First of all, let me tell you my basic situation. I am a World War I candidate and an art student. I have an ordinary second-level undergraduate degree, majoring in photography. I came ashore to study art design (professional master's degree) in Nankai, with the direction of environmental art design. The total score is 359, which is pretty good. I was ranked third in total score. Many friends came to ask me, so I just shared my experience with my own learning methods and mentality issues to share with my comrades.

In middle school, I was by no means a student who loved learning. I took the CET-4 exam many times because I didn’t want to pass the school line by endorsing professional courses. I was really a scumbag. Even so, I have dreamed of going to a famous school since I was a child. I yearned for higher education, for the sunshine, for the snow, and for a life of "talking and laughing with scholars", and I never gave up chasing my dream. Since college, I have begun to try to put aside the past, get rid of laziness and decadence, strive for perfection in everything I do, and hone my ability to communicate and collaborate. It was these experiences that helped me counterattack in the subsequent re-examination. Everyone who takes the postgraduate entrance examination has his or her own reasons, because postgraduate study allows you to deepen your expertise, learn and communicate with industry leaders, work side by side with a group of partners who have passionate dreams, and find a job you like with a good diploma. , but when preparing for the exam, everyone is crossing the river by feeling the stones. There are a thousand paths for a thousand people, and everyone’s starting foundation, learning ability, efficiency allocation, and self-planning and management are different.

After the postgraduate entrance examination this year, I heard this sentence said many times by my friends - choice is more important than hard work. After the first half of the sentence, I should add another sentence, the process is more important than the result, because these processes This result is possible, not because of this result. The postgraduate entrance examination is a long journey and a practice of self-breakthrough. Many people start planning their lives in their junior year or even in their sophomore year, considering whether they want to continue their studies or directly enter the employment force. I made the decision to take the postgraduate entrance examination early, but I still struggled with the details for a long time and went through many psychological struggles, especially when choosing a school. When choosing a school, I also had many considerations, such as the province, the school Whether to offer this major, school enrollment ratio, etc. When choosing a school, you still have to base your decision on your own strengths and abilities. In the end, I chose Nankai University because Nankai University is a 985 institution and there is no pressure on scores. However, it is worth noting that Nankai Art Design does not recruit fresh graduates, but only previous graduates. This must be paid attention to when applying.

I will talk about professional courses first. The books for Nankai Art and Design Postgraduate Entrance Examination are as follows:

"Introduction to Art and Design"

"History of Modern Design in the World"

"History of Chinese Arts and Crafts"

There is no fixed proportion of the three books, but they are all important. The test questions in Nankai are mainly divided into 5 fill-in-the-blank questions, 5 short-answer questions and 3 essay questions. The questions are relatively open, and the fill-in-the-blank questions cannot be blinded. The short-answer questions require a very comprehensive answer, and the essay questions account for a high and comprehensive score. You also need to prepare more extracurricular knowledge. My method is to prepare a library of arguments and prepare different cases according to different types. Each case goes into one or several points in depth, and I also prepare some more general case analyses. Essay questions are worth a lot of points, and the idea of ??answering the question is more important than the answer itself. When preparing for theoretical exams, avoid memorizing by rote. You must first understand the overall theoretical framework, have the framework and logic in your mind, and then slowly fill in the flesh and blood, so that you can remember it firmly and not forget it easily. At the same time, you should be good at using recitation skills, such as extracting the core vocabulary of a whole paragraph, memorizing the word, and then you can speak the paragraph in your own words, or using digital memory methods and writing recitation formulas, which are all very good way. At the beginning of my review, I watched Wang Shouzhi’s video, which was more interesting and sparked my interest in review. I will read books one after another. Among the three recommended books, "History of Modern Design in the World" has the most content, but it is not difficult to learn. As long as you follow what I just said, sort out the logic clearly, and familiarize yourself with the theoretical skeleton. , and then fill it with flesh and blood for recitation. There are also many recitation techniques. At the same time, when taking notes, you should make a mind map, so that you can find the key points in later review and achieve quick and effective review.

"History of Chinese Arts and Crafts" is the simplest and most easy-to-learn book, because it is our own country's culture, so we have some familiarity with it, and it is a kind of enjoyment in the process of learning. It is a process of gaining cultural confidence, so the learning process will be very easy. The learning method can be reviewed according to two dimensions. The first dimension is to memorize according to the era and sort out the development logic. The second dimension is to memorize according to the types of crafts, such as ceramic crafts, bronze crafts, lacquer crafts, etc., so that Horizontally compare the styles of various eras to make your memory clearer.

