About the postgraduate entrance examination re-examination and how to face the instructor directly

Episode 1

Some students have met the instructor before the preliminary examination and re-examination, or are already familiar with him, so the following The words are given to those who are not familiar with the relevant situation and appear to be more helpless.

Most students will meet their instructor for the first time during the time between the preliminary exam and the re-examination, or during the interview, and see several knowledgeable or semi-knowledgeable professors sitting in a row in front of them. , it’s like there is a row of big bookcases standing in front of you, and they will ask you any question from any page of any book on the bookcase. A little nervous, right?

It doesn't matter, I will try my best to tell you a little bit of what I know, maybe it can help you.

1: Time before the interview

In the previous 1 to 2 weeks, it is best to contact the instructor by phone immediately after getting off the re-examination line. Telephone numbers can be found at each department office.

First state your name clearly and tell him that you have passed the score line. Now many things are not very clear. After asking questions about the re-examination procedures, talk about your interest in the major and discuss it with him. Level of attention, what books have you read, what more should you read now for the re-examination, etc. If his tone is friendly and peaceful, then it would be best if he finally asks if he can visit you and learn more about the situation. If he agrees, it would be best.

When visiting your home, give some small gifts appropriately. It is also very hard for the tutor to give you lectures, let alone your future tutor. A small gift is appropriate, not something expensive (if If both you and him have no bad intentions), some fruit will be fine. All this is done to deepen the instructor's understanding and impression of you.

In this process, if you are academically or professionally awesome, then you should talk more about professional matters. If you are not particularly awesome, you’d better express to him that you are interested in the major. I have great enthusiasm and hope to follow his wishes in the future. After all, there are many people interviewing, and he is often not impressed by many. This can deepen his understanding of you very deeply.

2: Note

The clothing should be simple, plain and clean, and look like a real student. You must behave steadily and generously, be cautious, and don't brag about things you don't understand, and don't belittle or comment negatively on anyone. Don't talk too much.

My father once had a very young student who had just become an associate professor. He was recruiting graduate students for the first time that year. The boy came to visit him before the interview. His first words were: Teacher **, you guys Why don’t those old professors in the department recruit students? Why do you, a young man, recruit students? Perhaps he just wanted to express his praise for the young and promising teacher, but the teacher thought this was a disrespect for him and thought that he did not have the ability to lead graduate students. It happened that the boy was a junior college student and ranked in the middle, so he failed the retest and accepted someone with a lower written test score than him.

There is also a real example. The instructor asked him: What books have you read recently.

He said I watched ***.

The instructor asked again: Who else have you read about books on related content? I read ****, but that one was too bad, not as good as the previous one I read, so I scolded him to express his profound evaluation of academic issues.

Who knows, that book was written by the professor’s deceased mentor, and he reviewed the manuscript.

So~~~~~. All in all, the first impression was not good.

Be sure to be humble, more humble, and talk more about your admiration and admiration for your tutor’s academic statements. It is best to read more articles written by your tutor. You can search online for Chinese journals. Once you have a good understanding of his academic direction and key research issues, you will be sure!

Episode 2

Regarding the written test in this year’s re-examination, each major is different, so I won’t go into details here.

For those who are not familiar with this professional course, if they want to review well in such a short period of time, they should mainly grasp the context of the book,

For example, the preface and summary of each chapter Including introduction, etc. (liberal arts).

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

Generally divided into two subjects: foreign language oral examination and professional oral examination.

Foreign language oral examination in the morning is usually held on a department basis.

Professional oral examinations in the afternoon are usually held on a professional basis.

1: Foreign language oral test.

A. Oral exam teacher.

Generally, the teachers interviewed are those who are good at foreign languages ??in the department. In key universities like Wuhan University, many teachers from each department are sent to foreign universities as exchange scholars for one to two years. Therefore, many teachers are very 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. Moreover, their hearing is quite good, so they can 100% distinguish your spoken English. What is the ability?

Last year our department interviewed two young teachers who had returned from Harvard. One was sitting in a suit and leather shoes, and the other was half-lying in front of us with his legs crossed and smoking a cigarette. One is standard American spoken English, and the other is a little bit worse, but the questions asked are very sophisticated.

