1, non-technical problem
Some suggestions on the "non-technical" aspects of the choice of postgraduate majors are for reference only:
I. Interest
Interest is an indispensable factor in a person's success. It is hard to imagine how much a person can achieve in his studies or career that he is not interested in. The so-called interest and inspiration, only by choosing your favorite major, can you make achievements in research.
Choosing a major is the most taboo to blindly follow the trend, because what others choose may not be suitable for you; Don't be superstitious about so-called hot majors. Hot majors may not be suitable for everyone, and the time and energy you invest may not be able to get the benefits you expect. Everyone has a childhood dream, but growth and time make the dream deviate from the previous track. Postgraduate entrance examination only gives us a chance to realize our dreams, and we can regain our dreams. Why not?
Second, seek truth from facts.
Interest belongs to interest, some majors need talent, and it is also very stupid to blindly like them, so candidates must choose a major within their own ability.
On the one hand, candidates must consider their own strength in this field when choosing a major. For example, if you want to take a major in logic, what is your dialectical thinking ability? Science and engineering students should take the examination of literature and history. How are your language and writing skills? Perhaps the postgraduate entrance examination can make up the basic professional knowledge suddenly, but the higher-level ability required by these majors can not be improved suddenly in a short time.
On the other hand, your college grades reflect your professional strength to some extent. If you want to apply for a hot major in a highly competitive school, you must first weigh your academic performance. Here, we should especially remind those cross-professional candidates not to blindly take cross-professional exams, but to find out the relationship between their majors and their own majors and their advantages in cross-professional exams.
Third, professional prospects.
From the perspective of personal development, all previous education was for personal development. At present, the employment situation is severe, so the majors that meet the needs of society undoubtedly have better employment prospects. Don't choose those majors whose knowledge is too divorced from society. Try to choose those majors that are more practical or can apply what they have learned to the greatest extent. In this case, it is relatively easy to find a job.
Fourth, economic issues.
Although all colleges and universities have a system of public funds plus scholarships, the cost of graduate students for three years is not small, and the proportion of public funds and full scholarships is very limited. For students with financial difficulties, special attention should be paid to economic factors. Before applying for a major, you should find out the fees, public and private expenses and scholarship system, measure your strength ranking, and then decide whether to apply for a major.
2. Technical problems
Having said the above "non-technical problems", what is a "technical problem"? There are the following aspects:
First, popular professional and intelligent newspapers.
What is a popular major? It is some majors with a large number of applicants for postgraduate entrance examinations over the years.
There are many applicants for popular majors, and the competition is fierce. How to stand out in this fierce competition requires wisdom, and how to apply for a hot major also requires skills, that is, finding the "empty window period":
1, the "empty window period" for popular majors to choose schools. The popularity of popular majors in ordinary colleges and universities is not as high as that of famous schools, but the teachers of some popular majors in ordinary colleges and universities are also relatively strong. For example, the competition of many "2 1 1" schools in the design art major can be imagined. Shandong University of Arts and Crafts also has this major, which is also a key discipline. The number of applicants is relatively small, and the competition is not particularly fierce. Therefore, for popular majors, you can make a fuss about choosing schools. Some professional schools and "2 1 1" schools in the central and western regions are often blind spots for candidates to choose schools, and students can give due consideration to them.
2. The "empty window period" of the number of applicants over the years. The enrollment of some schools is divided into big years and small years. Sometimes there are more applicants in the last year, and the number will drop in the second year. Moreover, some majors will also have insufficient applicants. Therefore, when applying for majors, students must make use of all available resources and try to find some internal "information".
3. the "empty window period" in popular majors. Not all branches of disciplines under popular majors are very hot. Majors under law, such as civil and commercial law, economic law and criminal law, are popular, while legal history and jurisprudence are relatively unpopular. Therefore, students can make a detailed investigation and repeated comparison on the branches of their major. Finding gaps in hot spots may be a good choice.
Second, the unpopular professional hot news
In fact, "unpopular" and "popular" are only relative. Mastering the unpopular major has become a "hot talent". How to do a good job of "unpopular hot news"
1. Choose a major that is unpopular but has room for development. Although some majors are not popular, they have certain development prospects, even if the employment is narrow, they are targeted. You must be forward-looking when applying for this kind of major. For example, a student majoring in sustainable economic development is still unpopular when he enters school. But in recent years, the government has paid more attention to sustainable development, and it has become a popular major after graduation. In addition, the thesis she wrote was related to circular economy, and she was rated as an excellent master's thesis, and her employment was also good.
2, choose the unpopular professional internal hot. Many basic disciplines, such as mathematical theory, theoretical physics, history, philosophy, etc. They are basically unpopular, but in modern society, their basic role is getting bigger and bigger, and these unpopular things will become more and more popular.
3. Choose your favorite major according to your interests, whether it is unpopular or not. A friend of the author, who majored in finance and economics at the undergraduate stage, likes philosophy very much, so he chose to apply for the western philosophy major of China Academy of Social Sciences when he took the postgraduate entrance examination. Although this major looks boring, he enjoys it. After graduation, I worked in the Economic and Trade Commission, and my career was related to finance and economics.
He said that on the surface, the professional knowledge of western philosophy is almost useless in work; But the influence of philosophy on him changed his consistent way of thinking and attitude towards life. It is this change that has made him where he is now. If you are confident to improve your quality and ability with your major, what are you worried about?
According to the development and comprehensive search information in recent years, it can be seen that the following talents are likely to become hot spots in the future employment field: network talents, public relations talents, brokers of future sports stars, entrepreneurs and foreign agents, international business planning, investment consultants, real estate/automobile/insurance salesmen, environmental protection and energy experts, famous school teachers, fashion observers, property managers and psychologists. Therefore, when choosing a major, we should take a long-term view. The unpopular major is not absolute, but it will eventually change with the development of society.
Three, special professional quasi newspaper
1, major in fine arts and music. The examination form, examination place and examination time of this kind of major are different from those of general majors. Many schools have special regulations for candidates of this major. If you are a candidate of this major, you must carefully read the detailed enrollment brochure of the school you applied for on 20 17, so as not to bring unnecessary trouble to your exam.
2, unified examination and joint examination. Education, psychology, history and western medicine are integrated into the national unified examination majors, and the professional reference books should be subject to the national unified examination syllabus. LLM major and MBA major are national joint examination majors, and the examination subjects are different from ordinary majors. Candidates who apply for this major must carefully check the enrollment brochures of the schools they reported. Generally speaking, schools applying for these two majors have special enrollment brochures.
Fourth, emerging professional caution.
It takes courage to be the first person to eat crabs. Because some emerging majors have not been tested by practice, it is still relatively risky to apply for these majors. Moreover, emerging majors are still not perfect in terms of teachers, and candidates are advised to be cautious. don't