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I am Xu Yuqin, a reporter from Qilu Evening News, "Lao Xu" in the mouth of the parents of Shandong college entrance examination candidates, focusing on college entrance examination news reporting and college entrance examination policy research for 20 years.
"If I could do it all over again, I would still choose Qiangji." On the afternoon of April 11, Ma Xiaodong, who was studying literature in the library, walked out of the library and found a quiet corner to be interviewed by reporters.
Ma Xiaodong, the "Strong Foundation Generation", a 2020 student of Shandong University's strong foundation class in history, has now transferred to the direction of Chinese history to continue his studies. Unlike other students, Ma Xiaodong is a strong foundation class that he entered through "supplementary registration" after entering the school. In 2020, the "Strong Foundation Plan" was born, and many people were still confused, and many colleges and universities failed to complete the Strong Foundation Plan that year, including Shandong University. Shandong University chooses to conduct a "audition" for the whole school after the new students enter the school to make up for the vacancy.
Nowadays, when other students are still busy with the re-examination for graduate school entrance examinations or job hunting, Ma Xiaodong has completed the transition, and has a lot of time every day to study literature, discuss problems with classmates, or write papers.
Ma Xiaodong, the "strong foundation generation" of Shandong University: If you recognize it, you will insist on going onOn May 7, 2020, the first working day after the May Day holiday, the first batch of pilot universities of the Strong Foundation Program announced the enrollment brochure one after another. Ma Xiaodong, a Qingdao candidate who has been interested in history since he was a child, chose a university's strong foundation plan history major in ignorance, but unfortunately failed. After the results of the college entrance examination were announced, Ma Xiaodong, with a total score of 649, still targeted the history major. In 2020, the new college entrance examination in Shandong will be implemented for the first time, and a total of 96 "majors + colleges" can be applied for in the regular batch of general classes, and Ma Xiaodong filled in 24, all of which are history, and finally settled in the history major of Shandong University.
2020 is the first year of the implementation of the Strong Foundation Plan. Because the policy was announced late, many people did not understand this new policy and did not dare to take risks. Although a group of candidates bravely ate "crabs", many colleges and universities still failed to fill the strong foundation plan that year, including Shandong University. The reporter learned that in 2020, Shandong University launched a total of 180 strong foundation programs, and finally admitted 72 people. The school organizes a make-up after the new students enter the school. It was this supplement that fulfilled Ma Xiaodong's "strong base dream".
Ma Xiaodong told reporters that what attracted him the most about the strong foundation class was the integrated training and mentorship system of the undergraduate research. He said that he is a student with a clear professional goal, "I like to read historical classics since I was a child, I like to deal with literature, I like to think, and I have a clear academic ambition." Therefore, after the "supplement" into the strong foundation class, Ma Xiaodong is like a fish in water, "The learning atmosphere of the strong foundation class is very good, and many students are academically oriented. Ma Xiaodong said that in the Qiangji class, he met a group of mentors and friends, including Professor Tan Jingyu, a former academic mentor and current graduate tutor. ”
"In the four years since I entered the Strong Foundation Class, I have learned a lot of academic methods and academic experience from my teachers. Ma Xiaodong told reporters that after entering the strong foundation class, Professor Tan Jingyu, as an academic tutor, gave him a list of reference books, "The tutor asked us to read and ask him to answer any questions." In the Qiangji class, Ma Xiaodong also participated in the innovation training program for college students. "I applied for a program in my sophomore year and asked my mentor for guidance. ”
Under the influence of the strong foundation class atmosphere and the guidance of his mentor, Ma Xiaodong's interest in history has become stronger and stronger. Therefore, when it came to the transition stage, he did not hesitate to choose to stay in the history major of this college and continue to study with Professor Tan Jingyu. "One of the fields of Chinese history that I am more interested in is rural social history, and Shandong University is an important research center in this field and has its own disciplinary advantages. ”
Nankai "Strong Foundation Generation" Li Zhaowei: I had planned to change the route halfwayDifferent from Ma Xiaodong's determination, as the "strong foundation generation" of Nankai University, Li Zhaowei, who majored in physics, originally planned to "change his course" during the transfer stage, but after three years of study, he fell in love with this major and chose to stay. Today, Li Zhaowei has completed the transition and remains in the School of Physical Sciences to pursue a doctoral degree in optics.
Li Zhaowei graduated from Changle No. 2 High School and was admitted to the physics strong foundation class of Nankai University in 2020 with an excellent score of 667 points, becoming a "strong foundation generation". Li Zhaowei told reporters that in the first year of the implementation of the strong foundation plan, he dared to "eat crabs", mainly because of the policy attraction, "the most attractive to me is the Zhibo plan." ”
After really entering the strong foundation class, Li Zhaowei felt better than he imagined, "There are more resources skewed, and compared with the students in the ordinary class, they will get more training." Li Zhaowei said that from the perspective of the training program, there is a clear difference between the strong foundation class of Nankai University and the ordinary class, "For example, we will add a series of courses that are helpful for scientific research from the freshman to the third, such as physics seminars, scientific research ability training, etc., and there will be courses to assist you in scientific research." "In addition, the teachers of the strong base class are also separate from the regular class.
Li Zhaowei told reporters that a total of 30 people will be enrolled in the physics strong base class in 2020, and all 30 people will be successfully transferred three years later, "60% choose '3+2', and 40% choose '3+5'". However, not all of the 30 students stayed in the School of Physical Sciences, "22 remained, 8 chose theoretical physics, 11 chose optics, and 3 chose condensed matter physics." Li Zhaowei chose the "3+5" in optics, that is, to stay in the School of Physical Sciences for a doctorate, and the direction of study is optics. However, this was not Lee's original design.
