With the progress of society and economic development, people's demand for talents is getting higher and higher. In the past, it was possible to find a stable job with a technical secondary school degree or above, but now with the increasing number of undergraduate students, the competition in the market is becoming more and more fierce. In order to meet the current competitive pressure of employment, many undergraduate graduates choose to improve their employability competitiveness through the postgraduate examination. However, with the saturation of the graduate market, not all graduate students are able to find good development opportunities. Some colleges and universities even believe that restricting second-year students from taking the postgraduate examination can improve the quality of graduate students.
1.Gradual depreciation of the employment value of undergraduates: With the increase in the number of undergraduates, employers have begun to question the undergraduate degree, believing that the gold content of the undergraduate degree is gradually decreasing. In order to increase the gold content of their academic qualifications, many college students choose to take the postgraduate entrance examination.
Expanding: In the current job market, a bachelor's degree is somehow no longer competitive enough. As the number of college students increases, many employers are skeptical about the value of a bachelor's degree. Therefore, in order to meet the needs of the job market, many college students decide to upgrade their academic qualifications by pursuing graduate studies.
2.The proportion of second-year students who are admitted to graduate school is high: the data shows that in recent years, graduates from second-class colleges account for the vast majority of the number of graduate students. This makes some graduates of 985 colleges and universities and 211 engineering colleges think that the students of the two colleges have limited learning and Xi ability, and it is not practical and effective to improve their employment competitiveness through postgraduate entrance examinations.
Expansion: Statistics show that more than 60% of the number of graduate students who have applied for graduate studies in recent years are graduates of the two universities. Many graduates of 985 colleges and universities and 211 engineering colleges believe that the students of the two colleges have limited learning ability Xi, and their practice of improving their employment competitiveness through postgraduate entrance examination is not practical and effective. Therefore, some colleges and universities believe that it is necessary to restrict second-year students from going to graduate school.
3.The graduate market has a discriminatory attitude towards second-degree students: In the enrollment of graduate students, some colleges and universities have discriminated against second-degree students. Although the results of the initial examination are the same, the re-examination stage is often more inclined to students from this university and 985 universities, and some 985 colleges and universities even blacklist the postgraduate students of the second university.
Expansion: In graduate admissions, some colleges and universities are biased against second-year students. Although the performance of candidates in the preliminary examination stage is the same, in the re-examination stage, graduate supervisors tend to prefer students from this university and 985 universities. There are even some 985 colleges and universities that list the postgraduate students of the second college as unacceptable. This situation is unfair to the students themselves.
4.Universities responded: In order to improve the fairness and impartiality of graduate student admissions, many universities have taken some measures. They will adopt the best fair working method, and in the re-examination stage, they will not look at the student's undergraduate institution, but only look at the student's professional ability and comprehensive quality, and select students according to the fair scoring standard ranking and admission score line. At the same time, colleges and universities will guarantee the admission opportunities of first-choice students, and increase the proportion of results in the preliminary examination stage to avoid discrimination against students from second-choice institutions.
Expansion: Many universities have taken steps to ensure fairness and impartiality in graduate admissions. They will employ an unbiased interview process to ensure that the decision-making process is not influenced by institutional factors. During the re-examination stage, the interviewer does not know the undergraduate institution the student is in. They only give fair scores based on students' subject ability, comprehensive quality, and adaptability to determine the admitted students. At the same time, colleges and universities will formulate policies to protect students' first choice, increase the weight of preliminary examination scores in comprehensive scores, and avoid discrimination against students from secondary institutions.
Postgraduate education is of great significance in the current social context, and the practice of restricting second-year students from going to graduate school can improve the quality of postgraduate students to a certain extent. However, colleges and universities should also ensure the fairness and impartiality of the graduate admissions process and avoid unfair treatment of students from secondary institutions. Only through fair selection and training can we cultivate higher-quality graduate students and promote the development of social progress and talent training.