The fact that Hsu made it into a top national institution was very encouraging for Chutung High School, which had not had a student go on to National Taiwan University, Tsing Hua, or Chiao Tung for the previous six years.
對於過去 6 年沒有任何學生考上台大、清大、交大的竹東高中，許文瀚上榜是一大激勵。