"Introduction to Art Design" is the most difficult book to learn. I believe that friends who have read the book will find it a bit difficult to memorize. This book cannot be memorized by rote. My method is Take apart every sentence in the introduction and sort out the logic. This stage requires a lot of note-taking. The most important thing in learning design theory is to understand and sort it out, followed by memorization. Only by sorting out the framework of the book clearly and being familiar with it can you cope with the recitation and overall memory. Otherwise, the effect of rote memorization will be very poor. For the study of relatively abstract concepts such as introduction to design, it is necessary to break it down into paragraphs, sentences and words. You must understand the meaning of each sentence and then use your own logic to sort it out to achieve understanding and memory.

The overall theoretical recitation can be sorted out using a mind map (this is the skeleton), and then filled in with the recited content (this is the flesh and blood). The recited content can be memorized using keywords, formulas and numbers. Methods, etc., so that in the later stage, you can quickly go through your own mind map, recite it quickly, and sort out the key points and sub-key points, thereby improving efficiency. There is also simulation simulation. Nankai has a very large amount of theoretical questions. Each short answer and discussion must be timed during practice, so the idea of ??answering the questions is very important. There is not much time to think in the examination room. I basically simulate the entire set of papers once a week. quantity.

I am a multi-professional candidate. I have basically never done any hand-painting in my undergraduate degree, but hand-painting is still very important. Nankai has been taking exams in a few general directions in recent years. I started drawing the hand-drawn quick questions as soon as I decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination. Because I was a cross-examination candidate, I first had to learn basic knowledge such as drawing skills, the use of markers, color matching, composition, etc. I spent the whole month from July to August drawing. Drawing, after August and before the exam, I will make sure to draw for 3 hours a day, practice my hand skills, draw different hand-drawn templates for different question types, and finally polish one or two universal templates, which can cover all exam questions just by replacing elements ( After all, it’s for exams), A1 paper, 6 hours, 1 main image, 2 sketches, font design, etc. There are no big changes overall. Just fill in the content and any template can be used. It’s very simple. Answer: As long as you practice more topics and templates in advance, you can get good scores. It is worth noting that hand-drawing is a very focused thing, so if you want to take the postgraduate entrance examination, take it well. Take the test yourself and don't influence others. Don't be affected by the candidates around you during the exam. No matter she is paddling or looks very good, she is better than you. Whether you draw well or draw fast, don't be influenced by them. Draw your own well, adjust your mentality, and tell yourself that you are the best. You can pass the exam, but others cannot. You must give yourself confidence in the examination room.

About politics:

Teacher Xu Tao who I followed in the politics round, I made a complete mind map while reviewing the class. At this time, the role of the map is to study each chapter You can go back and retell it yourself, retelling the general framework or specific chapters according to your own needs. Before the 1,000 questions come out, you can study the real questions and the daily question of Taotao and Legs. The second round was mainly about answering questions. Xiao Dada went through 1,000 questions 3 times. Of course, the focus of each time is different. You can go to the answer table. The frequency of wrong questions is obvious, and then put the knowledge points of the wrong questions on the mind map by level. Mark it. When you get up early, you can quickly go over the wrong knowledge points. It is effective for personal testing. At this time, the mind map will become a huge system. You can logically find the reasons for wrong questions and selectively review them, saving a lot of time for later sprints. ?

In the third round, I watched Leg Sister’s skills class and sprint recitation manual, and I carried the exercises with Leg Sister and combined the map to make mistakes. You must take time to do the 8 and 4 questions. Basically, you can see that most of the wrong questions can be found in the red positions on your mind map, so remember them. Each set you do is a simulation, which can help you practice your timing during the exam.

English

The following is my review plan

I think that English as a language cannot rely on a short-term assault to obtain a more ideal level. Achievement. However, as far as the current examination situation is concerned, the English single subject line and the national line for overall art are getting higher and higher, and the difficulty has not been reduced. In addition, many art students have insufficient English foundation, so English should get every The attention of candidates preparing for exams. First of all, you must memorize vocabulary every day. I chose the Little Red Book. The Little Red Book is more complete than Lianlian Youci. It is very friendly to students with poor foundation. I have customized an acceptable daily plan to summarize the vocabulary that must be memorized for the postgraduate entrance examination. For review, I memorize one unit every day in a cycle. When I get up in the morning, I memorize from the book, and at night I review with the corresponding module of the Little Red Book. Secondly, I also need to record the unfamiliar vocabulary I encounter during the reading process, especially the unfamiliar words I encounter repeatedly. Come down and recite it repeatedly.

Reading, generally speaking, during the summer vacation, it is almost time to start writing the real questions from previous years. The study of English reading for the postgraduate entrance examination is mainly based on studying the real questions of previous years and does not require additional mock papers for practice. You can start writing from around 2003, about one or two articles a day. The specific method, as far as I am concerned, is to do it yourself first, and then look at the online course analysis (if you have a poor foundation, you can follow Tian's early stage) Monkey teacher Jing or Binbin, if you have a better foundation, you can consider reading Tang Chi's)

Cloze - The cloze score is not high and it is not worth spending too much time on. I finally listened to Liu Xiaoyan I learned some techniques about the Gestalt in the teacher’s sprint class, and then I read it briefly, and then I did what I could do. If I couldn’t do it, I chose the least option in the end.

