The top scorer in the college entrance examination in Qingdao, Shandong in 2019, the top scorer in liberal arts and science and college entrance examination in Qingdao, Shandong

The top scorer in the college entrance examination in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, the top scorer in the liberal arts and sciences and the college entrance examination in Qingdao City, Shandong Province

On July 5, general liberal arts and science candidates began to fill in a batch of undergraduate applications. The candidates chose a university. They are worried about a good school. Students with low scores hope that they can add a few points to compete for a good school. In fact, high-scoring candidates are also worried. What they worry about is how to choose between enthusiastic college admissions directors. Choose Peking University or Tsinghua University? Should you choose the HKD 720,000 scholarship from the University of Hong Kong or your favorite Peking University? It is also not easy for high-scoring candidates.

The major you are interested in is the first choice

Li Teng, a liberal arts student from Qingdao No. 58 Middle School, scored 670 points in the college entrance examination, making him the liberal arts student with the highest score in the city. After the results came out, he received calls from the admissions directors of five first-class universities: Renmin University of China, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, Nanjing University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The only content of the phone calls was to suggest that he apply to his own university.

Li Teng hesitated at first, but now he has made up his mind and chose Zhu Kezhen College of Zhejiang University. Regarding the reasons for his choice, Li Teng told reporters that he had talked with all five universities. The core issue was whether he could choose his favorite economics and management major. "Fudan University's economics and management major is among the first-class majors among domestic universities." Li Teng said. Teng said that his score ranked 55th in the province, but the staff of the Shandong Admissions Team of Fudan University said that the economics and management major is almost the major with the highest scores in Fudan's annual admissions, and it is difficult to guarantee that Li Teng will be admitted to this major. But apart from this major, Li Teng can choose any other major at Fudan University.

Teachers from the Shandong Admissions Team of Renmin University of China told Li Teng that with his grades, he was more than 90% sure that he would be admitted to Renmin University’s economics and management major, but they would not sign contracts with any candidates in advance. This 10% The risks made Li Teng give up on the National People's Congress. In the end, he chose Zhu Kezhen College of Zhejiang University, which is a "concentration camp" for recommended students of Zhejiang University. Students receive general education regardless of major during their freshman year, and then choose their major after their sophomore year. The atmosphere of Zhu Kezhen College, where top students gather, attracted Li Teng. “It may be better to study in a more competitive atmosphere,” Li Teng said.

High-scoring candidates are very confused

“Should I choose Peking University or Tsinghua University?” This is not a problem for many candidates, because these two universities Domestic top universities are out of reach, but for Liu Junru, a science candidate at Jiaozhou No. 1 Middle School, this is indeed a problem. This problem has been bothering her from the moment the college entrance examination results were announced.

This year’s college entrance examination, Liu Junru scored the highest score in science in the city with a score of 702. Her score was also very competitive among the candidates in the province, ranking 7th in the province. Liu Junru told reporters that after the results were announced on June 24, teachers from the Shandong Admissions Team of Peking University called her as soon as possible. Teacher Li Xin even came to her home at 11 o'clock that night, "Teacher Li mainly He introduced me to some experiences in choosing a school and the advantages of running a school at Peking University." Liu Junru said that before the college entrance examination, her dream had always been to study physics or chemistry at Peking University, her two favorite majors, and that was her original plan. , but after communicating with college admissions teachers, her mind changed. She wants to major in economics. "Actually, she is still considering it, mainly because it may be more difficult for physics and chemistry majors to find employment in the future."< /p>

As of yesterday afternoon, Liu Junru still had not made a choice. "There are still three or four days left." Liu Junru told reporters that she has been very entangled these days, except for the admissions teacher from Peking University who called her. In addition, the Shandong Admissions Team of Tsinghua University and the admissions teachers of the University of Hong Kong also called her and introduced the school’s advantages in running schools, trying to persuade her to apply for their respective universities. “I feel that each school has its own advantages in running schools, and they are all very good.” "Okay." Liu Junru said that the teacher from Peking University was very enthusiastic. He not only came to her home to chat with her in person, but also called her almost every day. He also arranged for several students from Peking University's related majors to communicate with her on the phone to help her choose. major.

Give up the HKD 720,000 scholarship

Song Yujiao, who went to the same school as Liu Junru, finally ended her entanglement. She finally chose Peking University Guanghua School of Management, which admits the most top students in the college entrance examination in each province every year. Academy.

Song Yujiao’s score in this year’s college entrance examination was 686, which was also the highest score in liberal arts in the province this year. Therefore, after the results came out, admissions teachers from Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Hong Kong University all called her immediately and extended invitations to her. Teachers from Peking University’s admissions team also rushed to Jiaozhou to interview Song Yujiao. In high school, Song Yujiao went to Peking University to participate in a summer camp and had a relatively deep understanding of Peking University, so her goals were relatively clear. Especially when she mentioned that she wanted to choose the business administration major at Guanghua School of Management at Peking University, she quickly made her decision.

