Minority students from remote places in Xinjiang flock to more developed regions for a short at better education In the vast and sparsely populated Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China’s northwest more than half of the residents are members of minority ethnic groups with native languages other than Mandarin Chinese. Education is complicated by the region’s linguistic, geographic and socioeconomic conditions. “In my hometown,educational resources are scarce and dropout rates are very high,” said Merhaba,a 13-year-old Uygur girl from Kashgar Prefecture.“Almost all my cousins dropped out after middle school or even primary school. My brother and I are the only ones to go out of Kashgar for education.” Merhaba is a student at No.66 Middle School in Urumqi,the capital city of Xinjiang.Her exam scores earned her admission to the elite Minority students from remote places in Xinjiang flock to more developed regions for a short at better education In the vast and sparsely populated Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China’s northwest more than half of the residents are members of minority groups with native languages ​​other than Mandarin Chinese Education is complicated by the region’s linguistic, geographic and socioeconomic conditions. “In my hometown, educational resources are scarce and dropout rates are very high, ” said Merhaba, a 13-year-old Uygur girl from Kashgar Prefecture. “ Almost all my cousins ​​dropped out after middle school or even primary school. My brother and I are the only ones to go out of Kashgar for education. ”Merhaba is a student at No.66 Middle School in Urumqi, the capital city of Xinjiang .Her exam scores earned her admission to the elite