Review for postgraduate entrance examination

The biggest danger in this period comes from the temptation of the outside world. Students who don't take the postgraduate entrance examination are looking for jobs, and many companies (including some great companies) are also recruiting, which inevitably makes people panic. Everyone has their own actual situation and ideas, which I know very well. But if you really want to go to graduate school, I advise you to strengthen your confidence, dispel all other thoughts, and take the energy to burn your bridges, that is, choose to take the postgraduate entrance examination without considering anything else. Only in this way can a person's greatest potential and strength be brought into play.

Some students are under great pressure, afraid that failing the exam will delay everything. Cheer up: this is not a life-and-death test. Isn't it an exam? People who have experienced the college entrance examination can still be afraid of this! You have to be able to afford it and put it down. Strengthen your confidence and make great efforts, even if you fail, it doesn't matter. After all, we have tried. If you really think so, congratulations, you are only one step away from success. Some students often hesitate again and again, fearing that they will fail the exam and delay their job search. In this way, both are often delayed. After all, people's experience is limited, and it is best to focus on one end. The biggest fear is to be swayed by considerations of gain and loss. I suggest you make up your mind as soon as possible. In fact, it's not too late to find a job after the exam, and you can still find a satisfactory unit. ) I wavered at that time, and then I persisted. I didn't attend a job fair during the postgraduate entrance examination. In my experience, persistence is victory!

Let me talk about some of my feelings when I took the postgraduate entrance examination:

About choosing majors and schools

You should choose your major first, and then choose a school or a graduate school. Since you have chosen the postgraduate entrance examination, your major or even the direction of this major is your interest, because you have to deal with your chosen major in the past three years. If you are not interested, you are simply torturing yourself and wasting your youth and money. After choosing a major, you should pay attention to which school or research institute is the best and which school or research institute is the second. For example, in biotechnology, Peking University is the strongest, followed by China Agricultural University. Veterinarians are the best in China Agricultural University; In Beijing, several research institutes in Tsinghua, Peking University and Chinese Academy of Sciences are very good at computers, and of course Beihang University is also very good. After you figure it out, measure your own strength. Of course, you should consider the strength you can achieve through your own efforts for a period of time when you take the postgraduate entrance examination, and then see which unit you can take.

The most taboo is to choose a good school to choose a bad major, such as the party history major of Peking University. According to my classmate from Peking University, isn't it a little unexpected that the doctor of this major can't find a job in Beijing this year? Of course, if you like this major, it is another matter.

Review of various courses

English: First of all, I declare that my English is not good, but in the process of reviewing, I have a little experience that learning English can't be urgent. I want to grasp the basics, read more intensively and read less extensively, and I'd better recite some classic articles, such as new concept English. What's more, English is a daily insistence.

Mathematics: read several math books carefully and master the most basic concepts and theorems. Buy a comprehensive reference book for mathematics postgraduate entrance examination and do it again and again. One thing to remind is that it is best to master all the knowledge points to be tested, because every knowledge point is likely to be tested. You only need to look at the fill-in-the-blank multiple-choice questions in the 2003 math entrance examination paper.

Politics: First of all, we must master the overall framework structure, then review the relevant knowledge points, first understand and then remember, and then do the questions. One more thing to remind: don't trust the so-called urgent problems too much, at least they are not very accurate this year.

Specialized courses: The contents of specialized courses vary from major to unit. You should buy a designated reference book first. Before you start reviewing, you'd better ask the key points of previous candidates' professional courses, buy some questions from previous years, and then review them in a targeted way. If there is a specialized course review class run by the enrollment unit, it will be much easier to review specialized courses.

On the review process of the whole postgraduate entrance examination

It's best to have an overall plan, and then make a step-by-step plan, such as what tasks to complete every month or week. I don't have an overall plan, but I have a vague step-by-step plan. For example, I want to read a book this week and finish reading related topics. In short, we must persist. Whoever can persist to the end is most likely to win, that is, persistence is victory. Again, persistence is the most important thing.

Matters needing attention before the exam

First, check for gaps and fill gaps. Go through all the review materials completely, don't look at every question, focus on the questions you did wrong in the past and the places that are still unclear. Try not to have blind spots in knowledge, plug your own loopholes, and everything will be easy.