“I have my own intention, and the teachers from Peking University’s admissions team also did some convincing.” Song Yujiao said that teachers from Tsinghua University and Hong Kong University have called four or five times, and they all said that their schools have more obvious advantages. Moreover, the University of Hong Kong also offered high scholarships. “When I called for the first time, I was offered a scholarship of HK$400,000. Because I didn’t agree immediately, when I called for the second time, the scholarship was increased to HK$720,000,” Song Yujiao said. , she felt honored to be recognized by so many prestigious universities, but she still rejected the high scholarship from the University of Hong Kong. “At first, the temptation was really great, but then I gave up because it might be difficult to teach in English.” "Song Yujiao said that the University of Hong Kong has just given up temporarily. She hopes to consider the University of Hong Kong again when she participates in exchange students at the university or takes postgraduate entrance examinations.

Received the acceptance text message from the University of Hong Kong

Contrary to Song Yujiao who gave up the University of Hong Kong for a mainland university, Jin Yanbo from Qingdao No. 2 High School gave up a top university in the mainland for the University of Hong Kong.

Jin Yanbo’s score in this year’s college entrance examination was 690 points, of which the bare score was 680 points, and there were 10 extra points for ethnic minorities. Last Saturday, Jin Yanbo went to Jinan for an interview at the University of Hong Kong. Yesterday, she received a text message confirming her admission from the University of Hong Kong. “I’m very happy because it has always been my dream to go to the University of Hong Kong.” Jin Yanbo said that she wanted to go to the University of Hong Kong before the college entrance examination. She submitted her application on the official website of the University of Hong Kong. After the college entrance examination results were announced, many mainland universities called her, hoping that she could apply. She also considered Zhejiang University, Wuhan University and Nanjing University, but in the end she chose the University of Hong Kong.

"The main reason is that the internationalization of the University of Hong Kong is better than that of mainland universities. The international ranking of the University of Hong Kong is higher than that of Peking University and Tsinghua University." Jin Yanbo chose social sciences as his first major. , this is a major that combines arts and sciences. Although she is a science student, she is more interested in social science knowledge such as humanities, history and geography. Fortunately, her first major is satisfied. Last Saturday's interview at the University of Hong Kong put pressure on Jin Yanbo, who originally had good English proficiency. "The other students in the group have very good English proficiency and expressive skills." Jin Yanbo said that the entire interview process was conducted in English to test the students. thinking, logic, organizational skills and leadership skills.

Last year, Liaoning liberal arts champion Liu Dingning dropped out of the University of Hong Kong to resume his studies, which once brought the plight of mainland students in Hong Kong universities to the forefront. Jin Yanbo said that he actually had some concerns before choosing, and was worried about being taught in English. I was worried about not adapting to the life in Hong Kong, worried about not being able to understand Cantonese, and worried about the pressure of studying in Hong Kong universities. Later I convinced myself, "Going to a good school will broaden your horizons and provide you with more opportunities."

College teachers are busier than students

Before filling out the application form, candidates and parents are very confused and busy. In fact, college admissions teachers, especially first-class college admissions teachers, are busier than parents. , they need to know the information of high-scoring candidates at the first time. Provincial admissions examination agencies, high schools that are likely to produce top students, and even media reporters are the groups that college admissions teachers need to contact frequently, because this will help them Get information about high-scoring candidates as soon as possible.

This year’s college entrance examination results in our province were released after 4 p.m. Li Xin, an admissions teacher at Peking University, took the high-speed train from Beijing to Qingdao overnight. The first thing he did after arriving in Qingdao was to go to Jiaozhou. The highest scores in liberal arts and sciences all appeared in Jiaozhou No. 1 Middle School, which was good news for Li Xin. She only had to make one trip to contact two potential students.

Li Xin told reporters that she had been calling two candidates on the train from Beijing to Qingdao and on the way from Qingdao to Jiaozhou. "It was already after 11 o'clock in the evening when we arrived in Jiaozhou." Li Xin said that although it was already very late, after consulting the candidates and parents, she rushed to Liu Junru's home. Song Yujiao's home was in Ligezhuang Town. I didn't see her until the next day at school.

The competition for top students in colleges and universities is a war

For colleges and universities, competing for top students is definitely a war without gunpowder and a tug-of-war. “First you have to talk to the students. Get in touch and gain their trust as much as possible by providing help,” a college admissions director told reporters, because colleges are in a weak position when competing for top students, and there may be multiple colleges competing for them at the same time. As a student, some schools will promise high scholarships, and some schools will meet the professional needs of candidates. The student may agree to you today, but change his mind tomorrow due to the persuasion of others, so you must constantly keep in touch with the student.

Liu Junru told reporters that among the many universities that contacted her, the teachers from Peking University were the most enthusiastic and called her at least once a day. This enthusiasm made her maintain a good impression of Peking University.

A person in charge of college admissions told reporters that their nervousness and busyness will continue until the moment before the system for filling in a batch of undergraduate application forms for the college entrance examination is closed. "Even if you have completed filling in your application form, you still need to confirm with the candidates. "Whether we finally filled in the application form for our school?" The person in charge said that the battle for top students mainly occurs between some of the top universities in the country, such as Peking University and Tsinghua University. This is a battle for the first echelon; followed by Renmin University of China. , Fudan University, Zhejiang University, etc. “These colleges and universities have few enrollment plans, but they specialize in recruiting top students.” The person in charge said that the source of students recruited by these colleges and universities is relatively clear, which is the top few hundred students in the province’s liberal arts and sciences. “Now Most of the colleges and universities adopt man-to-man tactics. Each admissions teacher is responsible for communicating with several students, using both soft and hard tactics to eventually 'pinch' these top students into their own schools."