The postgraduate entrance examination in 2023 is particularly extraordinary. Topics ranging from "Will the postgraduate entrance examination be postponed" to "Can I enter the examination room if I am pregnant?" have become hot searches. No matter how difficult it is, the preliminary examination of the 2023 postgraduate entrance examination ended successfully as scheduled. After the examination, many students have already checked the answers and estimated the scores. The next most anticipated and most uneasy thing is the inquiry of the preliminary examination results and the announcement of the national line.
So, under special circumstances like this year, will the national line increase or decrease in 2023? We will wait and see. Of course, there is no need to rush. Before the results of the preliminary examination are announced, students cannot relax. Students who need to take the re-examination should start preparing. preliminary test results, national line, and re-examination, these all affect whether we can finally successfully land!
01. Preliminary test score inquiry and national line announcement time
When can I check the results? When will the national line be announced?
Looking at the release time of preliminary examination results in the past ten years, most of them are announced in mid-February, but in recent years, preliminary examination results have been announced in late December.. The Spring Festival is relatively early this year, and the waiting period for results after the Spring Festival should be relatively long.
It can be seen from the release time of national lines in the past ten years that, except for the late announcement in 2020 due to the epidemic, national lines are mainly announced in mid-March.
It should be reminded that the release time of preliminary examination results is determined by the provincial admissions examination bureaus and admissions schools. The specific release time is not unified. Students should pay attention to official news. For example: Heilongjiang Province clearly announced : In late February 2023, the results will be released to the public through the "Heilongjiang Provincial Admissions Examination Information Port".
02. After the national line
exam in the past five years, everyone will pay close attention to the national line, which is the basic test score requirements for candidates of the national master's admissions examination to enter the re-examination. Let’s take a look at the national lines for each major of management graduate students in the past five years. See the table below:
★ Note : In previous years, the seven majors of the master’s degree in management were divided into unified national lines. In 2021, they will be drawn separately and the unified national lines will no longer be implemented. In addition, EMBA and MBA operate on the same national line.
MBA (Master of Business Administration) trend chart:
MTA (Master of Tourism Management) trend chart:
MPA (Master of Public Administration) trend chart:
MEM ( Engineering Management Master) trend chart:
MPAcc (Master of Accountancy) trend chart:
MAud (Master of Auditing) trend chart:
MLIS (Master of Library and Information Science) trend chart:
It can be seen from the score trend of the seven major management majors in the past five years: Except for MBA/MTA, the score trend is relatively stable, the overall trend of several other majors is rising, and the increase of MPAcc/MLIS/MAud/MEM is very large.
☆ Note:
The "A line" in the table indicates the basic score requirements that candidates applying for the admissions unit in the first district need to meet. The first zone includes 21 provinces (cities) including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Chongqing, Sichuan, and Shaanxi.
The "B line" in the table indicates the basic requirements for the score line that candidates who apply for admissions units in the second district need to meet.The second region covers 10 provinces (regions) including Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Hainan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and Xinjiang.
03.What factors may affect country lines?
The number of applicants for the postgraduate entrance examination this year exceeded 4.74 million. After the examination, students are very concerned about whether this year's national level will be increased or decreased? There are many factors that affect the score line: exam difficulty, overall score of candidates, number of applicants and enrollment quota, etc.
.Examination difficulty
How difficult are the subjects of the 2023 Master of Management Examination?
After the exam, teachers from the teaching and research team of Taiqi Education analyzed the comprehensive ability of management and the difficulty of this year’s English (2) exam.
1❖ Management Joint Entrance Examination Comprehensive Paper - Mathematics Subject
The difficulty has decreased compared to last year . The test points are evenly distributed, and there are no strange questions. Students with good basic and review skills are very likely to get a full score .
2❖ Comprehensive paper for management joint examination - logic subject
is more difficult than last year , with a total reading volume of 8,300 words, which is higher than in previous years. The number of difficult questions is similar to previous years, with slightly fewer easy questions and slightly more medium questions. difficulty is considered to be the highest in recent years.
