Personal introduction: I am a senior student of South China University of Technology who studied architecture for 21 years. I have two bachelor's degrees but not one, I have passed professional evaluations, and I am ranked fifth overall in my grade. I am on the verge of being admitted to graduate school. The schools that received offers include South China University of Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Nanjing University, Dalian University of Technology and Wuhan University. Below I will share my research experience from several aspects, hoping it can help everyone!
Pending admission notice
Admission notice
1. Postgraduate entrance examination or postgraduate entrance examination
First of all, I would like to give a few words to those on the margins of postgraduate entrance examination: Success comes to those who are prepared. Don't give up on yourself just because you're on the verge of graduate school, without doing any preparations. Move forward bravely and don’t stop because of anxiety, believe in yourself.
Prospective postgraduate candidates:
If you are determined to be a person who can get a postgraduate quota, you should start to collect the information of postgraduate study in your senior year and start to make full preparations to participate in various programs. The postgraduate summer camp during the school summer vacation and subsequent pre-recommendation exemptions.
People on the margins of postgraduate study:
For people on the margins of postgraduate study, the entire process of postgraduate study is indeed very difficult. After I started to realize that I was on the margins of the postgraduate entrance examination in my senior year, I thought about it again and decided to focus on both the postgraduate entrance examination and the postgraduate entrance examination. Before starting the postgraduate entrance examination, I mainly studied the content of the postgraduate entrance examination, gave up participating in the summer camp, and focused on pre-referral exemption. Because the ranking is marginal, there is no advantage in entering the summer camp. If you do not get the postgraduate entrance examination, the postgraduate entrance examination will also be affected. However, the school's postgraduate entrance examination will be announced before the pre-exemption starts, so you can concentrate on preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination. But there are certain limitations to taking care of both sides at the same time. At this time, you must adjust your mentality, believe in yourself, and try your best to be the best within your abilities, so as not to regret it.
2. About school selection
1. Choose a college in advance: The choice of major and college serves personal planning. If you want to change careers or take the public examination in the future, you can consider choosing a school with a higher comprehensive ranking, ranging from C9 to 985, 211 has its own positioning; if you still want to continue this major, it is recommended to choose a school with a higher evaluation ranking within the major. For architecture majors, priority is given to the eight old universities: Tsinghua University, Southeast University, Tongji University, Tianjin University, South China University of Technology, Chongqing University, Harbin University of Architecture and Technology, and Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology. Followed by the New Eight schools: Zhejiang University, Hunan University, Shenyang Jianzhu University, Dalian University of Technology, Huaqiao University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Nanjing University. Choose a school based on your own situation, consider your favorite city, research direction or mentor.
2. School selection by tiers: Assess the professional and personal competitiveness of undergraduate colleges, and it is recommended to select schools by tiers. I divided the schools I wanted to study into into three tiers. The first level is the universities that want to sprint, Tongji University, Southeast University, Zhejiang University, Tianjin University; the second level is the schools where seniors have applied for postgraduate studies in the past, such as South China University of Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Chongqing University, etc.; the third level is Duan is a guaranteed school, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Nanjing University, Dalian University of Technology, Shenyang Jianzhu University, etc.
Plan
3. Postgraduate preparation and time planning (1.1-10.1)
1. One month before senior year (pre-accumulation stage):
Improve credit points and clarify the school’s extra point rules :
You must study the courses related to graduate school seriously to get high scores, improve your grade point ranking to ensure your quota, and enhance your competitiveness in external school reviews. After all, you are on the edge of graduate school, and it is very important to stabilize your performance points, so you must not relax. But remember not to blindly focus on quantity. Quality is what teachers value. ?
Partial transcripts
Participate in more competitions:
Work hard to participate in competitions to increase the possibility that you can get extra points, and try to choose with purpose if you can get it The ranking is the best. If you can't get it, you can put it in your portfolio to save time on portfolio production. Fortunately, the two competitions I participated in during this period achieved relatively good rankings. The Honorable Mention Award in the 2020evolo Skyscraper Competition and the Third Prize in the Guyu Cup Competition also attracted the attention of teachers during the interview.
Exhibition of evolo’s award-winning drawings Improving English proficiency:
Interviews in almost all schools will include an English proficiency test, so don’t relax in English. You can brush as high as you can at level 6. As well as daily English speaking ability training.
Reference materials for English practice
2. Winter vacation 1.1-3.1 of senior year (basic preparation stage):
Preparation of basic personal information:
Some trivial basic information must be sorted out in advance, and the original electronic version must be scanned and saved. This will save time for later promotion of Haitou-free schools. Award certificates, CET-4 and CET-6 certificates, student status certificates, ID photos, resumes, personal statements, tutor recommendation letters, etc.
