The 2025 Guangdong College Entrance Examination has come to an end, and the art application form is about to start. In response to the hot issues that candidates are concerned about, such as the score calculation method, the "unified examination + school examination" category filling rules, the exception admission policy and the new majors in colleges and universities, the Yangcheng Evening News specially invited art volunteer application experts to provide in-depth interpretations of the changes that candidates are concerned about, the precautions for volunteer application, and how to choose between comprehensive universities and art schools, etc., and provide the candidates with application guides.
The new policy gives hope to candidates with low rankings in majors that meet cultural standards
Since last year, cultural performance requirements have been increased. Zhou Yingla made the following suggestions to candidates: "The ranking of candidates is still the main reference when applying. In view of the cancellation of school examinations by many colleges and universities, some majors in some art colleges have switched to admissions based on the unified examination results, which may lead to The admission ranking reference in previous years has fluctuated, which has increased the uncertainty of application. Therefore, candidates should focus on stability when filling out their application, especially for some colleges with fewer admissions but good professional reputation, their lowest overall admission ranking may be higher than in previous years.”
Since last year, some colleges and universities that can organize school entrance examinations have added special admission policies. When implementing special admissions, the requirements for candidates' cultural scores can be appropriately lowered.
A reporter from the Yangcheng Evening News found that in 2024, nearly 90% of colleges and universities launched the "exceptional admissions" policy due to insufficient candidates with cultural scores reaching the required level and insufficient admission quotas. Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts has launched an exceptional admissions policy for eight art majors in the "Unified Entrance Examination + School Entrance Examination", including Chinese painting, painting, sculpture, arts and crafts, ceramic art design, etc. However, even under the "exceptional admissions" policy, cultural scores are still a "stumbling block" for many candidates. Luo is one of them. She ranked second in the country and first in Guangdong in the school entrance examination of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts last year. However, she was not admitted because her cultural scores did not meet the standards. Zhu Yiming, a professional course teacher at Shuhua Studio, told reporters: "Last year, many students in the studio obtained certificates from top schools such as the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University, but they were ultimately unable to be admitted because their cultural scores did not meet the standards. Candidates with lower professional rankings but meeting cultural scores have greatly increased their chances of admission after the New Deal."
Feng Zhicheng, the person in charge of an art examination agency, suggested: "For students whose cultural scores do not meet the admission threshold for school entrance examinations but who have obtained special admission qualifications for majors, they need to take into account the specific circumstances when filling in their application. Since the early batch admission does not affect the undergraduate batch admission, if you pass only one school examination If you pass the exception line of two schools at the same time, it is recommended to give priority to the less popular school to increase the chance of admission. "At the same time, candidates must understand the details of the exception admission policy of the target school in advance and make targeted preparations.
Pay attention to the school’s new majors and enrollment trends
Candidates need to pay attention to the dynamic changes in the majors of institutions. For example, Beijing Film Academy will cancel the enrollment of broadcasting and hosting majors in 2024, which is quite surprising to candidates preparing for the exam. However, in the undergraduate and higher vocational (junior college) admissions regulations released in 2025, the broadcasting and hosting art majors are clearly included in the art unified examination undergraduate majors. Compared with previous years, its enrollment methods have undergone major adjustments: it no longer organizes school examinations, instead recognizes provincial unified examination results and admits students based on comprehensive scores. In addition, we should also pay attention to the enrollment of new majors in some colleges and universities.
"When the new majors in these colleges were enrolled in the first year, many candidates did not dare to fill in the application easily because they did not notice or lacked the recruitment data of previous years, resulting in a small number of applicants. This resulted in the scores of the new majors often being lower than those of other majors. For candidates, this is undoubtedly an opportunity to miss out." Zhou Yingla, principal of Da Vinci Studio in Guangzhou, reminded the candidates to reveal to reporters. He also reminded candidates: "If new and popular majors such as technology and art, artificial intelligence, etc. are added, candidates need to apply carefully, because even in the first year of enrollment, it may be very popular."
In addition, the actual enrollment numbers of many colleges and universities will be adjusted compared with the plans published in the admission brochure when registering for the art examination. Candidates need to pay attention to the college admissions website and check the changes in the enrollment plan in a timely manner.
Application Guide Questions and Answers
Yangcheng Evening News: When choosing a major, how do you weigh interests and employment, school and major?
Expert advice: Candidates need to have a deep understanding of their own interests and clarify their preferences and strengths in the field of art. This will help you choose a major that better suits your interests and talents. At the same time, candidates also need to pay attention to professional employment prospects. You can evaluate the employment prospects of different majors by understanding industry development trends, market demand, salary levels and other information. When interests and employment prospects conflict, try to find a fusion of the two. For example, choose an art field with market potential, or combine art with other industries to create new employment opportunities.