B. Oral examination process.

Generally, you must prepare a self-introduction. Write it down and memorize it yourself. It is about 500 words and should be spoken for 2 to 3 minutes. Prepare something that can be spoken fluently, which can give him a good impression. Generally include the following content: name, original school you graduated from, your usual hobbies and interests, etc., the major you are applying for now, why you applied for this major, how interested you are in the major, and a brief evaluation of the current development of the industry, And what attitude are you going to take to study this major, etc.

Exams often include other content, of course professional. If you are not familiar with professional vocabulary, then it is best to be well prepared for your self-introduction, which will take up some time. I don’t have time to ask you any other questions: P, and he spoke a lot of fluent and standard English at once, so of course he will give you high marks.

In addition to self-introduction, they usually take a test on professional questions. The forms are different. Some teachers ask questions directly. If he happens to be studying in your field, you will be in a bit of a miserable situation, because he will not ask too many questions about the majors in the department that he does not know much about. If he is traveling with you, then Just ask more professionally,

Of course he knows more than you, and he speaks English! There are often students who don't understand the questions he asks.

Our department used to do this. Before you enter the examination room, each person will post an article in English. Sometimes different majors will post different articles. After you prepare a little, go to them. In front of the teacher, you must hand in the manuscript, and then you repeat the article in English, and he will ask you some questions about the article, which is similar to reading comprehension. If your self-introduction was relatively long and detailed before, and everyone’s exam time was limited, then he wouldn’t be able to ask many questions. In short, the questions asked by these two Harvard returnees were relatively rare. I understood most of the professional vocabulary, and then I didn’t give him a chance to ask any more questions. The introduction was very successful, so I got an A: P

C: Issues to pay attention to.

Be sure to be prepared and don’t just go on stage blindly. The main thing is to prepare to introduce yourself and memorize some summary paragraphs about your major, so that when he asks about this issue, you can explain it. Use what is ready.

Don’t keep asking questions to the teacher. I heard about a girl who was pretty good at speaking, but she treated the oral exam site as an academic seminar and kept arguing and asking questions to the teacher, which may have made the teacher very frustrated. To save face, I heard that some teachers have some objections to her. In short, people who are very good at foreign languages, especially those who think they are very good, should not show off in the examination room. You must know that the examiner has seen many good people. Just state your point of view sentence by sentence and give it a little more flair.

Episode 3

After passing the confusing English oral test, all the cold sweat dried in the spring breeze, I went to the cafeteria to find something to stutter in the afternoon. Professional interview.

Comrades, please be vigilant. . . . . .

Even if the professors look cheerful on the outside, they are like wolves and tigers in their hearts. They generally won’t let you go easily. Firstly, they want to objectively select national talents, and secondly, they want to highlight the depth of their professional skills. Anyway, I will let you know that this research is not easy to get into.

Of course, interviews in some majors are easy to pass, but since they are easy to pass, I won’t talk about them here.

However, any plan that is still difficult to predict will be easy to pass if you encounter a super invincible university student.

As far as I know, most professors have some plans in mind before going for an interview. Moreover, on a large scale, professional interviews also have certain rules to follow.

1: Question scope - what you know and what you don’t know.

Regarding the professional questions in the examination, they will not ask too difficult or tricky questions. However, even if the questions he asks are simple, many flaws can be found in your questions and answers. So you still have to remember what I said in the first episode, don’t expand and brag at will, and be cautious about things you don’t understand.

If you really don’t know the question he asked, don’t panic, let alone explain it with nonsense. Just say: I still need to study this question. Although I don’t understand it now, after researching it, You must follow the teacher to study this issue carefully. It means that although you have shortcomings now, you will be very diligent in the future. In China, attitude issues always come first: P

2: Topic scope-connect with actual hot spots of concern.

Many teachers like to ask some very practical questions, especially in majors such as economics and management that are closely related to reality. There are also teachers who like to talk about current hot issues, such as the war between the United States and Iran. Of course, there are still many academics who will cling to theory, but this is definitely not uncommon.

3: Basic sample questions-interview report with professor.

