Yang Jiajing, a BNBU student of the Class of 2020, shot a video of her grade release for China's postgraduate entrance exam last year. It garnered a surprising amount of attention on social media. The video captured her ranking as the first of her major.
Since graduating from BNBU's International Journalism Programme, Yang has worked in the TV industry. To prepare for the examination, she went all out for 5 months, and in 2023, she was admitted to the Department of Literature of Beijing Film Academy (BFA).
Yang Jiajing in BFA
Key of Interdisciplinary Study
When preparing for the examination, Yang focused mainly on problem-solving ideas and familiarising herself to question types. "Later, I mainly memorised words every day and did exercises every week," she said. All these contributed to Yang Jiajing's English (2) score--82, far beyond the national enrolment cut-off point.
Group photo of Yang Jiajing, teachers and her classmates at BNBU
The whole process, from topic selection and interviews to word editing and layout design in the editorial work of "Zhenzhu Newspaper" in the professional course project, extended Yang's insights. She still remembers the time in the Greater Bay Area, going to Hong Kong for interviews on weekends, writing on the boat at night, and repeatedly polishing the script. These practical experiences inspired her in screenwriting.
How did Yang score 428?
Yang went all out to prepare for the examination since August 2023.
She went to the library 6 days a week, sometimes reached a maximum of 11 days of study per day. Yang once said, "Since I have decided to take the enrolling exam, I must save no effort to prepare."
Yang Jiajing graduates from University College London
"I do what I want."
"The examination is not that hard as people always say," she said. Students who intend to take the enrollmentof the examination could start to review during the summer vacation of their junior year.
Never be afraid to try! The world is waiting to be explored, and Yang is looking forward to the future.
From MPRO
Reporter: Wang Ziling
Photos provided by the interviewee
Editor: Uki Zhou, Cecilia Yu
