In the current context of the increasingly severe employment of college students, it seems that the postgraduate entrance examination has evolved into the only feasible way for many graduates.
For those who wish to improve their qualifications, they will choose to take the Graduate Record Exam. Even for students who do not have a clear plan to go on to higher education, when they see that their classmates are fully committed to preparing for the postgraduate examination, they will follow the trend and start preparing for the exam, hoping to successfully go ashore through the naked examination.
Therefore, it is not difficult to find that there is such a phenomenon in many university graduating classes: either students concentrate on preparing for the graduate school entrance examination, or concentrate on preparing for the public examination*** However, due to the large number of students preparing for the exam, the difficulty of the graduate examination has gradually increased in recent years. =
After a year of hard preparation, many students have only become the background color. In order to ensure a successful landing, many students have begun to turn to professional master's degrees. Compared with the academic master's degree, the professional master's degree is quite different in terms of academic duration, course content and training objectives.
In addition, the tuition fees for professional master's degrees are relatively high. Normally, students can receive scholarships and salaries from their supervisors during graduate school, which can basically offset the cost of tuition. However, choosing a professional master's may require students to pay out of pocket.
"Master's degree will go into history?".Some colleges and universities have announced that they will stop recruiting academic master's students from next year, and postgraduate students have once again become the focus.
Therefore, in general, most students will prefer an academic master's degree, while candidates with relatively poor grades may choose a professional master's degree second. However, it is precisely because of the relatively low admission score of professional master's degree that it is generally considered to be less valuable than academic master's degree.
In recent years, it seems that many universities are experiencing a general trend change, which is that the number of places for academic master's is gradually decreasing, and on the contrary, the number of places for professional master's is constantly expanding. This situation has led to a shrinking enrollment for academic masters, and some students are confused.
Even some universities have suspended enrollment for academic master's programs, such as Fudan University, Northeast Forestry University, Peking University, Southwest University, etc., announced in the admission notice that they will stop recruiting some academic graduate students from 2024.
According to the Ministry of Education's plan, it is expected that by 2025, the proportion of professional master's degrees will account for 67% of the total enrollment. Many graduate students are nervous about this trend, because according to this trend, academic master's degrees may eventually retire from the stage of history and become a thing of the past.
This situation bothers many candidates. Due to the shortage of housing resources at many universities, on-campus housing for graduate students has been discontinued.
Some colleges and universities only offer on-campus accommodation for academic masters, which significantly increases the cost of study for students. Now that some colleges and universities have stopped recruiting academic masters, the problem of tuition fees has become particularly prominent for some students whose families are in poor financial conditions.
Moreover, the expansion of the enrollment of professional master's degree may lead to an increase in the difficulty of graduate school entrance examination. In the past, professional master's degree was basically only English II, which was relatively easy. However, with the expansion of professional master's programs, many majors have also begun to take English 1, which has virtually increased the difficulty of the postgraduate entrance examination, which makes many students feel helpless.
Why has master's degree become more and more popular in recent years, from 39% to 67%?According to the data, in 2010, the proportion of graduate students in China was relatively high, and the proportion of professional and master's students was about 39%. However, this figure has changed significantly in recent years, and the proportion of professional masters has continued to rise, reaching about 67%, a trend that has surprised students.
Why are professional masters so popular, far more than masters?This reflects the increased demand for applied talents in the market, and the rising demand for professional and master's degrees in many enterprises, thus promoting the growth of professional and master's enrollment to a certain extent.
On the contrary, the research direction of the master's degree is relatively narrow, and many majors mainly focus on scientific research, which is out of touch with the actual needs of society. Therefore, it is relatively difficult for master's graduates to find employment, and the demand for them is relatively small in the job market, so many students lose their enthusiasm for master's degrees.
With the rise of the master's degree craze, students are faced with the question of where to go. According to relevant statistics, the number of students applying for professional and master's degrees has been increasing in recent years, such as the average enrollment ratio of professional and master's degrees in Northeast Normal University is 6:1, while that of master's degree is 4:1.
In this case, students have to make a choice based on their individual circumstances. They need to comprehensively consider their future development plans and economic conditions to determine whether it is more appropriate to apply for a professional or master's degree.
In general, in addition to the difference in learning mode and training goals, the overall difficulty of applying for a master's degree is relatively small, and students are more likely to succeed in landing ashore. Therefore, if students want to succeed in the postgraduate examination, the master's degree is also worth taking.
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