The Strong Foundation Program, as an important way to go to a prestigious school in addition to the college entrance examination, has received widespread attention every year. This year is the fifth year of enrollment in the Strong Foundation Program, and up to now, the registration of 39 pilot universities of the Strong Foundation Program has been fully opened. At the same time, the new changes in this year's strong base enrollment have also caused heated discussions on the Internet.
The biggest difference between Qiangji and previous years in 2024 is that 8 colleges and universities have launched a new "exceptional shortlisting" policy - candidates with outstanding results in the single college entrance examination and meeting certain conditions can be shortlisted for the school examination without exception.
Beijing Institute of Technology: Mathematics single subject score full score, exceptionally shortlisted.
Central South University: The first choice is a mathematics major, with a mathematics ≥ score of 145, and he was exceptionally shortlisted.
Shandong University: 148 points in mathematics ≥, which can meet the shortlist of the first professional volunteers.
Sun Yat-sen University: Apply for physics or mechanics, score 140 points in mathematics ≥ or 100 points in physics, and be exceptionally shortlisted.
Jilin University: applied for the mathematics major, scored 145 points in the mathematics ≥, and the college entrance examination score reached the special control line, and was exceptionally shortlisted.
Northwestern Polytechnical University: Mathematics ≥ 145 points, 4 times shortlisted can be relaxed to 5 times shortlisted.
National University of Defense Technology: Candidates with a single score of 98% or above in mathematics and physics, and whose college entrance examination scores are between 3 and 5 times the number of provincial enrollment plans of the school, can also be shortlisted.
University of Technology
It can be seen that although the specific requirements of different schools are slightly different, the premise of being shortlisted is that the results of mathematics or physics (science) and chemistry should be particularly prominent.
For a while, the interpretation of the strong foundation plan on the Internet began to fly all over the sky - "a single subject determines the winner and loses", "the spring of mathematics is coming", "a score of more than 140 in mathematics can be locked by well-known universities"...... Is this really the case?
Mathematics was exceptionally shortlisted with a high score
It's an entrance ticket, not a green lane
The pilot universities of the "Strong Foundation Plan" include 39 prestigious universities such as Peking University and Tsinghua University, which mainly select students who are interested in serving the major strategic needs of the country and have excellent comprehensive quality or top-notch basic disciplines, focusing on key fields such as high-end chips and software, intelligent technology, new materials, advanced manufacturing and national security, as well as the humanities and social sciences fields where there is a shortage of national talents, focusing on mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, mechanics, basic medicine, breeding, history, philosophy, paleography and other related majors.
Mathematics is the foundation of science and engineering, and a solid foundation in mathematics is an important prerequisite for more in-depth research in the field of basic disciplines. Therefore, many colleges and universities put the criteria for exceptional shortlisting on the subject of mathematics.
However, a good score in a single subject of mathematics does not mean that you will be admitted to a university.
This year, the new category of candidates in the first category is qualified to be shortlisted, which is to give students with outstanding results in a single subject an extra admission ticket. However, after being shortlisted, you need to go through written tests, interviews, physical tests and other links, which are different from each school, and compete on the same stage with other first-class candidates, there is no difference.
Therefore, the statement that "if you score well enough in a single subject of mathematics, you can be directly locked in by well-known universities" is a misreading of the enrollment brochure of the Strong Foundation Program.
In the traditional sense, "exceptional students" refer to the second category of candidates of the Strong Foundation Program, that is, competition students who have won silver medals or above in the National Olympiad of the University of Science.
The second category of candidates can not only be shortlisted, but also have special treatment in the school examination and admission process. For example, some colleges and universities will be exempted from written tests or interviews, and can be assessed separately, and the comprehensive score can be admitted if the minimum score line of all candidates to be admitted. Of course, it is also very difficult to obtain this qualification and win gold and silver medals in the National Olympiad.
Shanghai Jiaotong University's assessment and testing arrangements for the second category of candidates
Many parents and netizens regard the shortlisting of a single subject with high scores as a "green channel", but in fact, they are confused with the "second category of candidates" and mistakenly believe that they enjoy the same treatment.
Only suitable for a very small number of "partial talents"
But it has released a signal of "eclectic talent".
"In fact, in this year's Zhejiang college entrance examination, it is not easy to score more than 140 or 145 points in mathematics. The principal of Hangzhou No. 1 Heavy High School said frankly that from this year, the type of mathematics questions in the Zhejiang college entrance examination will change, the difficulty structure has also been adjusted, and the difficulty of the finale question has become greater, and the number of students with more than 140 points in mathematics has decreased sharply compared with previous years.
"Mathematics high scores can magnify candidates' science advantages, but the score requirements are extremely high, only suitable for a very small number of 'partial talents', and the range of candidates affected is very small. However, the measures taken by colleges and universities have also released the signal of the strong foundation plan to 'reduce talents without sticking to one pattern', which is conducive to allowing more 'partial talents' and 'geeks' to stand out. ”
It can be seen that this year's strong foundation plan has amplified the advantages of candidates' subject specialties in the selection policy, and provided more possibilities for children with subject expertise.
There is another major change in this year's Strong Foundation Plan, which also releases the same signal - more colleges and universities have adopted the "weighting" rule and increased the weight of college entrance examination scores in core key subjects such as mathematics and physics in the shortlisting method. Therefore, candidates with excellent results in mathematics, physics and chemistry and other disciplines can often occupy a greater advantage in the shortlisting process.
Moreover, this year, the weighted subjects of various universities are also richer, not only mathematics, but also liberal arts, and the liberal arts majors of Nankai University and East China Normal University have also included Chinese in weighted subjects.
The weighted shortlisted results of core subjects in many schools show that colleges and universities pay more attention to the correlation between candidates' scores and their chosen majors, and provide more opportunities for candidates with excellent results in a single subject.
This year, Nankai University has changed the calculation method of the shortlisted school examination results, multiplying the college entrance examination scores of important weighted subjects by 1.5, and then adding the sum of the college entrance examination scores of other subjects to obtain the shortlisted school examination results.
According to the teachers of the admissions office of Nankai University, the weighted scores of the college entrance examination subjects related to the major applied for are increased in order to improve the performance of candidates with outstanding professional ability and strong innovation ability, so as to select students with clear professional aspirations.
Netizen comments
The policy of being shortlisted for high scores in mathematics has also caused heated discussions on the Internet.
Some netizens expressed their support that well-known universities should give priority to recruiting talented children and cultivate future leading talents.
Some netizens believe that this policy can give students who are particularly good at mathematics multiple opportunities, and it has little to do with ordinary students. However, some netizens mentioned that they can get a high score of more than 140 in mathematics, and other subjects will not be bad.
What do you think about this?
(Source: Chao News)