An obvious difference between postgraduate entrance examination and college entrance examination is the difference between undergraduate employment and postgraduate employment, that is, professionalism and comprehensiveness. Under normal circumstances, undergraduates are required to be as professional as possible in the job market. Generally, most students who study history are engaged in the profession of history teachers, and those who study history rarely become a member of the bank. However, graduate employment is comprehensive to some extent. For example, students recruited by some banks generally have no professional restrictions, and they can reach excellent level only through special pre-job training. Therefore, at this time, most of these employers are concerned about the graduation colleges of students. For example, the graduate students of Peking University and the graduate students of local schools appear in the competition for a position at the same time, so the school advantages of Peking University graduate students will be revealed immediately. Therefore, according to the employment situation of graduates, I will give you the first suggestion.
Second, the advantages of interdisciplinary
(A) students majoring in foreign languages cross-majors
Undergraduate is a foreign language major. If you don't like your major when you take the postgraduate entrance examination, you can give priority to cross-majors. There is a simple reason. Foreign language majors generally have a good command of their own foreign languages. However, if you continue to study as a graduate student, the first problem you face is the second foreign language, which is also the main reason why foreign language majors miss the postgraduate exam. But after their cross-majors, foreign languages are not only a disadvantage, but also an advantage. When other students are struggling about whether their foreign language can cross the line, foreign language majors can give full play to their foreign language advantages and devote this time to professional courses.
For the master of Chinese international education, foreign language students have more advantages than other cross-examinees. Because the master of Chinese international education has certain requirements for foreign languages; Candidates with good foreign language proficiency will also be more competitive in the second interview. In addition, in the process of Chinese teaching practice, there will be more opportunities for foreign language application.
(B) science and engineering students cross-major
As far as subjects are concerned, candidates should see clearly their own advantages and disadvantages. The basic courses of science and engineering majors are all related to mathematics. Students who learn mathematics well and transfer to economics, automation, computer and other mathematics-related majors also have certain advantages. Under normal circumstances, students majoring in science and engineering can generally reduce the time spent on mathematics and leave it to other disciplines when they take the cross-disciplinary examinations of popular majors such as finance and economics. In addition, I have a certain background in science and engineering or mathematics, and I also have certain advantages in learning psychological measurement and statistics. Psychological measurement and statistics are subjects that liberal arts students who take the psychology postgraduate exam are afraid of, but it is much easier for students with mathematical foundation to learn this part. However, pure liberal arts majors such as history and Chinese pay more attention to perceptual knowledge and have poor logical thinking. If you choose "arts and sciences", high number is the first threshold. Therefore, it is prudent to transfer liberal arts to science and engineering.
(3) Neighborhood consistency
Generally speaking, it is best to follow the "principle of proximity" when changing the major direction, that is, to find a cross-examination of similar majors or related disciplines, and it is best to find the "intersection" between majors before the exam. If you are not strong, don't span too much. The safest way is to find different branches under the same category or under the same basic theory, such as chemistry to pharmacy, mathematics to theoretical economics, electrical appliances to electronics, automatic control to telecommunications, machinery to mechanics, civil construction to water conservancy engineering, etc.
Thirdly, teachers' attitude towards students from different majors or colleges.
Some graduate tutors who specialize in academic research or cutting-edge scientific research do not "trust" interdisciplinary graduate students, because these majors require very high professional theoretical knowledge and practical ability of graduate students. However, for interdisciplinary graduate students, other tutors are welcome. For example, some biological instructors do projects involving biochip production, so they are also welcome to apply computer science. Tutors who study the comparison between China and the West in journalism especially welcome foreign language majors to apply for the exam, because they can translate first-hand foreign language materials in scientific research. Some tutors study the history of Chinese journalism, preferring candidates majoring in history and classical literature. In Han Shuo, the mode of joint guidance between on-campus tutors and off-campus tutors is generally adopted, and due to the particularity of the major, many tutors are not tutors of TCFL. Therefore, cross-disciplinary students do not need to worry about being treated with "distrust" by their tutors.