1. About choosing a school and deciding on a major for the postgraduate entrance examination. As we all know, choosing a school and deciding on a major is the first step in taking the Ph.D. Determining a major is relatively simple. It can basically be determined based on your aca

1. About choosing a school and deciding on a major for the postgraduate entrance examination

As we all know, choosing a school and deciding on a major is the first step in the postgraduate entrance examination. Determining a major is relatively simple. It can basically be determined based on your academic research direction at the master's level or your own interests. When choosing a school, you can refer to the successful experiences of senior students in previous years. This is basically the main choice of school for students to succeed in the Ph.D. exam.

My major is Marxist theory, and my major in the Ph.D. examination is also Marxist theory. The Ph.D. examination is different from the postgraduate entrance examination. There is a wide range of colleges to choose from. Students can match the colleges based on their own research directions and academic achievements, and take the initiative to contact tutors at the colleges of their choice. Since the number of doctoral supervisors and the number of doctoral supervisors in major universities across the country is limited, the tutor's reply is particularly important. The tutor's reply directly affects our choice of school for the doctoral examination. We should pay attention to two points when choosing a school:

First, you can choose multiple schools when applying, and those with good scientific research results can choose 985 colleges. A PhD is different from a master's degree in that it requires a higher degree of compatibility between the supervisor and oneself. Students should be particularly careful when choosing tutors. You can list the tutors from your favorite colleges. It is best to target one tutor from one institution for communication and communication. It is important not to contact multiple tutors from one institution. It may make the tutor feel that he is not dedicated enough and affect the tutor's evaluation of the student. When contacting a supervisor, it is best to choose a supervisor who has the same research direction as your master's degree, so that you have a greater chance of getting a positive response. Taking a personal example as an example, I have contacted tutors from Nanjing University, Zhejiang University, China Normal University, Tongji, Shanghai Jiao Tong, Fudan University, Nankai University, etc. The ones who received positive responses were basically related to my research direction at the master's level. Consistently, it can be seen that tutors attach great importance to the sustainability and relevance of research, which are important conditions for tutors to evaluate whether a student is suitable for them.

Second, it is very important to contact the instructor in advance. Contact the instructor in advance by email, preferably in the form of a resume in September or October. If the instructor's reply in the email is relatively positive, the application will basically be approved during the application review materials stage. If the email goes nowhere or the reply is negative, it will basically be deleted during the application review stage. Communicating and communicating in advance is an important part of judging whether you can gain the favor of the tutor. If the instructor's reply is positive, you can prepare for the retest based on the official website or the experience of senior students in previous years. It is worth noting that the re-examination is also very important, because each tutor will send students to the re-examination according to a certain proportion. The re-examination is basically a differential admission. Therefore, there is still competition, and the re-examination cannot be taken lightly.

2. About review and examination

The review and preparation methods for the Ph.D. examination vary from school to school. You should pay more attention to the official graduate admissions website of the school you choose and check the examination methods and requirements in a timely manner. For example, some schools only have an interview after the application materials are approved, while some schools have both a written test and an interview. Students need to pay more attention. In addition, you should pay more attention to the past examination papers of the institution you are applying for. The examination papers often represent the style and difficulty of future examinations of the institution. Most schools do not specify reference books and basically rely on daily professional accumulation. Therefore, you need to work hard at ordinary times and pay more attention to research frontiers and hot issues, so that you are prepared.

Recently affected by the epidemic, Tongji University The PhD examination for the Marxist theory major is mainly divided into two stages. The first is material review, and the second is expert panel interview. The pass rate of the material review stage is closely related to the academic achievements of the master's degree. It is recommended that students who want to study for a Ph.D. prepare hard materials such as thesis as early as possible. The expert group interview is divided into two parts: English and professional interview. The English interview mainly focuses on students' on-site translation of documents, reading comprehension, and oral Q&A, which also requires effort in normal times. Professional interviews are conducted in the form of randomly selected questions, with no specific scope. They mainly depend on students' usual attention and thinking about cutting-edge academic trends.Therefore, the key to success in taking the Ph.D. examination lies in paying attention to, accumulating, and thinking about cutting-edge academic trends. It may seem like an interview of dozens of minutes, but in fact it tests the academic ability of the entire master's degree. It is recommended that students who want to take the Ph.D. examination prepare in advance and not take it lightly. .

3. About interviews and techniques

The Ph.D. exam interview is basically conducted in the form of an expert group. The expert group pays special attention to students' thinking and understanding of cutting-edge academic trends, and examines whether students have certain research capabilities through students' logical answers. Therefore, it is recommended that students pay more attention to the original works of Marx and Engels, actively pay attention to cutting-edge lectures, read more latest academic papers, and keep abreast of academic frontiers and trends. This way, they will not be at a loss for words during the interview, and it will also be easier for them to be disappointed. Tutors understand the breadth and depth of knowledge they have mastered, and are more likely to be favored by tutors.

Generally speaking, we have two skills to understand academic trends: First, we must pay attention to a series of domestic authoritative journals such as MA Research and MA Reality, and deepen and understand the new ideas and new theories introduced in authoritative journals, and be able to Think deeply based on these, and it is best to combine them with current affairs to elaborate, which will help you perform during the re-examination stage.

Secondly, you should pay close attention to the research directions and latest achievements of the doctoral supervisors you apply for. Basically at the interview stage, when answering questions, you can mention the latest achievements of the tutor you are applying for and your understanding of these achievements, which can add a lot of color. You must be familiar with the tutor's research direction and results, so that the tutor will feel that the students you apply for have the potential to cultivate and the ability to conduct sustainable research. Therefore, students should pay attention to their understanding of the latest achievements and series of works of the tutors they are applying for. It is best to supplement their understanding with their own understanding, so that they can be more favored by the tutors.

4. Final summary

In short, taking the Ph.D. examination is one of your choices, but it is not the only choice! As long as you do your best in anything, you are already worthy of pride. I hope that all students can successfully enter their ideal colleges and universities. But at the same time, students must also be prepared. PhD study itself is also a relatively big challenge. I hope that students will write a lot of papers after successfully entering their ideal colleges and universities! Let’s work hard together!