3 ❖ Management Joint Entrance Examination Comprehensive Paper - Writing Subject
is moderately difficult . The types of errors examined in the argument validity analysis still maintain the proposition style of the past 3 years. The essay review questions are not difficult, and the argument only needs to be related to the key "leadership art" in the material.
4 ❖ English (2)
English (2) Overall is moderately difficult . The test questions are relatively conventional, and the difficulty has not changed much compared to previous years.
In summary, the overall difficulty of the 2023 management joint examination is compared to the 2022 Mathematics is easier, logic is difficult, and the overall change is not big.
. Big data such as the number of master's degree applicants and enrollment numbers
Compared with the growth of 800,000 applicants in 2022, the growth in the number of applicants this year is only 170,000, The growth has slowed down significantly.
This year’s situation is special. Due to objective reasons such as physical condition, the abandonment rate will be higher than before. For students taking part-time postgraduate entrance examinations such as MBA, the abandonment rate will only be higher. Taking the postgraduate entrance examination while working, because there is a job and a way out, but I lose the courage to fight against the odds, and it is easier to give up. In addition, there are still many candidates who are following the trend to join in the fun, or have temporarily backed out... Therefore, there are not that many students who actually took the exam. According to feedback from students who took the exam, only half of the students in many exam rooms took the exam.
Of course, there are subjective questions that account for a certain proportion of scores in our comprehensive examination. The tightness of the subjective questions can also adjust the scores. If the subjective questions are slightly looser this year, it will also have an impact on the national line.
Therefore, there are still many uncertainties in the final delineation of national lines, which are difficult to predict accurately. However, we can briefly judge their trends based on some existing data:
The average age of MBA (Master of Business Administration) applicants is around 30 years old, and they are mainly in-service candidates. Originally, the test-taking ability is relatively weak compared to fresh graduates. In addition, absenteeism is more serious this year, and half of many examination rooms are empty. In this case, the score line may drop if you want to recruit more people to the plan. Among them, EMBA (Executive Master of Business Administration) and MBA follow the same national line. In addition, the applicants for MTA also have similar characteristics to MBA. In previous years, the scores for MTA and MBA were consistent.
Therefore, the national line for MBA/EMBA/MTA may drop this year, and the national A line is predicted to be: 165-170 points.
It is quite possible that the national MBA score this year will be 165 points. So if your estimated score is above 165, or even above 160, you can prepare for the retest.
MEM (Master of Engineering Management) has more candidates with science and engineering backgrounds. In addition, fresh graduates in the MEM03/04 direction can also apply, and they have relatively strong test-taking ability; will be difficult to rise or fall unless the four directions are marked separately.
Therefore, MEM’s national A-line prediction this year is 185-190 points.
MPA (Master of Public Administration) is mainly composed of people within the system. The current competition is fierce. The number of applications has also increased in recent years, and the general trend will not change.
Therefore, this year’s MPA national A-line prediction is 175-180 points.
MPAcc (Master of Accounting)/MAud (Master of Auditing)/MLIS (Master of Library and Information Science) majors are mainly applied by fresh graduates, and their examination ability is very strong. The re-examination scores of most colleges and universities are much higher than the national line. The re-examination score of 230+ in prestigious schools is really normal. Therefore, the rising score line is also the general trend, , but it will not rise significantly this year.
Therefore, these professional national A-line predictions this year are 190-195 points.
The setting of the national line is the result of a combination of multiple factors. We only make estimates and judgments based on some current data and experience, for reference only. Many students have an idea of their preliminary test scores through score evaluation. If you want to get the admission notice from your favorite school, you still need to "make further progress", and you need to prepare for the re-examination in advance. I believe that everyone will not relax in their thoughts and anchor on the shore, and they will eventually "study" it!