Second, choose some better topics, conduct mock exams, find out the feeling of actual combat, and strictly control the time. Only in this way can you gain a foothold in the real examination room and keep up with the crisis. It's like a football player, who always trains outside the court and doesn't play real games, and can't improve his level at all.

Don't be too hard on yourself at this stage. After studying for a long time, people are very tired. As long as you can stick to it and keep in shape. Adjust your schedule, preferably in line with the time of the exam, so that your excitement can reach the highest in the examination room. Never stay up late, it's harmful to your health. During this time, do some proper exercise (not too much and not too intense) and eat more delicious meals to make your physical condition reach the best.

It's time to remind everyone. To tell the truth, even when I took the postgraduate entrance examination last year, I didn't work so hard. I will silently wish you success! This is a sincere blessing from a senior, hoping to bring you good luck!

Misunderstanding of postgraduate entrance examination

Before entering the formal topic, we should clarify a few misunderstandings to avoid going astray. Note that the following are all wrong propositions. As for why they are wrong, don't worry, there will be an explanation later in the article.

1, the misunderstanding of English

"When reading, you must finish reading this article."

"I am not good at cloze. It's over. English is over this time. "

Everyone's main question:

1. No questions will be reviewed and no mistakes will be made. 2. Think in Chinese and translate word for word. 3. Improper collocation of words. 4. Small vocabulary and difficult spelling. 5. The logical relationship of sentences is chaotic. 6. You can't use conjunctions to transfer sentences and paragraphs. 7. Grammatical errors.

2. Political misunderstanding

"Politics doesn't need to be seen at ordinary times, and the last class before the exam will be on."

One of the misunderstandings: political review does not have to be early; Myth 2: There is no need to review the new syllabus before it comes down; Myth 3: it is easier to pass the political review; Myth # 4: It's no problem to take a postgraduate entrance examination by taking a bet.

3. Mistakes in Mathematics

"Mathematics is a high score only if it is completed completely."

"Choose to fill in the blanks, the score is small and boring. You can get high marks if you do big questions. "

We should do the following: first, take books as the basis and grasp them in general; Second, do the questions carefully and accumulate ideas; Third, study the real questions, check for leaks and fill gaps.

Second, the preparation and explanation of the postgraduate review

No matter what you do, it is very important to prepare in advance. What should I prepare specifically after I make up my mind to take the postgraduate entrance examination of Tsinghua Civil Engineering?

First of all, the overall arrangement of time should be proper. The early bird catches the worm. If you are going to take the civil engineering exam in Tsinghua, you must do it early, so that you can have enough time to review and adjust. Basically, you can decide to take the Tsinghua exam in April or May at the latest. My overall schedule is as follows: the first stage (basic review), which basically lasts from April to September, mainly focuses on mathematics and English. Specialized courses and politics rarely take time. Everyone knows that math and English are time-consuming, and it is difficult to learn well without putting in some time and energy. The second stage (key review) basically lasts from 10 to 12. Review your math and English, and then you will make a breakthrough in your key points, difficulties and weaknesses. It will be very rewarding for the time being. You will start to watch political and professional courses, and you will gradually enter the state in three months. The time spent on specialized courses may not be much in the whole postgraduate entrance examination process, but it must be remembered that it accounts for a large proportion and must be highly valued; The third stage (sprint stage), the duration is basically 65438+ 10 month. The importance of this month is self-evident. After the above full preparation, you can relax and meet the coming exam. This month, I mainly review political and professional courses, because these two courses are the most time-sensitive. Of course, we should still look at math and English in our spare time, do general exercises, write English compositions, and keep the previous review level.

Secondly, you must choose your own volunteers. If you have decided in your mind that you can't go to Tsinghua to study civil engineering, you can skip this paragraph. The following words are aimed at those brothers and sisters who are still hesitant to apply for any school.

Before deciding to become a volunteer, there are the following points to consider:

1. The threshold of civil engineering in Tsinghua is still relatively high. There are a large number of outstanding civil engineering talents here, and many college talents like you are ready to try their hand and show their talents. Therefore, only if you have considerable strength (you should be in the top third of the school) can you hope to win a blog.

