What's the difference between the branch campus and the main campus of many colleges? There are also great differences between the main campus and the sub-campus, not just different strengths, different majors and different admission scores. For example, in Weihai Campus and Shenzhen Campus of Harbin Institute of Technology, the admission scores of many majors even exceed the headquarters.
There is also Wuxi College of Jiangnan University, and individual majors are also enrolled in two batches. There is a gap between the new campus and the main campus of many universities, especially the differences in majors, teachers and regions. College admissions departments will take this into account, so the admission scores and batches will be different.
In fact, there are two best ways to distinguish between branch schools and campuses.
1, registration code
Ordinary branch schools have separate registration codes. For example, the enrollment codes of Northeastern University and Northeastern University Qinhuangdao Branch are different. This shows that the branch school is actually independent of the headquarters and then enrolls students separately. His management is relatively independent, and the campus has no independent enrollment ability. For example, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, a 985 college in Chengdu, has two campuses, one is Shahe Campus, the other is Qingshuihe Campus, and both campuses enroll students with a unified enrollment code.
2, the college entrance examination admission scores
Generally speaking, the admission score of branch schools is slightly lower than that of the headquarters. Of course, there are special circumstances. For example, Harbin Institute of Technology has branches in Weihai and Shenzhen, but in recent years, due to the geographical advantages of Shenzhen, the enrollment score of its branches is higher than that of Harbin headquarters of Harbin Institute of Technology. However, different campuses may have different functions. For example, some majors are in this campus and some majors are in another campus. Or undergraduate students are in this campus and graduate students are in another campus, so there is no difference in its enrollment scores. These are the two differences between campus and branch school.
Their diplomas are exactly the same on campus, but they may be different in branch schools. For example, Emei Campus of Southwest Jiaotong University was an independent school in the early years, which was equivalent to the headquarters of Southwest Jiaotong University. It enrolls students in the first line of the country, and the Emei campus of Southwest Jiaotong University enrolls students in the second line of the country. They still use their own different registration codes. And this branch school is independent, so its diploma may be in front of your major. Plus a branch school or a campus, the final signature and official seal are all from Xi Jiaotong University.
When choosing a school, you should know more about the history of the school, which is of great help to your choice. Some students enrolled in a high-scoring school because they didn't understand the past history of the school, but after going there, they found that it was completely different from what they thought, so they went back to repeat it, which may be worthless.
Why do many universities establish branch schools and independent colleges?
The direct cause is interest. Basically, the vast majority of key universities are state-owned universities, which is a well-established institution. Take an independent college as an example, it is more like a for-profit educational industry enterprise. In the process of establishment, universities generally don't need to pay or pay less to attract investors. Only through the brand influence of the school can you get a school with many benefits invisibly. For the school, why not?
In fact, strictly speaking, many branch schools have nothing to do with residence, but independent colleges. The purpose is also to earn money and improve the reputation of the main campus. However, unlike independent colleges, many branch schools are the same in nature as their own campuses, such as diplomas and teachers. The difference between a branch school and an independent college is mainly reflected in whether the main campus is fully established, that is, if another investor is mixed, then this branch school is actually an independent college.
In a word, establishing a branch school has many advantages. On the one hand, it can get better development space; On the other hand, it can change the present situation that many universities limit their vision development because of poor address location; On the other hand, it can expand the popularity and social influence of the school.