Fill in your preferences, engineering, economics, and science are the most popular. "Passing seniors, please provide some information about filling out your preferences! ”A few days ago, Li Tongtong from Puyang, Henan posted a request for help in filling out college entrance examination preferences on social media platforms, and received many enthusiastic responses from netizens. Taking into account the advice of her senior classmates and the information she gained from searching for materials for several days, she finally completed a round of college entrance examination application, with majors covering electrical automation, big data, accounting, English, and more. Li Tongtong is a college entrance examination student this year. When she was in her senior year of high school, she had the idea of studying English as a major. She hopes to establish a communication bridge with foreign friends and see the outside world through studying this major. However, in the actual application process, things did not go as planned: among the schools she could apply to, there were very few schools with English major admission quotas. I feel a bit confused about the direction of university and future work, so I basically filled in some popular majors. "Wang Yuanchao, from Beian City, Heilongjiang Province, is currently working at a local hospital. His son just passed the college entrance examination this year, and he hopes to use his experience and knowledge to provide more support and security for his child's future employment. He found that some medical institutions in the northern region have more employment opportunities. After discussing with the child, the child applied for majors related to medical imaging technology, rehabilitation medical technology, etc. "When filling out the application, it is not only based on interests, but also comprehensive considerations such as scores and future employment." "Application is the result of repeated consideration by the entire family. In terms of choosing majors, parents and classmates nowadays are more practical than in the past. ”Xu Ming (pseudonym) is a senior high school teacher in Jiangsu. He has found that more and more students and parents tend to choose majors with better employment opportunities. Some families even have clear goals before the college entrance examination, and even if their scores are high, they will prioritize majors with good employment prospects. In the survey, engineering (26.9%) was the major chosen by the families of the surveyed candidates, followed by economics (14.8%), science (14.7%), law (14.6%), education (6.7%), literature (6.6%), management (6.6%), medicine (4.7%), philosophy (1.9%), history (1.5%), agriculture (1.4%), art (0.6%), etc. It is worth noting that among other respondents, if they were to start over, engineering (30.9%) would still be their first choice, followed by law (11.9%), medicine (11.3%), science (10.5%), economics (9.9%), education (6.6%), management (5.8%), literature (4.1%), agriculture (3.6%), philosophy (1.7%), history (1.7%), art (1.1%), etc. Wang Yuanchao took the college entrance examination in 1995, and it has been 30 years since then. At that time, before the exam, when he was still in a daze, he listened to others' advice and chose to study medicine. Looking back on his original choice, Wang Yuanchao doesn't regret it. "If I had to start over, I would still choose this major. Although it's tiring and troublesome, I still quite like it. But for my children, becoming a doctor may not be a good choice, but they can choose technician positions and work in the medical industry, but it's not as tiring as doctors. More than 30% of the interviewed candidates have very clear career plans in their families, and based on this, Yang Yihan from Nanjing, Jiangsu, found that the types of majors that liberal arts students can choose from are relatively limited when filling out their preferences. Due to her aspiration for the profession of a teacher, she chose the teacher education major among many majors. In addition, relatively popular majors such as law are also on her application list. In order to fill out her application, Yang Yihan's family spent several thousand yuan to register for a volunteer application agency for precise consultation. Yang Yihan feels that the consulting services provided by the institution are quite good: not only can they compare the admission scores of different universities and majors every year, but they can also understand the opportunities and resources of each school in future master's and doctoral studies. Combined with their own interests and hobbies, as well as the future development prospects of their majors, they can provide themselves with multiple solutions ranging from "rushing forward" to "backing down". Due to the accumulation of corresponding resources during work, Wang Yuanchao did not seek professional institutions when helping his son fill out his college application. Instead, he learned some information from high school teachers and industry insiders. "After clarifying the direction, we will screen schools based on their scores, which will be relatively easier. Faced with numerous majors and universities, what information do college entrance examination students refer to when filling out their application forms? Data shows that 62.2% of surveyed students' families will refer to the school's enrollment website/provincial examination institute guidelines, 58.0% of surveyed students' families will follow the advice of their parents/relatives, and 55.2% of surveyed students' families will learn from the experience of senior students/alumni. Other options include AI filling tools (45.2%), paid consulting agencies (29.5%), social media/short video platforms (22.3%), etc. During the process of filling out her college application, Yang Yihan already had a clear career plan. Based on her hobbies and learning situation, she chose a multidisciplinary teacher training direction such as politics and geography. She also inquired with her relatives and friends about the various possibilities for future employment in this major. "You can either work as a teacher in a private school, provide tutoring outside, or continue your PhD studies. I think this major has a high degree of flexibility," she said. In the survey, 32.6% of the surveyed candidates' families have a very clear career plan and choose their majors completely according to the plan. Li Tongtong feels that she is highly likely to be admitted to the vocational college this year, and she plans to successfully pass the college entrance examination through her own efforts in the future. If she can be admitted to her desired English major, she will also consider studying more specialized majors such as tourism English and explore more possibilities in the future. Among the respondents, males accounted for 36.9% and females accounted for 63.1%. This year's college entrance examination students account for 25.5%, their parents account for 43.4%, and other groups account for 31.1%. 37.7% of respondents are from first tier cities, 35.4% are from second tier cities, 23.1% are from third - and fourth tier cities, 3.3% are from county towns or urban areas, and 0.5% are from rural areas. (New Society)