Personal honor arrangement
Professional knowledge learning:
You can review relevant professional books during the winter vacation to form your own logical framework, because some interviews still require You will encounter professional-related knowledge problems. (But they are all relatively basic)
Professional courses
Reference materials:
History of foreign architecture - history of foreign modern architecture, history of foreign architecture, foreign architecture Historical illustrations
Reference materials for foreign architectural history
History of ancient architecture - research on Feng Shui theory, history of ancient Chinese architecture, historical illustrations of ancient Chinese architecture?
Ancient architecture Historical Reference Materials
Architectural Structure - Southeast University Edition, Chongqing University Edition
Architectural Structure Reference Materials
Quick Question Study:
Whether it is for the postgraduate entrance examination or postgraduate entrance examination, I think this part of the study is essential. Many schools offer summer camps and pre-recommendation exemptions, such as Harbin Institute of Technology, Southeast University, Tongji University, etc.
At the same time, students who are preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination do not need to worry too much, because the quick questions for the postgraduate entrance examination are still simpler than those for the postgraduate entrance examination. For students with average hand-drawing skills, it is recommended to start taking quick questions during the winter vacation.
Personal painting display
3. Spring 3.1-5.1 of senior year (important preparation stage):
Prepare portfolio:
Because I prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination and the postgraduate entrance examination at the same time, and the overall effect of the previous course design and competition works is still good, there is not much that needs major changes, so I actually don’t have much time left for the portfolio, which will only start at the end of July. , re-layout the work and redraw some drawings. After you finish it, show it to the seniors from the past postgraduate studies and collect their revision opinions. Don’t be embarrassed! ! (Students who are capable still recommend that the earlier you start the portfolio, the better. After all, the more time you have, the higher the degree of completion)
It is still recommended to do the basic work in advance and select the works to be included in the portfolio in advance. , become familiar with the content of your own works (clearly identify which parts of the work need to be deleted), learn IDs, and consciously collect the layouts of your favorite works in daily life.
Personal Portfolio Display
Interview Questions:
I started preparing for the interview after I got my place in school. The interviews at each school are mainly divided into two parts: ppt self-introduction (4 minutes, 5 minutes, 6 minutes, etc.) and interview questions.
An outline of the interview questions
I divided the interview questions into 5 parts (self-introduction, English questions, portfolio-related questions, undergraduate school and target school-related questions, industry cutting-edge dynamic questions) Organize questions and build your own question bank. Try to prepare each part in Chinese and English. Then recite it like crazy, trying to ensure that all the prepared questions can be recited proficiently so that they can be used flexibly during the interview.
Even so, you are likely to be asked questions that you have not prepared for during the interview. At this time, you can flexibly use the relevant questions you have prepared to answer. Review each interview and sort out the questions you have prepared.
Handwritten version of interview question preparation
(1) PPT self-introduction: personal introduction, learning experience, award-winning experience, 2-3 personal works, personal interests, hobbies, future plans, etc.
(2) Self-introduction: Prepare both Chinese and English, 1 minute and 3 minutes. You can refer to the self-introduction template on Zhihu.
(3) English questions: Mainly refer to IELTS speaking questions. Search IELTS speaking questions on Baidu to sort out answers.
Baidu Search
(4) Portfolio issue: You must have a comprehensive and detailed understanding of your portfolio. From the preliminary research process of this work, design highlights, design process to some architectural design points, you must be familiar with it.
(5) Undergraduate school, related to the target school: teaching philosophy, course design, school architectural design, campus planning, favorite and least favorite subjects, professors, etc.
(6) Industry cutting-edge dynamic issues: pay attention to some target school tutor papers, "Architectural Journal", etc.
Preparation of electronic version of interview questions
(7) Architecture-related professional reference books: further understanding of behavior and space, city and architecture. Learn how to design spaces. During interviews, questions such as your favorite architecture books or what books you have read recently will often come up. Choosing these professional books will leave a better impression on the interviewing teacher.
Information collection:
Prepare for the next Haitou summer camp and "Nine Pushes". Collect summer camp notices and announcements on the admissions websites of various colleges and universities and the public accounts of Baoyan. Effective ways include: the official website of the institution, the registration website, the public account of the graduate school, the postgraduate experience post, etc.
4. Spring 5.1-8.1 of senior year (sea investment and summer camp participation stage):
If you can get the title of outstanding student in the summer camp, you don’t need to participate in the September recommendation Exemption, after obtaining the exemption qualification from this school, it is basically successful in guaranteeing postgraduate study. Therefore, summer camp is actually a very important step for you to secure your graduate school. Use summer camp to get a place in your guaranteed school, and when you are in the "nine push" period, you can bravely try to go to the top school!