Major selection is indeed a very important issue, especially for art students. Choosing design or modeling is a problem that many candidates will struggle with. My suggestion is to put interest first. Of course, when it comes to choosing a major and a school, I suggest giving priority to choosing a school, especially for design majors. The course designs of many majors are the same, and candidates can also change majors after entering their ideal university. Of course, employment is one of the factors that some students consider, but it is not an absolute factor. It is crucial to learn a major thoroughly.
Yangcheng Evening News: Can you share some tips to improve the success rate of art volunteer applications?
Expert advice: The most important reference for parallel volunteering is the ranking of parallel volunteering. Based on your ranking, you can accurately find the colleges with the highest probability of admission. These colleges are the best colleges we can admit, and they can also be called safe colleges. After determining the safe range of colleges, then expand the range of colleges that rank about 20% forward, which can be used as sprint colleges; finally, expand the range of colleges and universities that rank about 30% backward, which can be used as safety colleges.
Yangcheng Evening News: What are the common misunderstandings or traps that candidates should pay special attention to when filling out art applications?
Expert advice: Based on past experience, I would like to summarize a few points for candidates: First, try to avoid "time stuck" situations. Don’t miss the time to fill in your application due to unexpected circumstances. You must register your application one to two days in advance. Do not wait until the last few hours to fill in the application. In case of accidents, such as the web page cannot be opened or the Internet is disconnected, etc.
Second, remember to choose to obey the adjustment when filling in the major of the school. For candidates who do not have the score advantage and do not want to repeat, it is best to obey the major adjustment. If it is your favorite university and all its majors are acceptable, you should choose "subject to major adjustments" to avoid slipping.
Third, students who have obtained the school entrance examination certificate must fill out the application form in advance. Many students have met the standards in cultural courses, but give up filling in the application form because their major ranking is not very high. This is a big loss. Early approval will not affect the admission of undergraduate batches. It is recommended that candidates fill in the application form and rush.
Yangcheng Evening News: What preparations should candidates make before filling out the art application form for the college entrance examination?
Expert advice: First of all, you must understand the changes in admissions-related rules and policies of Guangdong Province and various colleges and universities in 2025.
The second step is to check the parallel volunteer admission score list released by the examination institute and the admission ranking list of each institution in previous years as a comprehensive reference.
The second step is to understand the relevant special policies and professional information of the school you fill in. Avoid filling in all the reports so that they are so popular that they slip.
Yangcheng Evening News: What types of colleges can I apply for?
Experts recommend: Art academies, such as conservatories of music, academies of fine arts, dance academies, film and television media academies, etc. These academies have highly targeted majors and are suitable for students with a solid foundation in art, such as the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing Film Academy, etc. Key normal universities, such as Beijing Normal University and East China Normal University, have art majors, and you can work in the education industry after graduation. They have higher requirements for academic performance and have fewer enrollment quotas from outside the province. Universities in the 985 and 211 projects, such as Renmin University of China and Tongji University, have rich disciplines, strong scientific research capabilities, and high admissions requirements. Generally, provincial universities offer art majors, which are suitable for candidates who don’t want to live too far away from home. Private or independent colleges, such as Sichuan Film and Television Institute, Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts, etc., although they have been in operation for a short time, they also have good teachers and professional settings.
Yangcheng Evening News: How to avoid the situation of "high score but low score" or "slippage" when filling in the application form?
Expert advice: The art exam is the most complicated of all entrance exams. It involves the province's unified art exam, art school exam, cultural college entrance examination, and single subject scores. In order to avoid slippage, candidates are advised to pay attention to the following points: 1. Pay attention to the provincial examination bureau’s release of the parallel voluntary registration score table to find your position. 2. When applying, pay attention to the gradient of your choice. According to your position in the undergraduate batch, widen the gradient of your choice in the undergraduate batch to avoid concentrated slippage. 3. Combine unpopular majors with popular majors. For example, some agriculture and forestry universities are unpopular among universities at the same level. But for candidates who want to major in environmental design, public art, product design, etc., agriculture and forestry colleges have advantages. 4. Friends who often pay attention to the combination of colleges and universities within the province and outside the province know that each province has local protection policies. Universities in this province have the most enrollment plans in this province, so the admissions line is also the most stable and can be used as a key target. Although there are fewer enrollment plans for colleges and universities outside the province, the chances of being missed are often greater.
