Tsinghua University recruits high school sophomores and directly admits them to the Department of Mathematics. I don't understand this wave of operations.
According to the various stages of Chinese education, in order to enter a university, one must take the Gaokao, which is an important test for distinguishing talents. In addition, if you want to enter the university, there is another way is to recommend. However, the number of recommended places in each middle school is very small, and the requirements for referrals are also very strict. Although it is not difficult to enter the university, if you want to enter Tsinghua University, it is even more difficult, after all, the admission score of Tsinghua University is very high. But this year, Tsinghua University has directly started to enroll senior two students, and they can be admitted to the Mathematics Department of Tsinghua University. What is going on?
Just this month, an important announcement appeared on the undergraduate admissions website of Tsinghua University, that is, the admissions brochure of Tsinghua University's "Yu Chengtong Mathematics Talent Class" in 2020. This brochure clearly shows the target of the trick and the application conditions. I took a look and found that the application requirements are not particularly harsh, and there are no clear requirements for overall grades, and the recruits are ordinary high school second-year students or high school third-year fresh graduates. In addition, among the application conditions, there is also a love for the party and the country, advocating science, good health, excellent grades, and a desire to engage in mathematics research for life. Although the overall performance requirements of students are not strict, students are required to have very good potential and expertise in mathematics. With such conditions, there is the possibility of being shortlisted.
Why does Tsinghua University not enroll college students through the college entrance examination, but directly enroll students in the second year of ordinary high school or the third year of ordinary high school? This has to start with Mr. Qiu Chengtong from Tsinghua University.
Mr. Chengtong Yau is currently the director of the "Chengtong Yau Mathematical Science Center" of Tsinghua University, and he has won many mathematics awards during his work, and has accumulated a lot of experience in mathematics. Professor Qiu has a lot of cutting-edge achievements and has won many awards at home and abroad, so he is a professor of Tsinghua University who has made great achievements in the field of mathematics.
This time, Tsinghua University has decided to enroll students in the second year of high school and above, and they also require very good potential in mathematics. These students will be able to directly enter the "Yu Chengtong Mathematics Talent Class" after enrollment, and major in mathematics and applied mathematics in the Department of Mathematical Sciences of Tsinghua University. Professor Qiu Chengtong will be the chief professor and will directly teach them, so this is simply a thought A feast, the confrontation of math giants.
Although the conditions for admissions have been announced on the official website of Tsinghua University, there will be many high school sophomores and senior three students from all over the country to apply, but the number of people enrolled this time is not large, no more than 30 people in total, so they will be selected at various levels. In the end, very few were left. The admission process consists of four parts: preliminary review, test, identification, and confirmation. At the same time, the examination also includes comprehensive test, subject ability test, psychological test and so on. This is a comprehensive test, with particular emphasis on the students' aptitude in mathematics. Therefore, I think that Tsinghua University can put aside secular prejudices this time and directly bypass the college entrance examination to recruit talents, which is a manifestation of innovation ability.