5.1-6.1 You can usually start submitting application materials
6.1-7.1 Anxiously waiting for the admission notification and notification of preparations for another summer camp interview
7.1- 8.1 Participate in the summer camps of each school, wait for the summer camp results, and submit at the same time
Summer camp schedule
5. Senior year 8.1-10.1 (overseas investment and participation in the "nine promotion" stage )
Students who have not passed the summer camp should not be anxious. The success rate of "Nine Recommendations" is much higher than that of summer camp. Follow the step-by-step school selection method mentioned above and participate in as many referrals as possible. interview. Students who have received offers at the summer camp can now work hard to get into their favorite colleges.
8.1-9.1 Haitou register for the "Nine Recommendations" of each school, and ensure that you get the postgraduate placement of your school
9.1-10.1 Participate in the "Nine Recommendations" of the school that received the notification ”
Re-examination notice
6. October of the fifth year (fill in the postgraduate guarantee system)
Have obtained the postgraduate guarantee quota of the school, and have been in the summer camp and " I got the offer through "Nine Pushes". At this point, the promotion and exemption journey is over, and then it is time to wait for the system to open and fill in the application system. First register a Xuexin.com account and log in to the system: (/account/preregister.action).
Fill in personal information as required and upload personal photos. Then pay the registration fee online. After the application system is opened, students who are recommended to be exempted can fill in three parallel applications in the system at the same time. Each application is not allowed to be modified within 48 hours after submission. If the application fails, students who are recommended to be exempted can fill in other applications. If you pass the retest, you will receive a re-examination notice in the system. After passing the re-examination, you will receive a "pending admission" notice in the system. Click to confirm and accept in the system and you will be successfully admitted!
Four. Pre-referral and exemption process of South China University of Technology
1. Pre-referral and exemption preparation:
Because we are on the verge of postgraduate entrance examination, the focus of the summer vacation is on the postgraduate entrance examination quick questions and theory, which can be completed in free time Portfolio, I didn’t participate in the summer camp, but I have been collecting information. It is recommended that children who are on the verge of pursuing postgraduate entrance examinations can try to participate in the summer camps of their target schools, because many schools have preferential policies for outstanding campers for postgraduate entrance examinations.
After confirming that I had secured a place in the school in early September, time was running out and I decided to apply overseas.
Pay attention to the official website of each target school and the push from the official account of Baoyan. Extensively collect the pre-recommendation free registration time of each school, and fill out the registration form on each school's research and recruitment website. Because each school requires different materials, the preparations made in the early stage play a big role at this time and can save a lot of time. Moreover, this stage only requires basic information, and does not require a portfolio or resume, so you must make good use of it and seize the time to register for various schools. After registration is over, please revise your portfolio and contact your instructor as soon as possible.
Preparation for hand-drawing of personal quick questions
2. Pre-referral exemption notice:
Huagong directly adopted the method of confirming the re-examination in the registration system of the school’s official website. And there are only two days. If you don’t confirm in time, you will not be eligible to participate in the pre-promotion exemption. This is extremely detrimental to students from Haitou School, because it is difficult to see the notices from every school. I also always guarded my email. I only looked at the official website very occasionally, so I almost missed the re-examination notice. (Therefore, I would like to remind everyone that all the official websites you have signed up for must be set in your favorites to facilitate quick checks every day to prevent key information from being missed.) After confirming the retest, you are waiting for the notification. The notification about the retest is also in the registration process. It was displayed in the system, so I had to check it carefully. I didn’t look carefully at first. It was not until two days before the interview that I found the new interview requirements. It changed from last year’s 15-page PPT to a 20-page PPT, so I stayed up late to modify the content. (So ??everyone must be careful and careful again)
Re-examination requirements
3. Pre-recommendation exemption interview:
The overall pre-recommendation exemption interview process is basically the same as last year same. First there is an English question, a PPT introduction within 5 minutes and 20 pages, and a few Chinese questions.
Q1: English question: Huagong is still very kind. English questions are basically in the form of asking questions in Chinese and answering in English, which reduces the difficulty. My question is an introduction to the campus design of the undergraduate school. I just happened to One of my projects was about school design, so this was a question I was relatively well prepared for.
Q2: Self-introduction: Just give the 20-page PPT in 5 minutes according to the time you have practiced in advance. Next is the Chinese question. The three questions are all about the works in the PPT. One question is for each work, but they are all very detailed, so they are not within the scope of my preparation. At this time, I need to calm down and think carefully. answer.
Q3: Regarding a very detailed design question in the hospital design in my portfolio, to be honest, I really wasn’t prepared for it, so I had to answer it briefly. Therefore, I would like to remind everyone that you still need to understand the design specifications of the highlights and extensions of your own monolithic design. For questions that you are not sure about, you can look through the construction information collection.