"My initial plan was to switch to engineering when it was time to change sections, such as artificial intelligence. However, after in-depth study, Li Zhaowei's interest in physics gradually became stronger, and when he reached the transition stage, he decided to stay and study optics. Li Zhaowei said that in fact, when choosing the college entrance examination, he was still a little ignorant and did not have a deep understanding of the major. In the "3+1+X" training mode of the strong foundation class, the first three years are actually a very meaningful exploration, "Three years of study is enough to understand yourself and your major, and your interest may be triggered in these three years." Of course, if you don't want to continue your studies, there are other pathways to choose from.
The transfer of the "strong base generation" is completed, where have they all gone?For latecomers, everyone is more concerned about the direction of the "strong base generation".
The training mode of the Strong Foundation Program is "3+1+X". As the "strong foundation generation" who "crossed the river by feeling the stones", no one knew what would happen before the transition came.
"All 21 students in our class successfully transferred to the major, and most of them stayed in their majors. Ma Xiaodong told reporters that a total of 17 people stayed to continue to study in the relevant direction of history, of which 14 chose the direction of Chinese history, 3 chose archaeology, and two students went to the College of Literature to study modern and contemporary literature, and two went to the School of Marxism. He said that after the first three years of study, everyone has a clearer understanding of their professional direction.
"The '3+1+X' training model of the strong foundation class has given us enough time to explore outward, to understand the major, and to understand ourselves. At the same time, this kind of integrated training method also saves time and energy for everyone. "For example, when students in the regular class are preparing for graduate school or looking for a job, we can sit quietly in the library and study literature. In Ma Xiaodong's view, after the goal is clear, the next step is to move forward in a down-to-earth manner.
Xu Yanbao, deputy director of the Undergraduate Admissions Office of Shandong University, told reporters that in 2020, Shandong University admitted a total of 180 "strong foundation generation", and a total of 168 people successfully completed the transfer three years later, with a transfer rate of 93.3%. "The vast majority of students have entered the field of basic disciplines to continue their studies. The reporter learned that some of the 12 students who withdrew from the "Strong Foundation Generation" of Shandong University chose to go abroad, and some returned to the ordinary class. It is understood that in order to ensure the quality of talent training in the strong foundation class, colleges and universities usually use the method of phased assessment and dynamic entry and exit mechanism to urge everyone to learn, after all, the strong foundation class is not a "safe".
The figure above shows the distribution of the "strong base generation" transfer majors of Shandong University
Of course, the transition rate is different for different majors. Like Ma Xiaodong's 2020 history strong foundation class, no one was "out" in the transfer link. Of the 21 students in the 2020 philosophy strong foundation class of Shandong University, 3 did not complete the transfer. The 18 students who successfully transferred to the section entered the fields of Chinese philosophy, foreign philosophy, logic, Marxist theory, Marxist philosophy, religious studies, Yixue and the Research Center for Ancient Chinese Philosophy. Thirty-three students from the 2020 Mathematics Strong Foundation Class of Shandong University entered the fields of financial mathematics and financial engineering, operations research and cybernetics, basic mathematics, computational mathematics, data mathematics, probability theory and mathematical statistics through the transfer section.
According to public data, a total of 139 people in the 2020 "Strong Foundation Generation" of Nankai University have successfully transferred to the master's or doctoral level of related majors to continue their studies, of which 81 have direct doctoral degrees and 58 have gone to graduate school. The 139 students transferred to a total of 75 majors, including key scientific research directions in basic disciplines, as well as interdisciplinary research directions in key fields such as intelligent technology, advanced manufacturing and national security, as well as in the humanities and social sciences where national talents are in short supply.
Of the 20 students in the 2020 Applied Chemistry Strong Foundation Class of Dalian University of Technology, all but 1 went abroad, and all the others were successfully transferred. Among them, 12 students went straight to PhD, 4 students studied for master's and doctoral degrees, and 3 chose to study only for master's degrees. All the students who successfully transferred to the college stayed in the college, some chose inorganic chemistry, some chose fine chemicals, and some chose physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, industrial catalysis, etc.
However, after interviewing a number of colleges and universities, the reporter found that it is difficult to use a simple pass rate to count the transfer of the "strong foundation generation", because most of the strong foundation classes have adopted a phased assessment and dynamic management mechanism in the process of talent training. Therefore, the 20 or 30 people you see are not necessarily the same people who are enrolled in the school.
From: For those who love, sitting on a cold bench is also happyAt present, the registration for the 2024 Strong Foundation Program is open. What kind of students are suitable for applying for the Strong Foundation Program? The "Strong Foundation Generation" who has already completed the transition has something to say.
As a "strong foundation generation" that has gone through the "3+1", Li Zhaowei of Nankai University suggested that students who are interested, have special skills, and have ambitions apply for the strong foundation plan, "You can rush to higher universities." In particular, he recommended the cultivation model of the Strong Foundation Program, which "gives you time and space to explore and grow, so that your goals are gradually clear in exploration." In addition, Qiangji plans to admit students before early approval, and if they are not admitted, it will not affect the subsequent application. Based on his experience in preparing for the exam, he believes that if the younger students have a certain foundation in the competition, it will be more beneficial to the school test.
Ma Xiaodong, the "strong foundation generation" of Shandong University, said that if everything could be done again, he would still choose the history major, choose Shandong University, and choose the strong foundation class. "The Strong Foundation Program is suitable for students with clear professional interests, and of course, they must be prepared to sit on the cold bench. He said that to do research, you need to sit on a cold bench, which is a joy and enjoyment for those who love it. If you don't do that, it's boring.
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