well-known first-tier schools, an average score of 700 or above was needed for both categories. Military academies, emphasizing both literary and martial prowess like the Tiangong Military Division, also required scores above 700 in both, not just an average.
