As a huge talent selection, there have always been multiple ways to take the college entrance examination. For example, universities such as Tsinghua University and Peking University have designed strong foundation programs for students with excellent academic disciplines, in addition to the well-known art exams.
Many test takers generally agree that the former seems unattainable. After all, the real top students are usually unpredictable, so the art examination with relatively low requirements for cultural courses has become a shortcut in the eyes of many candidates. But is this really the case?
Are you still taking the art examination as a shortcut? The latest regulations issued by the education department seem to have brought "winter" to art candidates.
In the impression of many students, art candidates only need to sing, dance or paint a few pictures, and then take the cultural class casually, and have the opportunity to enter a prestigious school. In contrast, ordinary candidates seem to be the ones who really need to get up early and return late and study hard.
But in fact, painting and singing in the eyes of outsiders are not so easy. This not only requires candidates to have a certain amount of talent, but also requires considerable hard work in the preparation stage of the art exam, which is comparable to learning cultural knowledge in the classroom.
The policy for art examinees has been constantly adjusted, in other words, the difficulty of art exams has never been simplified, and it will even become more complex in the future. This is clearly reflected in the "Implementation Plan for Further Strengthening and Improving the Enrollment of Art in Ordinary Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province" issued by the Jiangsu Education Department.
First of all, starting from 2024, the scope of the school examination will be narrowed, and only some colleges and universities with distinctive professional characteristics and high requirements for talents can apply to hold the school examination, while some majors, such as radio and television editing and directing, will no longer conduct the provincial unified examination.
Secondly, the policy will pay more attention to the examination of knowledge, and gradually increase the admission score of cultural courses. The art exam was once considered a shortcut, mainly because of the low cut-off score for cultural classes. However, with the improvement of the admission line for cultural courses, art candidates must take into account both cultural and professional courses if they want to enter the ideal school.
In addition, eight art majors, such as Art History, Art Management, Drama, Film and Television, Film and Television Technology, Radio and Television Choreography and Directing, Film Studies, and Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection, will be abolished from the professional course examinations and included in the ordinary batch admission, and the candidates will be selected according to the results of cultural courses and the comprehensive quality of candidates.
Eventually, starting from 2024, the admission of art candidates will pay more attention to the results of cultural courses, of which the proportion of cultural courses in the college entrance examination for dance, music, and acting (directing) majors will be increased to 50%, 60% for art and design and calligraphy, and 70% for broadcasting and hosting majors.
In general, in the future, art candidates will face the improvement of the admission score line of cultural courses and the strengthening of the assessment of professional courses. If you want to pass the art entrance examination to enter a prestigious school, the road will be narrower, which can be described as a lot of pressure. The "winter" of art candidates seems to have come, and for those students who think that art exams are a shortcut, they must be cautious in the face of the new enrollment plan.
In fact, there have always been many students with poor grades in cultural courses who want to realize their dream of entering a prestigious school through the art examination. This may be a viable option if these students are gifted in their own right, have a strong interest in a particular field, and are from families that can afford to pay the huge cost of studying the arts.
For those students who want to seek a path to higher education through the art exam just because of poor grades in cultural classes, it is best to think twice. After choosing the art exam, you need to focus more on the professional class, and the rest of the time will be less opportunity to review the cultural class.
For those students who give up halfway and temporarily want to apply for art colleges, the final result is likely to be a mess in the professional courses, and at the same time, the cultural courses are also delayed, resulting in the final effort is useless and the gains outweigh the losses. Therefore, there are no shortcuts, and the best path is to make an informed choice based on your personal situation.
For those students who truly love art and want to apply for art colleges, the future situation is indeed more severe. If you want to stand out in this situation, you have to put in more effort.
In the first and second years of high school, the learning intensity of professional courses is relatively small, and at this time, it is necessary to focus more on learning cultural courses to ensure that they learn solidly. Because in the third year of high school, the main focus of revision will be on professional courses, if you do not study well in cultural courses and have limited review time, it will be difficult to get good grades.
In addition, cultural classes are most afraid of having a window period, so when candidates focus on assault professional courses, they should also appropriately arrange some time for themselves to review cultural courses, at least not completely. Once you have completely let go, it will be more difficult to go back and review.
Finally, no matter what direction of development is chosen, cultural classes are the foundation of students. Therefore, no matter what the direction of interest of students is, they must be practical, take their studies seriously, and maintain peace of mind, which is the foundation of success.
Discussion: Do you think the art examination is a shortcut to higher education?