According to reports, data released by the Ministry of Education shows that the number of applicants for postgraduate entrance examinations in 2024 will be 4.38 million, a decrease of 360,000 from 2023. The number of high school entrance exams has finally dropped!
From the number of graduate students in 2017 exceeding 2 million, to exceeding 3 million in 2020, and then to more than 4 million in 2022, the "postgraduate examination fever" for so many years seems to be still rising and remaining high.
However, the number of graduate students in 2024 is falling instead of rising, which is really surprising.
We all know that it is not easy to find a job this year and next, and there are a lot of college graduates, but why has the number of people who signed up for graduate school not climbed, but declined?
For graduates, choosing whether to go to graduate school or not is also a rational choice to weigh the pros and cons. From a rational point of view, the pros and cons of the postgraduate entrance examination will be analyzed.
First of all, there are some scholars who are keen on research, and it is their dream and advantage to study for a Ph.D., but this society does not need so many doctoral scholars engaged in scientific research.
Secondly, most of the students who are admitted to graduate school are just to learn more professional skills, improve their abilities, and make themselves more competitive in the job market. But the fact is that a considerable number of majors cannot improve your workplace and employment competitiveness very well, because during graduate school, in addition to the ability to write **, the improvement of skills and abilities in other aspects is not very significant.
In addition, there are some students who are completely in order to obtain a graduate diploma and facilitate the examination for the post, etc., and there may even be some students who are simply Xi used to the ivory tower and do not want to face the workplace work, but choose to take the postgraduate examination.
In short, when the postgraduate entrance examination does not bring more obvious employment opportunities and job competitiveness, it is not so attractive.
What's more, there is a cost to graduate school and graduate school, energy, time and money.
Therefore, the decline in the number of graduate students is also a rational return after weighing the pros and cons.
In short, whether to choose to take the postgraduate entrance examination depends on the individual, according to the specific situation, I think it is better not to follow the trend, follow your inner choice, weigh the pros and cons and make a rational choice.
Do you have to ask yourself a few questions when you go to graduate school?
First, do you want to go to graduate school?Want to do in-depth research in this major?Do you have that curiosity and love for your profession?If this kind of thought and love is scored out of five, how many points do you give yourself?
Second, do you think you are suitable for graduate school?What is the foundation in this major?Isn't it hard to learn?Is it possible to do the research project of this major?
Third, is it easy for graduate students in this major to come out and find jobs?Is the salary high?How does it compare with finding a job and salary after graduating from undergraduate?Is there a clear advantage to going to graduate school compared to not reading?
Consider and answer the above questions, you can score statistics to see if you still want to go to graduate school!It is normal to cool down the "postgraduate examination fever" and treat the postgraduate entrance examination rationally.