Architectural Design Information Collection
Q4: Can my concept competition work be truly realized? Are there any considerations in this regard during the design? This question was something I hadn't thought of. Everyone knows that when it comes to concept competitions, very few people consider whether it can actually be built, but they can't tell the teacher directly that they haven't thought about it, so Jizhongshengzhi translated the teacher's question and answered it from the perspective of modeling. By answering this question rather than looking at the structure, the teacher actually understood that it was a concept competition and stopped embarrassing me. (When you encounter a question that you don’t know, don’t directly say that you don’t know it. It’s always good to translate the question and say something you know. After all, the students in the graduate school are all excellent, and the teacher will go out of his way to make things difficult for everyone)
Q5: A small question on the design highlights of another competition entry. This question is much milder than the previous two, but it also tests your familiarity with your own work.
Re-examination score cutoff announcement
4. Contact the tutor:
The interview is over. The next step is to wait for the results to be released and to contact the tutor. Over the years, Huagong has to sign a two-way form with its instructor. So choosing a tutor is really important. In the past, it was more direct to contact the tutor offline, but this year there was a time difference when it was changed to online, and the summer camp also selected many tutors. Many students were also hit hard by this because all the tutors they wanted to contact were full. So be sure to contact the teacher in advance as much as possible.
Moreover, after the results are released, Huagong will give you a list of tutors, which includes all tutor levels, directions, phone numbers and quotas.
The school official website publishes the tutor list
There are several time points to contact the teacher:
A. Before the summer camp, after the summer camp starts: This part of the time is for the summer camp students Time to contact instructor.
B. After the summer camp list is announced: Pre-recommended students can start contacting instructors at this time. Some teachers will have vacant spots because the students they originally contacted have dropped out.
C. Before and after the pre-examination period: Because the retest time is closer, the possibility of getting a reply is higher. I also contacted three teachers by email at this time, but there was basically no reply. The reply I got was that I would contact them after the retest results were released, but don’t be discouraged. This is normal. (Students who are more active can send text messages when the email does not receive a reply)
D. After the pre-recommendation exemption list is announced: contact the instructor immediately without delaying for a minute. It is recommended to send text messages directly or Make a phone call, one teacher for 5 minutes. At this time, you must be quick and race against time, because all the students are contacting the instructor. To be honest, because I was a bit Buddhist when I started, I missed the opportunity. First, I contacted the instructor I had contacted before, but was told that I had already signed a two-way form with a classmate who flew directly to Guangzhou. I instantly realized that I was very passive because I didn’t have the courage. Many teachers were already full, so I just took the tutor list and called the teachers one by one. Don’t panic at this time, because no matter how panicked, there is no tutor. It’s time. If you have passed the re-examination, what are you afraid of? You must try your best to fight for it! After making countless phone calls, I finally found a mentor. After signing the two-way form, I breathed a sigh of relief. (It is strongly recommended that you list the tutors you want to choose one by one before choosing a tutor. There are many tutors at Huagong. It is recommended to select 20 as alternatives in the order of your favorites. It is no exaggeration, because after really contacting them, you will find that they are really not enough, and It is also very time-consuming to get to know new tutors again)
Part of the admission list of Huagong University of Technology
5. Fill in the system: At this point, my journey of recommendation and exemption is over, and then I am waiting for the system to open Filled out the reporting system.
Fill in the system
5. Things to note
1. Once you get your postgraduate placement, make a postgraduate plan immediately. It is inevitable to feel anxious and helpless, but you must calm down and have confidence. After all, getting a place means that you are already very good!
2. Based on my personal experience this year, I would like to remind those who are on the margins of postgraduate studies that if they have the ability, try their best to qualify for summer camp. I don’t know if it is affected by the epidemic. This year’s summer camp is indeed more difficult than expected. The pre-referral exemption is lower (both Tianda University and Huagong University have added summer camps, and the major has directly canceled the pre-referral exemption). If you can seize the opportunity of summer camp, you can greatly reduce the pressure of pre-referral exemption. The materials, documents, portfolios, interviews and other materials required for such exemptions must also be completed in advance by June.
3. Contact the tutor as early as possible and be courageous so that the teacher can feel your sincerity. After all, the early bird catches the worm.
4. You must make use of resources such as seniors and classmates who have secured postgraduate entrance examinations in the past, and ask for advice humbly. The sharing of resources is extremely important during the research period, because research protection can be said to be a battle of capabilities and information.
5. Mentality is really, really, really important.
Finally, the process of referral is really chaotic. The most important thing is to keep a calm mind and try your best to fight for it. I believe everyone will get the results they want.