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Film graduate student Si Ning Xiang studied engineering in China, worked in Silicon Valley for five years and then gave it up to attend the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)

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This post was updated on April 11 at 3:22 p.m. Sining Xiang scored in the top 10 percent of China for his college entrance exams and studied electrical engineering at one of the top universities in China.

https://dailybruin.com/2017/04/10/grad-student-leaves-engineering-career-to-pursue-filmmaking/

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Grad student leaves engineering career to pursue filmmaking

By Vivian Chen

April 10, 2017 8:45 p.m.