In the 2024 postgraduate examination, more than 1 million candidates "abandoned the exam", and the reasons behind it were revealed
2023 is destined to be a year to celebrate, because in this year, we finally say goodbye to masks. Similarly, many college graduates have ushered in their dream career opportunities. What is exciting is that the number of graduate students in China has finally shown a downward trend.
From 2021 to 2023, the number of postgraduate students in our country has been growing steadily. In 2021, the total number of candidates was 3.77 million, which increased to 4.57 million in 2022. Although the growth in 2023 is modest, the number of applicants is still as high as 4.74 million.
As we all know, an increase in the number of candidates means increased competition, and the difficulty of landing is correspondingly higher. Therefore, for the 2024 master's examination, many candidates and parents are very nervous. But thankfully, compared to 2023, the number of graduate students has decreased this year, with specific data showing that only 4.38 million people have applied for the exam.
This figure is not only lower than in 2023, but also lower than in 2022. A modest reduction in the number of people who register for the exam means that the difficulty of the postgraduate examination is slightly reduced, and the likelihood of successful landing is also increased. However, as in previous years, this year there was also a large number of candidates who chose to abandon the test.
In the 2024 postgraduate examination, more than 1 million candidates chose to abandon the examination, and the reasons behind it are deeply realistic. According to relevant data, although the number of applicants for the master's examination in China has increased year by year in recent years, a large number of candidates choose to give up the postgraduate examination every year. In 2023, for example, more than 1 million students will drop out of the exam.
The situation is similar in 2024, where only about 70% of students actually complete all subject exams, despite 4.38 million people signing up this year. In other words, at least 30% of test takers chose to abandon the test, or more than 1.2 million people.
The current situation shows that those candidates who signed up for the master's examination but did not end up taking it are mainly concentrated in the part-time group. These candidates signed up and did take the exams in some subjects, but the phenomenon of eventually choosing to give up the master's exams was mainly among full-time college students who were still in school.
In recent years, it has become the norm to register but abandon the examination in the master's examination room. According to the test takers, there are people who give up the exam in almost every examination room, and the reason behind the large number of candidates unanimously choosing to abandon the exam is suspected to be related to the difficulty of some subjects in the 2024 postgraduate examination.
According to a survey data released by **, tens of thousands of graduate students voted and generally believed that this year's mathematics subject exam was more difficult, and the three sets of test papers were quite challenging. Many candidates said they did not complete the paper, with 1,641 people voting as "difficult" in Math 1, 4,058 people voting as "difficult" in Math 2 and 594 people voting as "difficult" in Math 3. In contrast, there are very few candidates who voted "not difficult", and most of these people are a minority with very outstanding learning ability.
In addition to mathematics, the English papers in the 2024 postgraduate examinations are equally daunting. Whether it is English 1 or English 2, the essay questions have caused dissatisfaction among the majority of candidates. In English I, for example, it is quite difficult to ask students to list ancient Chinese scientists and their achievements. Even if a candidate does well in history and is able to remember many ancient Chinese scientists and their achievements, it is not easy to translate them into English. This threshold is obviously too high for most candidates.
Since they had already guessed that this year's postgraduate examination would not be easy, many candidates chose to give up the exam before the exam. Others were discouraged by subjects such as mathematics and English, believing that they would not be able to gain an advantage by continuing to take the exams, so they chose to give up the remaining subjects after completing some of the subjects.
In recent years, although universities have expanded their enrollment, the pace of expansion has not kept pace with the natural increase in the number of candidates. The difficulty of the master's examination in China is still very high, and about 30% of candidates choose to abandon the examination every year. Only about 30% of the candidates who completed all the subjects were able to go ashore successfully.
As the difficulty of going ashore increases, candidates need to demand more from themselves. The primary purpose of applying for the master's examination is definitely to be able to successfully go ashore. However, it is particularly difficult to go ashore as some candidates choose popular majors from popular universities. Even if they've put a lot of time, effort, and effort into it, the end result may still be a failure.
This tells us that as college students, in addition to making a decision on whether to take the postgraduate entrance examination, we should also choose the right college and major for ourselves as much as possible. Wise choices can make all the difference, while unwise choices can lead to more than half the effort. Secondly, it is also very important to maintain a good attitude. It is not necessarily true that everything is bad, no matter how well you revise, you should take the test with the best mindset, and you may be able to score a few more points and increase your chances of success.
Today's topic: What do you think about the postgraduate entrance examination in 2024?
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