2. The scores of civil engineering majors in Tsinghua are different. Last year, I will list the specific scores of civil engineering in the appendix. You can choose a suitable major according to your own strength and hobbies. It must be noted that the fractional line is only the minimum requirement. If you are a popular tutor in steel structure or concrete major, such as Nie Jianguo, Shi Yongjin, Ye Lieping, etc. Your grades must be within the top ten (or higher) of the whole civil engineering department, and once rejected by the first major, it is more difficult to transfer to another major, usually other majors have been filled in.

Therefore, it is very important to choose a suitable starting point. Can Cong said, to some extent, this is the key to the success of the postgraduate entrance examination. Therefore, my choice is to learn more about the research direction, enrollment and employment prospects of civil engineering majors through my classmates and seniors who have already studied in Tsinghua, and then make the final choice according to my own strength and interest. I finally chose Wu, the mentor of the disaster prevention and mitigation project. The name "disaster prevention and mitigation project" is not very pleasant to listen to, but it is developed from the original calculation and is actually computer-centered. My research topic is "model research and software development of building collaborative CAD system", which has great prospects in the market. Some of our brothers and sisters started software companies, and some went to Autodesk, and the income was very good. Of course, some people don't do their jobs, some go to banks, some go to real estate developers, and some do well. All right, don't digress. Stop it.

3. If it is a cross-disciplinary postgraduate entrance examination, such as the Department of Engineering Mechanics, the Department of Water Conservancy, etc., are you crazy? Didn't four years of college go for nothing? No, actually, think about it. How much time did you really get in touch with professional courses during your four years in college? Maybe junior year, next semester, senior year. If you major in the above two majors, most of the professional basic courses are no different from civil engineering, while the professional courses (concrete and steel structure) are cancelled in the postgraduate entrance examination of the Department of Civil Engineering, as long as you take the professional basic courses (structural mechanics or others). So as long as you work hard, there is no problem at all. The key is to hurry up. There are graduate students recommended by the Department of Water Conservancy in our teaching and research group, and their quality is quite high, so it is no problem to adapt to the scientific research work here.

Third, the experience and methods of reviewing specialized courses for postgraduate entrance examination

First of all, let's talk about the professional setting of civil engineering graduate students in Tsinghua. The College of Civil Engineering and Water Conservancy is divided into Civil Engineering and Management Department and Water Conservancy Department. Civil construction and management system is divided into: civil engineering and management system. Graduate students in the Department of Civil Engineering are divided into five classes: structural engineering, structural mechanics, disaster prevention, mitigation and protection engineering, and measurement and transportation of building materials. You'd better go to the department and ask what major courses you are taking before the exam. Although the Tsinghua University Master's Admissions Professional Catalogue is clearly written, you must ask clearly, just in case.

The Department of Civil Engineering in Tsinghua does not offer remedial classes, nor does it buy exam questions over the years. Can only be obtained through internal channels. Although I was admitted to the Department of Civil Engineering in Tsinghua, I still think the decision of the department is very unreasonable. At this time, you can only help through some brothers and sisters you know, so popularity is very important.

To review specialized courses, taking structural mechanics as an example, we should focus on two textbooks edited by Long Yuqiu and Bao Shihua. Although the principle of structural mechanics is universally applicable, the emphasis of different textbooks will be different. Of course, Tsinghua will get his own characteristics in the structural mechanics exam, so he should choose the designated textbook for review. Tsinghua's structural mechanics emphasizes the mastery of basic concepts (for example, the principle of virtual work must be firmly grasped, and sometimes the problem is solved without thinking about the principle of virtual work), and the requirements for calculation are second. When training at ordinary times, we must take the spirit of thorough understanding as the main theme, don't spend a lot of time doing strange questions, remember! What is clear here is that all questions involving differentiation and integration will not be tested, so you can skip the complicated questions of calculus without affecting the final exam results.

Examination is also a basic introduction. The structural mechanics test paper was relatively simple in previous years. Some students saw the papers before 2002 and thought that there were so many papers in Tsinghua, so they took it lightly. Actually, this is an old calendar. Since 2003, Li Jie has written a large number of papers with difficult topics, which may not be finished. Therefore, everyone should be mentally prepared and review carefully. Tsinghua has an exercise, which is close to the final exam topic. Can be obtained through acquaintances. If you have the opportunity to get that problem set, it will be of great help to your postgraduate entrance examination.

