first episode

Some students have seen the tutor before the initial test and the second test, or they are already familiar with it, so the following words are given to students who are unfamiliar with the relevant situation and seem helpless.

Most students meet their tutors for the first time between the initial and second exams, or during the interview. They will see several knowledgeable or semi-knowledgeable professors sitting in front of them in a row, just like a row of big bookcases standing in front of them, and they will ask you a question at will from any page of any book on this bookcase. A little nervous, right?

It doesn't matter. I'll try to tell you what I know, maybe I can help you.

1: Time before interview

Before 1 to 2 weeks, it is best to call the tutor immediately after getting off the retest line. Telephone numbers can be found in the offices of various departments.

Make your name clear first and tell him that you have passed the mark. Now many things are not very clear. After asking the questions about the re-examination procedure, let's talk about your interest and attention to this major, what books you have read, what you should read more for the re-examination and so on. If his tone is friendly and peaceful, then finally ask him if he can come to visit, hoping to know the relevant situation carefully, and it is best for him to agree.

When you come to visit, give some small gifts appropriately. It is also very hard for the tutor to give you lectures. Besides, as a future mentor, it is also appropriate to give a small gift, not something expensive (if you have no bad intentions with him), just some fruits and the like. All this is to deepen your understanding and impression of the tutor.

In this process, if you are good academically and professionally, then you should talk more about professional matters. If you are not particularly outstanding, you are most likely to express great enthusiasm and hope for this major and follow his wishes in the future. After all, there are many people interviewing, and he is often not impressed, which can greatly enhance his understanding of you.

Step 2 pay attention

Clothing should be simple, simple and clean, and look like a real student. Be steady and generous, be careful, don't brag about things you don't know, don't belittle anyone casually, or negatively evaluate anyone. Never talk big.

My father once had a very young student who just became an associate professor. That year he enrolled graduate students for the first time. The boy visited him before the interview. The first sentence is: * * Teacher, why don't those old professors in your department enroll students? Why do you recruit people at a young age? Maybe he just wanted to praise the young and promising teacher, but the teacher thought it was an insult and thought that he was incapable of leading graduate students. It happened that the boy was a junior college student and ranked in the middle, so he failed in the second interview and admitted a person with lower written test scores than him.

Another real example, the tutor asked him: What books have you read recently?

He said I saw * * *.

The tutor asked again: Who else have you read about it? I read * * * *, but that book is so poor that it can't compare with the one I read before, so I wrote it down to show how profound his evaluation of academic issues is.

Who knows, that book was written by the professor's late tutor, and it was his manuscript.

So ~ ~ ~. Anyway, the first impression is not good.

We must be humble, be humble again, and talk more about the admiration and worship for the academic speech of the tutor. You'd better read more articles written by your tutor before. You can go to China Journal to search online. Once you know all about his academic direction and key research issues, you will be on the list!

the second group

As for the written test in this year's re-examination, each major is different, so I won't elaborate here.

Those who are not familiar with this specialized course should master the context of the book if they want to review well in such a short time.

For example, the preface and comprehensive introduction of each chapter (liberal arts).

Now let's talk about the day of the interview.

Generally, it is divided into two courses: foreign language oral test and professional oral test.

The oral English test in the morning is usually held in the department.

The professional oral examination in the afternoon is generally conducted in a professional unit.

1: oral English test.

Answer: The oral exam teacher.

Generally, the teachers interviewed are excellent foreign language teachers in the department. In a key university like Wuhan University, many teachers in each department are sent to foreign universities as exchange scholars for one or two years, so many teachers are good at foreign languages. Even if their pronunciation and intonation are not good, at least they have a very strong ability to express their thoughts in authentic English, and their listening ability is quite good. He can speak your spoken English completely.

Last year our department interviewed two young teachers who came back from Harvard. One was sitting in a suit and tie, and the other half was lying in front of us asking questions. One is standard American spoken English, and the other is a little worse, but the questions are elegant.

B. Oral examination process.

Generally speaking, self-introduction must be prepared. Write in dictation, about 500 words, and speak for 2 to 3 minutes. The prepared things will be fluent and will leave a good impression on him. Generally include the following contents: name, original graduation school, your usual hobbies, etc. The major you are applying for now, why you are applying for this major, how interested you are in this major, a brief evaluation of the current development of this industry, and what attitude you are going to study this major.

Examinations often include other contents, of course, professional aspects. If you are not familiar with professional vocabulary, you'd better be prepared to introduce yourself, which will take up some time, so that he won't have time to ask you other questions: P, and he speaks a lot of fluent and standard English at once, which will certainly give you high marks.

In addition to self-introduction, you will generally take professional questions. In different forms, some teachers ask some questions directly. If he happens to study your direction, you will be a little bitter, because he doesn't know much about his major, so he won't ask too much. If he goes with you, ask more professionally.

Of course he knows more than you, and he can speak English! There are often students who can't understand his questions.

This is the case in our department. Everyone will send an English article before you enter the examination room. Sometimes different majors will publish different articles. Prepare a little, and be sure to hand in your manuscript before you go to him. Then you retell the article in English, and he will ask you some questions about the article, similar to reading comprehension. If you have made a long and detailed introduction before and everyone has limited time for the exam, then he won't ask many questions. In short, the questions asked by these two Harvard returnees are rare. I understood most of a bunch of professional words, and then I didn't give him a chance to ask questions again. I grabbed two topics and said it, probably because I introduced myself very successfully, so I got a: P.

C: Problems needing attention.

Be prepared, don't go on stage blindly, mainly prepare to introduce yourself, and try to find some general paragraphs to recite about your major, so that when he asks questions, you can use what you have prepared.