A: Why did you apply for this major and your future plans? So it is best to prepare a small research plan that is very simple, such as your favorite direction of interest. If you are taking the exam across majors, please ask about your previous relevant professional courses, please elaborate on the connection with your current major and the impact on your future research, etc.

B: Regarding the major you are applying for, what famous books have you read, the author, the dynasty or time when the book was written, the way the book is cataloged, and the main academic ideas of the book. I am most impressed by you and please briefly describe it.

Comprehensive guide for the re-examination

1. Basic points of the re-examination

After the national preliminary examination scores are lowered, the admissions offices of each university will use the admissions plan and the candidates’ examination results to The situation will determine a re-examination score line, and candidates will be notified immediately after it is determined. The general re-examination time is from late March to early April.

The content of the re-examination for master’s students includes: examinations and inspections of comprehensive qualities such as spoken English, basic professional knowledge and application, mastery of professional skills, political ideology, psychological quality, etc. Among them, the ones that have the greatest impact on candidates' scores are oral English and professional assessments.

2. Preparation for the re-examination

Make full preparations before the re-examination and fight the final battle for the postgraduate entrance examination.

First of all, you should learn from the previous seniors and sisters about the professional re-examination situation that you applied for last year. The key point is to understand whether people have been eliminated, what is the proportion of elimination, what are the reasons, what are the main questions asked in spoken English, and professional courses What aspects to focus on, etc.

Secondly, review the professional courses systematically and practice spoken English. The re-examination is to examine the candidate's knowledge accumulation ability and their own development potential. Therefore, if you want to leave a good impression on the instructor, you must be very familiar with the situation of the major you are applying for and have a good understanding of the current research status and progress of the major. To achieve this, candidates should, on the one hand, pay attention to consolidating basic knowledge and review the content prepared before the first test before the retest. On the other hand, candidates should also take the initiative to understand the focus of the tutor's research and major academic achievements.

Most admissions units attach great importance to English interviews in the postgraduate re-examination, which is enough to illustrate the necessity of strengthening oral training. More and more capable tutors hate dumb English. They believe that without good spoken English, you cannot learn the language well. Therefore, they require that the oral English test must be added during the re-examination. Some candidates are also required to speak directly with the instructor in a second foreign language during the re-examination. Without systematic speaking training, you will definitely feel at a loss during the retest.

3. Precautions for the re-examination

1. Smile, be polite and confident.

A person's smile can relax others and relieve one's own tension.

Students are inevitably nervous when facing teachers, because since childhood, the education we have received has taught us to respect teachers. However, excessive tension can easily lead to abnormal performance, so you must control your emotions. You can smile and give the teacher a psychological hint, suggesting that you had a great time communicating with him and that you are confident in yourself. This will certainly give the instructor a good impression of you. If you really can’t laugh well and don’t know how to smile, then think about it this way: the teacher is also a human being and he also eats whole grains. He is just a passer-by in your life and will not play a decisive role in your future development. Leave him alone. Low, confidence comes. Another reminder is that when you see the teacher for the first time in the re-examination, you must bow and say hello to the teacher. This adds another impression point.

2. You must let the teacher know how you feel.

Teachers sometimes ask difficult questions about their profession. When you are not clear about something, don’t panic. You must sincerely tell the teacher that you don’t understand much and ask if you can change the question. At this time, the teacher will usually be very happy to change the question, and your honesty will give you another point. Students who are not very good at speaking English will be in a particularly embarrassing situation when they meet a teacher who is not very good at speaking English. If the teacher cannot pronounce the word correctly, ask him a few more PARDEN questions. Although it will embarrass him, he will ask several fewer questions.

3. Dress professionally

Boys generally wear suits. Remember that the logo on the cuffs must be cut off, and the total number of colors on the body cannot exceed three colors. Leather shoes are usually black, and the belt should be the same color as the leather shoes. You can't wear white socks, white socks make people look tacky. Don't wear tie clips. Only police officers wear tie clips. Girls should not wear too bright clothes, and their long hair should be tied up to look smarter. You can wear some light makeup appropriately and don’t wear heavy makeup.

I believe that if you pay attention to the above points, your score in the retest will not be low. If by some mistake, your score in the initial test is not high, and you fail to pass the score line of the school you applied for, then you will need to consider adjustments.