I sorted out the composition. I made a set of templates, and then used this set of templates to apply to the real questions from previous years. I practiced writing one essay every three days, interweaving small and large essays. The main thing was to maintain the writing feel. I took the exam for two years and never memorized a single essay. , I think this is the most time-saving. There won’t be a big gap between people in writing, and you can get the maximum benefit with the minimum time.

Write it at the end;

1. There is no harm in starting to prepare for the exam earlier. It just makes you aware that you are a postgraduate candidate and you have your own mission.

Of course, starting late does not necessarily mean you are slower than others. During that time, you will unconsciously speed up all your steps, and even make people around you who start early doubt whether they are too leisurely, such as me, but later I firmly believe that I started to get better. If you prepare well in advance, you will not be affected by others. In short, it’s never too late to start.

2. Mentality is very important during preparation for the exam. As the saying goes, if your mentality does not collapse more than ten times, you are not taking the postgraduate entrance examination. Once your mentality collapses, you can rebuild it in time. When I was preparing for the exam, I had the same situation in the second exam and the first exam, the same completion type and the same score, but the wrong questions were completely different. I also had a breakdown in professional courses where I could not memorize a page for half an hour. My fellow students also had the same experience in preparing for the exam. In September, I discovered that colleges and universities were severely reducing enrollment, changing majors, and quarreling and breaking up with partners. My mentality will definitely be affected. I just need to adjust and rebuild in time. There is nothing that I can't overcome. When you really can't continue studying, watch a movie, play ball, call your parents and cry, find the most effective way to vent your anger, and start over again after the collapse.

3. I hope you can always believe that you can pass the exam. No matter how high your goal is, no matter how many papers you have, you must believe in yourself. This road will ultimately be walked by yourself. , so be firm!

4. The postgraduate entrance examination and the college entrance examination are really different. The college entrance examination may have everything arranged by your alma mater. Even the invigilator is required not to wear high heels, not to make any noise, and everyone does everything. It's all for your exams, and you are God during that time. However, you have to determine, register, and confirm the postgraduate school by yourself. You have to book a hotel by yourself. You have to solve the problems of eating and resting on the two days of the exam by yourself. You may not be able to sleep well at night because it is too cold or too hot. You need to advance in advance. I went to line up and wait to enter the examination room. My hands and feet were already cold after I entered. During the examination, there were actually teachers who chatted for three hours or sent out papers late or collected them early (this was the case for my professional course No. 1 exam. After the exam, I The whole thing collapsed. I almost gave up the exam at noon, but then I adjusted my mentality and persisted to finish the exam. The result was still higher than the score in the second professional course). If you encounter similar problems by then, don’t panic and don’t complain. There are many seniors who have come ashore. In this way, as long as your preparation is sufficient, these questions will not be difficult for you.

5. Find a fellow researcher who is reliable, has a stable mentality, and has a firm belief. If you don’t have one, you would rather not have one. Reliable research friends are very important. This is related to whether there is someone to urge you to study when you want to stay in bed in the morning, whether there is someone to remind you of the information you have not noticed, and whether there is someone to comfort you when you feel depressed. Of course, if you find fellow researchers with a worse mentality, weaker ability to retrieve information, and find a job halfway through the exam, it will be better for you to live alone as a team.

In fact, as long as you set a goal for the postgraduate entrance examination and work hard for it. In fact, I prepared to take the postgraduate entrance examination very early and started thinking about it after my sophomore year. However, schools changed again and again. Don’t follow me on this point and decide on a school as soon as possible. Personally, I think you should consider the city first and then decide whether you want a school that is strong or a school that is strong. Professionalism comes to order. I am a very playful person. In order to limit myself, I chose to live on campus. It is very important for me to have an atmosphere like a library, but I must also find my own way. I must pay attention to the balance between work and rest. I cannot study all the time because of the postgraduate entrance examination. The review period is relatively long, and it is easy to feel tired, so you must learn to combine work and rest. I have one day off a month. On this day, I don’t learn anything except 500 words, and I just play with one word. Secondly, you need to take good care of your body. Being sick during the postgraduate entrance examination is particularly uncomfortable, and it is easy to have self-doubt. However, it is normal to have an emotional breakdown. You can cry or doubt yourself for a short time, but you must digest it as soon as possible and don’t let it go. Sometimes, Just go take a shower, soak your feet, listen to music, and find role models. This works great.

Postgraduate entrance examination tips: Believe in yourself, don’t hesitate, don’t delay, don’t give up.