HSK 6 What was your score?

[Clarabelle]

Just wondering what is the highest score you have heard of for someone doing HSK 6 and what scores did you get yourself?

[Shelley]

What was your score?

[Clarabelle]

LOL! I'm a very long way away from doing HSK 6! I was just feeling nosey (and bored) when I should have been studying.

[Shelley]

Oh okay

Just figured people would be keener to share if you shared first.

[Angelina]

 

 

 

 

I am planning to take the HSK 6 again. Probably December 3 2017, one month from today. Anyone else interested? 

[艾墨本]

I'll be taking it in February. I am signed up for the one at the end of November but am putting it off so that I can study during winter break. 

[RogerGe]

[dtcamero]

what are the scores out of...? what is the pass/fail threshold?

[edelweis]

For HSK6, 100 possible points for each part (listening/reading/writing).

There isn't an official passing threshold anymore, but previously it was 180/300.

[Shelley]

2 hours ago, edelweis said:

There isn't an official passing threshold

What? is just arbitrary? The examiner liked the colour of your t-shirt

[edelweis]

The universities get to decide what score they require for their various programs.

 

Long explanation here

http://www.chinesetest.cn/gonewcontent.do?id=8750536

 

[Shelley]

Oh, ok. Do the students get to know what they are aiming for?

[dtcamero]

if it's like the japanese jlpt then they grade it on a bell distribution curve... which is probably fairer as tests' difficulty varies from year to year

[edelweis]

Some universities seem to have clear requirements, for instance Fudan's pharmacology doctoral program:

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Entry Requirements

• Non-Chinese citizens with good health
• Master degree holder
• HSK 5 above 240 or HSK 6 above 180 received with two years

(according to CUCAS)

 

 

The old HSK used to be graded on a bell curve.

My understanding is that in the new HSK the listening and reading parts (客观题) grades are proportional to the number of questions you answer correctly.

At least that's what they say here: http://www.chinesetest.cn/userfiles/file/HSK-pingfen.pdf

(although they take care to add that this information is for self-evaluation, leaving the actual grading method a mystery)

 

 

[XiaoXi]

5 hours ago, edelweis said:

HSK 5 above 240 or HSK 6 above 180 received with two years

Received with two years what? Money back guarantee lol? 

[edelweis]

presumably they mean within two years (official validity duration of the hsk score for university admission purposes)

[Bao]

I got a 221 this year after studying Chinese for an embarrassingly long amount of time (three years in high school and...every year since then)

 

Good to know different unis have different HSK standards, that will make the search for grad school in China even more...interesting

[kriisiting]

[Clarabelle]

Wowzers, congrats on a super score kriisiting!

[陳德聰]

@RogerGe

Do you mind if I ask why you took 4, 5 and 6 within such close proximity to each other?

 

@Bao

Do you mind if I ask what breakdown of points you had for listening/reading/writing?