In application-based enrolment systems, candidates are assessed holistically, using letter of recommendations, interviews, extracurricular activities, personal statements, classroom grades, and many other factors. Many American and British universities utilize such a system. In testing-centric systems, students are to appear for an entrance examination, and the scores achieved in such examination determine one's admission into universities. Systems that utilize this includes the Gao Kao in China, and testing systems in countries like Taiwan and the Philippines.