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This year is the year when the new policy of art examination is implemented. Compared with previous years, the requirements for cultural courses in art majors have been raised, the number of schools for school examinations has been reduced, and the schools that can organize school examinations have added the principle of "special admission".

At present, the national college entrance examination art majors admissions are coming to an end. A survey by Yangcheng Evening News reporters found that this year, 90% of the schools that hold school entrance examinations have adopted "special admissions" for some majors. There are also many candidates with top rankings in majors who missed their ideal schools because they did not meet the cultural requirements. How to balance the relationship between major and culture has become a topic of concern for art candidates.

Special admission increases the chances of admission for candidates with outstanding professional skills

This year, art majors in colleges and universities that can organize school entrance examinations require that candidates' college entrance examination cultural subject scores must reach the admission control score line for ordinary undergraduate majors in the province (autonomous region, municipality). However, for candidates with outstanding talents and performance in related professional fields, colleges and universities can explore special admissions based on college entrance examination cultural subject scores.

The academic performance requirements for candidates who are admitted on an exceptional basis can be appropriately lowered. For example, for the Central Academy of Drama's drama and film performance major, the academic performance control line for candidates who are admitted on an exceptional basis is 80% of the ordinary undergraduate admission score in the candidate's province.

Some majors have certain requirements for candidates who are admitted on an exceptional basis. For candidates in music-related majors at Communication University of China, the requirement for exceptional admission is that the school entrance examination scores are in the top 50% of qualified candidates. If the admission quota for the applied major is not full, candidates of Category I and Category II will be admitted in turn. For Category I, candidates must have won awards in top domestic and international competitions in the past five years.

For the Beijing Film Academy's art majors such as photography and animation, the principle of special admission requires that the candidates have passed the professional school examination and their school examination scores are ranked in the top 10% of qualified candidates. This shows that special admission increases the admission opportunities for some candidates who are outstanding in their majors but do not meet the cultural standards.

This year, celebrity candidate Rong Zishan ranked first in the acting exams at the Central Academy of Drama and the Beijing Film Academy and became a hot topic on Weibo. However, his cultural score in the college entrance examination was only 417 points, 40 points lower than the ordinary undergraduate line in Sichuan, and did not reach the ordinary undergraduate line.

In the end, Rong Zishan was successfully admitted to the Central Academy of Drama. Because the Central Academy of Drama's performance major admission quota was not full among the candidates who had met the academic score requirements and obtained professional certificates, the school adopted the principle of special admission. Rong Zishan, who ranked first in the major, met the requirements for special admission.

The reporter found that nearly 90% of colleges and universities had insufficient candidates with academic scores this year, and the admission quota was not full, so "special admission" was used. Taking two colleges and universities in Guangdong Province that can organize school entrance examinations as an example, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts has opened special admissions for eight art school entrance examination majors, including Chinese painting, drawing, sculpture, arts and crafts, and ceramic art design.

Xinghai Conservatory of Music also announced the list of candidates admitted under special conditions in mid-July. Universities outside the province, such as Communication University of China, implemented special admissions for three majors: performance, comics, and performance (China-Korea joint training); Sichuan Fine Arts Institute announced the list of candidates admitted under special conditions for school examination majors on July 11, with more than 100 candidates in modeling and design.

Feng Zhicheng, the person in charge of an arts examination institution, revealed to reporters: "The academic performance is indeed a headache for many art examination candidates, especially for majors such as dance, vocal music, and opera, which require a lot of time to practice basic skills. In addition, many candidates are studying in art schools and their academic performance is indeed relatively weak."

Good academic performance means more advantages in admission

Special admission is only for some art majors, including performance, dance, fine arts and design, etc. There is no special admission principle for majors such as broadcasting and hosting arts, drama and film and television directing. This requires that candidates must reach the general undergraduate line in their academic scores when applying for school entrance examinations.

This year, the Communication University of China's Broadcasting and Hosting Arts major enrollment brochure lists 100 candidates, and the final admission minimum school entrance examination score is 154. Feng Zhicheng told reporters: "As a 'hall-level' school for broadcasting and hosting arts majors, the Communication University of China is generally the first choice for broadcasting art candidates. This year's admission rule is based on the literature and specialization scores. It can be inferred that among the top 100 candidates, many candidates did not pass the literature test."

Whether it is the school entrance examination or the provincial unified examination, art students with good academic performance have more advantages. This year, the total score for music, dance, performance (directing), art and design, and calligraphy unified examination schools (majors) is 750 points. The total score ranking is based on the total score of the general college entrance examination and the provincial unified examination score. The total score calculation formula is: total score = academic score × 50% + provincial unified examination score × 2.5 × 50%.

The total score for the unified examination colleges (majors) of broadcasting and hosting is 750 points, and the total score ranking is based on the total score of the general college entrance examination and the provincial unified examination score. The total score calculation formula is: total score of candidates = cultural course score × 60% + provincial unified examination score × 2.5 × 40%. The proportion of art and design college entrance examination scores in the total score has been increased from 40% to 50%, and the proportion of cultural scores has increased again compared with previous years.

Zhou Yingla, principal of Da Vinci Studio, told reporters: "Many good colleges and universities have high academic requirements for candidates. In recent years, many candidates with good academic performance have chosen to take art exams because of their interests. Take Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts as an example. Candidates who apply for its design majors and obtain the school exam certificate need to meet the Guangdong Province's general special admission control score for academic subjects."

Find a reasonable balance between professional courses and cultural courses

Student Chen applied for the Broadcasting and Hosting Arts major this year. She successfully obtained the qualification certificates from Nanjing University of the Arts and Zhejiang University of Media and Communications, and entered the "small circle" (professional rankings), but because her academic performance did not meet the provincial general undergraduate line, she missed the ideal college. She told reporters: "I was very sad after checking the admission score. There are only five broadcasting and hosting schools in the country. I worked hard to get the qualification certificate, but I spent too much time on my major and did not pay attention to my academic performance. I suggest that younger students must pay attention to the study of academic courses and never take art exams as a shortcut to further study."

The improvement in the academic performance of art students has sparked heated discussions among many netizens, with many netizens saying: "It is enough for art students to have strong professional abilities. What's the point of having such a high academic performance?"

In this regard, some experts said that there is no fundamental conflict between pursuing art as a career and studying academic subjects. They can be taken into account and even complement each other. Improving academic performance will not only help improve the overall quality of art practitioners, but also alleviate the unfair competition in professional examinations, making art major enrollment more open, transparent, and fair, so that more students who are truly interested in art can benefit.

Huang Changyong, president of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, once said: "Art requires technique, and it does have a set of procedures that require a lot of professional training. But it is absolutely not the case that art has nothing to do with culture. Many traditional Chinese opera actors, despite their low level of education, have been learning and absorbing, and ultimately rely on their cultural cultivation and heritage to ensure the longevity of their artistic life."

How can art students balance the relationship between academic subjects and professional subjects? Ling Xuezhi, a candidate who was successfully admitted to the Central Academy of Fine Arts this year, told reporters: "Candidates can flexibly adjust their study focus according to the exam schedule and personal learning situation. For example, when the professional exam is approaching, you can appropriately increase the review time for professional courses; vice versa. Identify and prioritize solving the weak links in learning, whether it is academic subjects or professional courses."

Text｜Reporter Qin Xiaojie