1. Contact the school, determine the specific school and major, and obtain specific examination information.
If you decide to take the postgraduate entrance examination and determine the general school and professional scope, you should contact the school to get the latest enrollment information and keep abreast of the latest school trends. So as not to shoot indiscriminately.
Prepare in advance
After getting enough professional course information and finding complete review materials, it's time to read and review. Since I chose the distance, I only care about hardships. Once you have set your goals, you should throw yourself into the review without hesitation. In the review, we must be down-to-earth and take it seriously.
register
The registration time is usually 1 1 month, and in recent years it is 10- 14. When students register, they are registered by the school. On-the-job personnel are generally enrolled in schools that are recruited or registered by the Municipal Education Commission. You can also register in different places, that is, because of business trips and other reasons, you can register in other places to take the exam.
When applying for registration, you can fill in the first choice and the second choice. The examination questions of specialized courses in postgraduate examination are the propositions of all enrollment units, and candidates should take the examination according to the first choice questions.
4. Initial test
The initial test is usually 1 and 1 and 2 weeks before the Spring Festival in February. The exam lasts for 2 days and consists of 4 exams, each lasting 3 hours. The examination place is generally in the examination center set up by the Higher Education Department of the Municipal Education Commission, or the enrollment institution. Candidates can choose these two test sites when registering.
adjust
About two weeks after the winter vacation, 1 and the start of school in spring, the results of professional courses almost came out. At this time, you can call the department and the admissions office to ask. In 1 and 2 weeks, the results of public courses will also come out. It is very important to send a second interview notice later. If the ranking is not particularly ideal and the admission is ambiguous, it is necessary to contact the applicant (department) and tutor more. If it is really not possible, it depends on whether it is possible to study entrusted training at your own expense or transfer to another school.
6. Second interview
The second interview is generally around 5. 1. It used to be an equal interview, but now it's basically changed to a different interview. Every year, some candidates fail in the second interview, so the competition is very cruel. This requires candidates to carefully prepare for the interview and have a confident and calm attitude in the interview, so as to answer the questions raised by the teacher decisively and smoothly.
7. Admission
After the second interview, the school will send a letter to the unit where your file is located and transfer your file to the school. After checking that there are no major problems (mainly political problems), issue an admission notice and transfer all your relationships, including organization, household registration and salary relationship, to the school (except entrusted training).
(2) How to fill in the volunteers?
Some people say that choosing the first choice for postgraduate entrance examination is half the battle. Similar to the college entrance examination, the first choice for postgraduate entrance examination plays an important role. If the choice is not accurate, it is "one careless move will lose the game." Experts believe that choosing volunteers is a risky game process, and candidates should consider the first choice according to their own wishes and conditions. In order to accurately fill in the volunteers, candidates should fully understand the real information, weigh the pros and cons, and help them make the right choice. In particular, those candidates who are generally competitive and determined to win should choose the major and enrollment unit with the greatest possibility of admission with the help of information collection.
The enrollment brochure is an important information reflecting the enrollment situation of the unit, so every candidate should get the enrollment brochure of the applicant as soon as possible. Sometimes, in order to facilitate the comparison and selection, I also hope to fully understand the enrollment situation of the relevant units and get the enrollment brochure of the enrollment unit. However, the enrollment brochures of all units are generally published around 10, so it will be very troublesome to get them. In this case, if you wait until you get the enrollment brochure and make it more certain before you start reviewing for the exam, I'm afraid it's too late to miss the opportunity and regret it for life. So, what should we do?
You can go to the local graduate admissions office and the library in advance to check the enrollment brochures of all units in the country over the years. Postgraduate admissions offices (including university admissions offices) and libraries (including university libraries) all over the country generally have brochures on enrollment of universities and scientific research institutions over the years (the second part of this book is attached with the detailed mailing address and contact telephone number of national postgraduate enrollment). According to this, the intention of applying for the exam is preliminarily determined, such as what major, research direction and scientific research institution you want to apply for. Then you might as well review according to your intention, and get in touch with the graduate enrollment office of the intentional unit, the local graduate enrollment office or your relatives, friends and classmates in the intentional unit as soon as possible, so as to get the new enrollment brochure as soon as possible and adjust the review in time.
The enrollment work has certain continuity and similarity, that is, as far as the same institution and scientific research unit are concerned, the basic situation of enrollment specialty setting, enrollment quota, fierce competition and examination subjects is similar to that of the previous year; As far as the comparison between units is concerned, the examination subjects in the same professional direction are similar. This provides the feasibility for reviewing and preparing for the exam. Of course, there are still differences, and in some cases there may be great changes. This requires you to get a new brochure as soon as possible and adjust it quickly according to the new brochure.
(3) What are the ways to get the latest enrollment information?
If you decide to take the postgraduate entrance examination and determine the general school and major scope, you should contact the school as soon as possible to obtain the latest enrollment information and finally determine the school and major to apply for. There are several ways to obtain relevant professional information:
1. Admissions brochure. Generally released in July and August, by the graduate admissions departments (graduate schools, graduate offices) announced. The above will list: name, code, mailing address, postal code, contact number, number of enrollment majors (some are based on the whole specific enrollment unit such as departments, colleges and centers, and some are specific to each major), and tutors (some are not published, but most of them belong to collective training); Some will also list the number of entrusted trainees and the number of self-funded students, but generally do not list the number of students who walk and the number of students who walk (but this is very important information for candidates), examination subjects and reference books used.
