Introduction: Postgraduate entrance examination is an important way for many college students to improve their academic qualifications and employment competitiveness. However, the recent announcement of the suspension of the enrollment of some colleges and universities and the increase in the proportion of post-graduate students have brought confusion and worry to graduate students. This article will retire from the historical stage and the future trend of postgraduate entrance examinations, and also invite readers to share their views on this issue.
Master's degree refers to academic graduate students, and its training goal is to cultivate professionals with independent scientific research ability. However, in recent years, many colleges and universities have gradually stopped recruiting master's students and increased the number of professional master's students. On the one hand, this is because the professional master cultivates application-oriented professionals who are more in line with market demand, which can better meet the talent needs of enterprisesOn the other hand, the training cycle of a master's degree is longer, the economic burden is larger, and the employment difficulty of a master's degree is also higher than that of a master's degree.
This trend is evident in a number of universities. For example, top universities such as Fudan University, Peking University, Northeast Forestry University, and Southwest University have announced that they will stop recruiting academic graduate students from 2024. At the same time, the Ministry of Education's plan also shows that the proportion of post-secondary students will continue to rise in the future, and it is expected to reach 67% of the total enrollment by 2025. From these data, it can be seen that the master's degree may gradually withdraw from the historical stage, and the master's degree will become the main choice for graduate students.
This news has brought a lot of confusion and worry to students who are interested in going to graduate school. First of all, because the tuition fee for a master's degree is usually higher, students need to bear more financial pressure. Although scholarships and supervisors' salaries can partially offset tuition fees, for some professional and master's programs, students may need to pay for graduate school on their own. Secondly, due to the decrease in master's degrees, the competitive pressure of graduate students will increase, and the difficulty of successfully landing will also increase. Students need to choose their postgraduate direction and school more carefully to improve their admission probability.
The trend of withdrawing from the stage of history will undoubtedly bring greater challenges to graduate students, but it also has some positive effects. On the one hand, the training direction of professional and master's degree is closer to the market demand, and students' employment and career development after graduation are more secureOn the other hand, the training period of professional and master's degrees is relatively short, and students can enter the workplace and realize their self-worth faster. Therefore, students need to consider their own situation and future development needs when choosing to take the postgraduate entrance examination, and not only blindly pursue the improvement of academic qualifications.
As for the phenomenon of master's withdrawal from the stage of history, I personally have a certain understanding. With the changes in the social environment and the development of university education, it has become a top priority to cultivate professionals who are more in line with market demand. The withdrawal of a master's degree can be said to be the result of the combination of university education and social needs. However, I also hope that in the context of the increase in the proportion of post-secondary students, colleges and universities can pay more attention to the comprehensive development and personal interests of students, and provide students with more choices and development opportunities.
Everyone has their own opinion and perspective on this issue. The following are some readers' thoughts and opinions on the withdrawal of the master's degree from the stage of history:
Reader A said that it is an inevitable trend for the master's degree to withdraw from the historical stage, and the master's degree is more in line with the needs of the market and can better meet the needs of social development.
Reader B believes that although the withdrawal of master's degree from the historical stage will bring some trouble to graduate students, it is also the result of changes in college education and social needs, and we should treat it rationally.
Reader C believes that although the demand for professional and master's degrees has increased, there is still important research value for master's degrees. Colleges and universities should maintain diversity and provide students with more development options.
Summary: Through the discussion of the withdrawal of the master's degree from the historical stage, we can see that with the change of social needs and the development of college education, the master's degree may gradually withdraw from the historical stage. This has brought confusion and worry to the graduate students, and at the same time, it also requires the students to choose their own development direction more carefully. However, we should also see that the expansion of professional and master's degrees provides more employment and development opportunities, and at the same time, colleges and universities need to pay attention to students' comprehensive ability and personal interests. Most importantly, it is crucial for each student to choose the path that suits them.