Don't always ask the teacher questions. I heard that a girl's oral English is not bad, but treating the oral test center as an academic seminar and constantly arguing with the teacher may make the teacher lose face. I heard that some teachers have some opinions about her. In short, people who are good at foreign languages, especially those who think they are good, should not show off in the examination room, because the examiner has met many good people. Finish your point sentence by sentence, just give it a little play.

Episode 3

After I finished my oral English test in a daze, the cold sweat of spring breeze dried up. Go to the canteen to find stutterers, and the professional interview is in the afternoon.

Comrades, be vigilant. . . . . .

The professor is like a wolf in his bones, even if he is hee hee. Usually they won't let you go easily. First, they will objectively select national talents. Second, they will show the depth of their professional skills. In short, they will let you know that this research is not good.

Of course, some professional interviews are very easy to muddle through. Since they can easily get away with it, I won't say anything here.

However, any plan that is difficult to predict now will pass if it meets a super invincible university.

As far as I know, the average professor will take some psychological notes in advance before going to the interview. On a large scale, professional interviews will have certain rules to follow.

1: topic scope-know and don't know.

Professional questions are not too difficult or difficult to ask, but even if the questions he asks are simple, you can find many faults in your questions and answers. So remember what I said in the first episode, don't expand and brag at will, and be careful about what you don't know.

If you really don't know the question he asked, don't panic, let alone explain it nonsense. Just say: I don't have enough research on this problem at present. Although I don't understand it now, I will definitely learn clearly with my teacher after graduate school. It means that although you have shortcomings now, you will be diligent in the future. In China, attitude always comes first.

2. The scope of the topic-contact with the actual focus.

Many teachers like to ask practical questions, especially those majors closely related to practice, such as economic management. There are also teachers who like to get in touch with current hot issues, such as the US-Iraq war. Of course, the academic school is still in the majority and will adhere to the theory, but it will never be rare.

3. Basic example-interview report to professor.

A: Why did you apply for this major? What are your future plans? So it's best to prepare a small research plan, which is very simple, such as your favorite interest. If you are a cross-major, please ask about your previous related professional courses, and please explain the connection with your current major and its influence on your future research.

B: For your major, what famous books and authors have you read, the dynasty or time when this book was written, the cataloging method of this book and the main academic ideas of this book? Which one impressed you the most? Please explain briefly.

Re-examination strategy

First, the basic points of the second interview

After the national preliminary examination results come down, the college admissions office will determine a retest score line according to the enrollment plan and the examinee's examination situation, and will inform the examinee immediately after determination. The general retest time is from late March to early April.

The content of postgraduate re-examination includes: oral English, basic professional knowledge and application, mastery of professional skills, political thought, psychological quality and other comprehensive qualities. Among them, oral English and professional examinations have the greatest influence on candidates' performance.

Second, the preparation for the second interview

Before the second interview, you should be fully prepared to play the last battle of the postgraduate entrance examination.

First of all, we should look forward to knowing the professional re-examination of the students who applied for the exam last year. The key points are whether to eliminate people, what is the proportion of elimination, what are the reasons, what questions to ask in oral English, and what aspects to focus on in professional courses.

Secondly, systematically review specialized courses and train oral English. The second interview is to examine the candidates' knowledge accumulation ability and self-development potential, so if you want to leave a good impression on the tutor, you must be very familiar with the reported major and know the research status and progress of this major like the back of your hand. To do this, on the one hand, candidates should pay attention to the consolidation of basic knowledge, read the contents prepared before the initial test before the re-examination, on the other hand, they should actively understand the key points and main academic achievements of the tutor's research.

Most enrollment units pay more attention to English interview in postgraduate re-examination, which shows the necessity of strengthening oral training. More and more powerful tutors hate dumb English. They think that they can't learn a language well without good spoken English. Therefore, they ask that they must try oral English in the second interview, and some candidates also ask for direct dialogue with their tutors in a second foreign language. Without systematic oral training, the second interview will definitely be at a loss.

Third, the second interview matters needing attention

1. Smile, be polite and confident.

A person's smile can make others feel relaxed, and can also relieve their own tension. Students are inevitably nervous when facing teachers, because the education they received from childhood taught us to respect teachers. However, excessive tension can easily lead to abnormal performance, so we must restrain our emotions. You can give the teacher a psychological hint with a smile, you are happy to communicate with him, and you are full of confidence in yourself, so the tutor will definitely have a good impression on you. I really can't laugh well, and I don't know how to laugh, so I think teachers are human and eat whole grains. He is just a passer-by in your life and will not play a decisive role in your future development. Let him go and confidence will come. Another thing to remind is that when you meet the teacher in the first interview, you must bow and say hello to the teacher. This adds another impression.

You must let the teacher know how you feel.

Teachers sometimes ask difficult questions about their major. Don't panic when you don't know yourself. Be sure to tell the teacher sincerely, you don't know much, can you change lanes? At this time, teachers are usually willing to change the topic, and your honesty will give you another point. Students with poor spoken English will meet a teacher with poor spoken English, which will constitute a particularly embarrassing situation. If the teacher's pronunciation is incorrect, ask PARDEN more. Although it will embarrass him, he will ask fewer questions.

Professional dress

Boys usually wear suits. Remember that the trademark of the cuff must be cut off, and all the colors on your body can't add up to more than three colors. Leather shoes are generally black, and belts should be the same color as leather shoes. You can't wear white socks. White socks make people feel earthy. Don't clip the tie clip. Only the public security uncle can clip the tie clip. Girls should not dress too brightly, but their hair should be tied up to look more capable. You can put on some light makeup, not heavy makeup.

I believe that if you pay attention to the above points, the score of the second interview should not be low. If the initial test score is not high because of mistakes, and you can't get the final school score, then the next step is to consider adjusting.