2. It was ordered by the office. In order to make up for the deficiency of the enrollment brochure, candidates should constantly call for some relevant information, and some enrollment units (usually departments, colleges, institutes, centers and other specific enrollment units) will release some special instructions, such as the number of applicants, the number of admissions, the admission ratio, the admission score line, the bibliography and so on.
3. Mentor. Being able to get in touch with a mentor and get one or two pointers from him will undoubtedly be even more powerful. But this is not easy, because tutors are usually very busy, even if they are in contact, they should pay attention to each other's communication methods.
4. Be a graduate student. Compared with tutors, it is better to find some graduate students, provide more "practical" information and speak more realistically.
5. Postgraduate entrance examination information released by various print media.
6. Website. There are many websites for postgraduate entrance examination now, which can provide a lot of information.
(D) How to choose schools and majors
Although more and more people have applied for the postgraduate entrance examination in recent years, there are still some professional applications that are insufficient, and some are even dissatisfied or have not applied. Even if the total score of a popular major in an individual school exceeds 350 (the total score of four courses is 500, and the general minimum line is 325), it may not be guaranteed to be admitted as a planned public fee student. It is understood that at present, the majors with a small number of applicants are mainly concentrated in some science and engineering majors, and the number of applicants for literature, history and economics is generally large. For example, in Beijing, the ratio of application and admission for science and engineering majors is generally between 2: 1 ~ 4: 1, but the ratio of application and admission for liberal arts majors is as high as 6: 1 ~ 9: 1. This imbalance is more prominent between specific majors and schools. Professionally, computer and its automation in engineering have always been a hot topic, and law finance in liberal arts has always been a hot topic. In these majors, the enrollment ratio is often as high as 20: 1 or even higher. Famous schools such as Peking University and National People's Congress are places where many candidates are concentrated. In this kind of school, the number of candidates in individual departments may exceed 1 000, and there is no absolute high score, so it is basically difficult to ensure that they are admitted as planned public students. If you are not absolutely sure, it is recommended to avoid such schools and majors. Of course, in some popular majors or popular schools, there are still some relatively unpopular directions and majors, so students may wish to apply selectively.
(5) How to treat cross-professional examination and research?
"There is nothing unexpected, only unexpected." In recent years, the cross-disciplinary examination team has grown stronger and stronger. Many candidates not only cross related majors, but even some people have made a "big turn" between arts and sciences. As we all know, "interlacing is like a mountain", and the difficulty coefficient of cross-professional examination and research is the biggest in postgraduate entrance examination. "The sword goes sideways" is not only in danger of "losing everything", but also may bring amazing results.
Then, it is particularly important to calmly analyze the situation of interdisciplinary research and "prescribe the right medicine" according to your own situation. Generally speaking, interdisciplinary examinations and research should follow the following rules:
First, the subjects that are dominant across majors are generally mathematics and foreign languages, because the students of these two majors first took the "cheap" position in the national unified examination. And the basic courses of science and engineering majors are all related to mathematics. If you learn mathematics well, you will have a "comparative advantage" and a solid foundation if you switch to economics, automation and computers. Second, relatively speaking, the rule that candidates agree with is that "reasoning is easy to change, but writing is difficult to change." Pure liberal arts majors such as history and Chinese pay more attention to perceptual knowledge, and all majors can try to apply. However, the theory of cultural transmission is different, and high number is the first threshold. Therefore, it is prudent to transfer liberal arts to science and engineering. Third, it is best to follow the "principle of proximity" when changing majors, that is, to find a cross-examination of similar majors or related disciplines. The safest way is to find different branches under the same category or basic theory. If you are not particularly strong, don't span too much. Fourth, cross-disciplinary examination and research should also "throw stones to ask for directions", that is to say, it is necessary to identify relevant departments and tutors when preparing for the exam. Some schools and departments welcome and encourage interdisciplinary applications.
Judging from the postgraduate entrance examination in recent years, there are mainly the following cross-majors:
Mathematics is required for economics majors, and science and engineering students should consider the following two points when choosing this major: 1. This major requires higher mathematics, which may be beneficial to science students, such as finance and securities in the Department of National Economic Planning and Management, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University. Accounting in Tsinghua Institute of Economics and Management should take math test (1); Second, there are few professional courses, so candidates for science reform may have a greater chance of success.
Sociology is a broad subject. Judging from the enrollment situation over the years, most of the candidates are fresh graduates, and the proportion of social science majors is also large. Entering sociology with the background of other disciplines has its unique advantages. Sociology is easier to get started than other more specialized subjects. As long as we are fully prepared and review the law correctly, there is still great hope of passing it.
The fact that a considerable number of law school graduate students come from non-professional courses proves that the professional gap is not insurmountable. Non-law major candidates can often integrate their professional qualities into law study. They have a broad vision and a novel and unique perspective. If they review more fully, the chances of success are very high.
When choosing a major, you'd better choose a major similar to your own. Interlacing is like a mountain, liberal arts and social sciences are better, and science and engineering are worse. If you apply for other majors, you have to start a new stove and study from scratch, which naturally requires more efforts. Of course, this mountain is not insurmountable.
In short, when deciding whether to apply for a cross-major exam, you should be fully prepared and choose carefully. Don't chase the hot spots and trends, try to apply according to your actual situation.