The 2024 Graduate Record Exam is down for the first time in nine years.
A few days ago, the Ministry of Education announced the number of candidates for this year's postgraduate examination, among which there were 4.38 million candidates, 360,000 fewer than the 4.74 million candidates in the same period last year. This news once again pushed Zhang Xuefeng to the forefront. During this period of time, the craze for postgraduate entrance examinations has continued for many years, especially during the "mask" period, the number of postgraduate examinations has skyrocketed, from three million to four million, and to 4.74 million in 2023, and many organizations and individuals expect that the number of postgraduate examinations will exceed 5 million in 2024. But this year, the situation suddenly showed an unexpected downward trend.
Expansion: This unexpected decrease in the number of graduate students has received widespread attention. Many experts and scholars have conducted in-depth analysis and explanation of this phenomenon, and they have pointed out that the emergence of this tendency is caused by many reasons.
First of all, the efficiency of master's graduates has been declining, which is also a major factor in the decrease in the number of master's graduates in China. The previous graduate school entrance examination war can be said to be"It's too rolly"The speed of graduate recruitment cannot keep up with the growth rate of applicants, resulting in many students spending most of their energy and time on graduate school entrance examinations, but they may not be able to get the expected results. In addition, the time and cost of graduate admission cannot be ignored, especially in the current employment environment, there are many uncertainties, and many college students tend to look for jobs in advance.
Secondly, the job search pressure of graduates is also one of the main reasons for the increase in the number of graduate students. In today's unfortunate employment environment, many college graduates want to have a good job. In addition, many people have lower and lower expectations for employment after graduation, because graduate school will increase the burden of work time, money, etc., but not significantly improve their career.
Education is not the only factor influencing job hunting. Education was once considered an important criterion for finding a job, but the concept is constantly changing. Under the current conditions of the market economy, education, as a major cultural asset, has long been transformed from a scarce monopoly capital into a new resource. In the face of the increasing demand for diverse talents, individual talents and skills are becoming more and more important. In order to conform to the trend of the times and improve one's own ability and ability in the future work and development, it may be the most beneficial.
The conclusion is that from the above analysis, it is not difficult to find that the decrease in the number of master's students enrolled this year is not a coincidence, which is caused by a series of reasons. The main reasons for the decline in the number of master's degree graduates are the declining economic value of master's degree graduates, the increasing employment pressure, and the change of social concept of education. In the long run, we must focus on developing the qualities and skills of our talents, not just school Xi, in order to meet the changing requirements of society. Education is only there to achieve this goal. In a large society, the development and cultivation of individuals is the key factor that determines their future direction, and having certain technical ability and practical work experience is of great significance to the individual's career.