Introduction:
After eight years of continuous upswing, 360,000 people will apply for this year's Graduate Record Exam. In the past two years, many people have applied for the exam many times in order to prepare for the Xi of graduate school. However, as the craze for graduate school enrollment continues to heat up, it also brings with it many new problems. The graduate school entrance examination shows a trend of "college entrance examination", which puts forward certain requirements for the development of students and universities. In addition, improving students' ability to work is also an important reason for students to pursue graduate education. By raising the level of education, students are able to earn better income and work. As the graduate school entrance examination continues to grow, the phenomenon of "reverse entrance examination" is also increasing. This is the current trend in graduate admissions today.
Analysis of the Causes of the Decline in Graduate School Entrance Examination Admissions.
The number of candidates for the 2024 Graduate Record Examination is down 360,000 compared to last year. This is also the first ** from 2013. The main factors for this decline are the gradual fading of the graduate enrollment boom and the difficult employment environment faced by some graduates. In the past two years, the craze for graduate school enrollment has continued to heat up, and more people have chosen to study in order to improve their education level. However, in the face of the increasingly severe work situation, people have gradually realized that going to graduate school does not necessarily mean a stable job. In addition, it takes a lot of time and effort to take the graduate exam, and some students who want to find a job as soon as possible can consider another job path.
In addition, the graduate school entrance examination also has a tendency to be "college entrance examination", which raises new issues for the development of students and universities. Many colleges and universities carry out undergraduate education for the purpose of postgraduate entrance examination, resulting in the overall quality of some graduates is not high enough. Due to the characteristics of the graduate school entrance examination, it lacks comprehensive and practical academic Xi ability, which restricts its competitive advantage in the workplace. Therefore, when faced with the problem of graduate admission, some students will make the decision of "looking for a job" or "looking for a job".
The rise of reverse research.
With the rise of the postgraduate entrance examination fever and the continuation of the postgraduate examination fever, a new problem is the "reverse postgraduate examination". "Reverse postgraduate entrance examination" is a phenomenon of applying for higher-level colleges and universities based on one's own overall ability. They are in order to obtain better teaching resources, a good Xi learning environment, and comprehensively improve their overall level, so they will be "dimensionally reduced". The survey results show that in the past five years, the number of "reverse" postgraduate examinations has been increasing year by year, and the proportion of graduates from some key universities applying for "double first-class" postgraduate examinations has shown a downward trend.
The emergence of the phenomenon of "reverse postgraduate entrance examination" is also related to the employment pressure faced by college students. Faced with a tough employment environment, some college students have turned their attention to graduate students in order to better find jobs. Most of them apply to high-quality graduate schools to improve their competitiveness. Although the proportion of "reverse" graduate students is very small, in a sense, "reverse" graduate students are also a kind of anxiety and a requirement for university quality.
Competitiveness and economic benefits of postgraduate education.
One of the main purposes of the Graduate School Entrance Examination is to enhance one's competitiveness. By improving their education level, they can emerge in the competition for talent and get better employment and development opportunities. According to Max's 2023 China Undergraduate Employment Report, the number of students who are "full-time and graduate school" has shown a significant upward trend in recent years. In order to enhance their competitiveness, some college graduates who still cannot find a job six months after graduation choose to go to graduate school.
Surveys also show that the higher the level of education, the higher the income. A comparison of the monthly salaries of college graduates and non-university graduates in 2016 five years later showed that the higher the level of education, the higher their monthly salary. For "double first-class" universities, the improvement in their educational attainment is even more significant. The results of the study show that improving educational attainment at the graduate level has a positive effect on the work and income of individuals.
The conclusion is that the decline in the number of graduate students does not mean that the enthusiasm of graduate students has weakened, but that people are becoming more rational when it comes to graduate school. In the face of the huge pressure of job hunting, as well as the requirements of colleges and universities for teaching quality, new trends such as "reverse postgraduate entrance examination" have been triggered. Although the postgraduate entrance examination is a very key factor in improving the quality of education and improving the competitiveness of work, candidates still need to weigh the gains and losses when making decisions and find their own development direction. Whether you are going to graduate school or looking for a job, the ultimate goal is your life value and development. In the future, the direction of China's master's degree enrollment will still need to be paid attention to and studied.