Well I reckon this kind of situation depends on the trend of current social reality, cause are more and more people think Chinese is one of the international languages and our government have created a amazing environment and atmosphere for foreign people to learn Chinese in China, in this case, Chinese students and universities should focus on more on Chinese and traditional culture rather than the scores of the English tests.
反正读了没坏处,学校宽松一点,对于不自觉的人会是噩梦,自律的人会有优势。