1. Examination subjects and content difficulty: Shanghai University's postgraduate entrance examination subjects include politics, English, mathematics, professional courses, etc. , which involves extensive and in-depth knowledge points. For non-science students, math and professional courses will be more difficult, while for science students, politics and English may be relatively difficult.

2. Fierce competition: Every year, a large number of students apply for graduate students in Shanghai University, and the number of graduate students is relatively small, which leads to fierce competition. According to statistics, the admission rate of postgraduate entrance examination is generally low, and the admission rate of some popular majors is even lower than 5%.