College entrance examination (ll) : Advanced Subjects Test(大學指定科目考試)

      So, today let's talk about Advanced Subjects Test. Also, I will talk about some change of the college entrance examination in Taiwan.

      First, AST is much more difficult than GSAT without doubt. Its scope include all you learn in senior high school, and you have less time to finish each subject (GSAT→Chinese:120 minutes, others:100 minutes; AST→80 minutes). Second, the scoring mode is hundred mark system(*1). Every point is very important even though it is just 0.1 point. One may can't enter the department he/she wants by 0.1 points. Last but not least, if one doesn't do well on it, he/she won't have second chance untill next year. Therefore, those attend AST are called "warriors."

     I think most of us know that there is big change to GSAT from 107 academic year(*2). Now, the Chinese test is including choice questions and compositions, and you have to finish 15 multiple choices, 8 multiple selections, and 3 compositions in 120 minutes. However, since 107 academic year, you will have 80 minutes to finish choice questions and the other 80 minutes to finish 2 compositions. 

     It's new challenge for students. I don't know what will happen. Maybe we just wait and observe XDDD.

↑↑I choose this photo because he is my classmate in physics. 

http://udn.com/news/story/9/2099592

*1:hundred mark system→百分制

*2:academic year→學年