Fourth, the mentality adjustment of postgraduate review

"Five out of ten people are seriously reviewing, three of them can stick to the exam, and only one of the three who stick to the exam will stick to it. Finally admit this person. "

This sentence is very popular among graduate students. Although it is exaggerated, in the end, you will find that this view is surprisingly correct. Think about this sentence when you want to give up.

Persistence is the greatest secret of success in postgraduate entrance examination.

At the beginning of the review, if I ask you what you think is the biggest difficulty in your postgraduate entrance examination, you may say that math is too difficult to learn, or there are too many English words to memorize, or you know nothing about politics, or the foundation of professional courses is too poor to handle. But as you continue to review (carefully, of course) and the exam approaches, you will find that our biggest enemy is not the above, but forgetting.

We obviously learned a lot of knowledge and recited a lot of words, but after a few days, we were too embarrassed to look for it and forgot it. At this time, many people will lose confidence and start to give up. If you want to be admitted, there is only one thing you can do, stick to it.

Repetition is the best cure for forgetting. Repeat what you have learned over a period of time, and after a few times, you will remember it firmly. But it's easier said than done. Repetition is a painful process and a torment. Therefore, we must learn to adjust our mentality, listen to music, play ball games, and take a look at the postgraduate entrance examination, all of which are good adjustment methods.

Some people may be "night owls" and are used to reading in the middle of the night. This habit is not very good. Who will take the exam in the middle of the night? Be sure to leave the best state until 8: 30- 1 1: 30 and 2: 00-5: 00 (please refer to the national postgraduate examination schedule for specific time).

If you happen to be a "night owl" and want to change your schedule, but unfortunately you are troubled by insomnia, try drinking a glass of milk before going to bed at night. There is also a folk saying that "a bowl of millet porridge a day can make you sleep soundly". You can try.

Five, some test-taking skills for postgraduate entrance examination

Here, I only talk about some skills of English test. Because English is very poor, I have pondered many exam-oriented skills for this course, hehe, the product of exam-oriented education.

Let's talk about the order of doing the questions first. A good sequence of questions can improve your score by at least five points. For English, you can look at the topic of your composition first, so that there is such a thing in your subconscious, and maybe at some time, inspiration will come out in generate. And when doing other topics, you can also pay attention to see if there are any usable words, phrases, sentence patterns and so on. After reading the composition topic, you can start reading. After reading it, do translation. Then write a composition. Finally, cloze. The reason why the gestalt is put at the end is because the score of the gestalt question is too small, only 0.5 points, and it is not worth spending a lot of time on it.

Then let's talk about the allocation of examination time. Once the time is allocated, you can do the questions calmly. The listening time is only 30 minutes and cannot be changed. The reading time of the highlight of the exam is about 15 minutes (including the problem), and the four articles add up to one hour. The time for five translations should be controlled within 30 minutes, that is, about 6 minutes for one question. Generally, you should set aside 40 minutes for your composition, otherwise you will be very nervous. Do the gestalt the rest of the time. About 20 minutes. Don't hesitate on a gestalt question. Only 0.5 points is not worth it. Don't forget, it takes four gestures to read together. In addition, the last five minutes of the exam are "garbage time", so don't expect to do anything earth-shattering with these five minutes. Check whether all the names and test numbers are written correctly.

Finally, talk about the method of doing reading questions. It has been said that reading is to grasp the author's intention and the structure of the article. Let's talk about the method of doing the problem. First of all, we must understand this point: "The focus of postgraduate reading is not on the article, but on the problem."

To give an inappropriate but telling example, reading is like giving you a few words, giving you a dictionary, and then asking you to look up the meaning of these words. What would you do? Should I look at the dictionary first and then those words, or look them up by words? The answer is self-evident.

Hehe, what do you think after reading it? Do you think graduate school is a "shocking conspiracy"? !

To get to the point, it is suggested to use the method of "interspersed with questions to find answers" to do reading questions, that is, when you get an article, look at the first topic first (because the topic is usually arranged in the order of the article, and the answer to the first question is often at the beginning of the paragraph), circle the key words of the question, and don't look at the options. Then start reading the article, find the answer to the first question, answer after finding it, look at the title of the second question, circle the keywords, continue to look up in the article, find the answer, look at the title of the third question, and so on. The advantage of this is that you can read the article with questions, with a strong purpose, not blindly, only one question at a time, and the burden is not heavy. If there are any details in the topic, pass them on first, and then read the article after other topics are finished. At this time, clean up.

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