The number of applicants for the postgraduate entrance examination in 2024 has dropped by 360,000, which has undoubtedly triggered many people's speculation about the difficulty of the postgraduate examination. However, in order to accurately assess whether the difficulty of the graduate school entrance examination will decrease in 2024, we need to first understand the reasons for the decline in the number of graduate school students.
First of all, while the number of college graduates nationwide will increase in 2024, the number of applicants for graduate school entrance examination has declined. This may be related to the improvement in the current employment situation. Many students choose to give up the graduate school entrance examination and go straight into society after knowing that they can find a satisfactory job. In addition, some students may feel that the competitive pressure of graduate school entrance examination is greater, and choose other pathways to enter the graduate level, such as overseas study or vocational degree education.
Secondly, the increase in the number of exempted students has also had a certain impact on the number of graduate students. Push-exempt students refer to undergraduates who have certain conditions who can directly enter the graduate stage without taking the examination through the method recommended by the school, without the need to take the national unified examination. With the relaxation of the push-exemption policy and the increase in the number of push-exempt students, some outstanding undergraduates will choose this direct promotion method instead of participating in the postgraduate entrance examination.
Although the number of students has decreased, it does not mean that the difficulty of the postgraduate entrance examination in 2024 will decrease accordingly. First of all, the number of graduate students is still more than 4 million, and the competition is still fierce. Even if there is a reduction of 360,000 people, there are still 3 million people who need to face elimination, and it can be said that the competition is still extremely fierce. The postgraduate entrance examination not only needs to deal with a large amount of knowledge, but also needs to have good test-taking ability and psychological quality in order to stand out in the fierce competition.
Secondly, the proportion of students who are exempted from admission continues to increase, which also further reduces the number of graduate school admissions. The increase in the proportion of exempted students in the graduate enrollment plan has reduced the remaining places for candidates who have passed the national unified examination. Although the number of applicants has decreased, the increase in the number of students who have been exempted from admission and the decrease in enrollment plans have made the competition for graduate school entrance examinations still not to be underestimated.
In addition, judging from the data of the postgraduate examination in recent years, the delineation of the national line is relatively stable. The stability of the national line means that the difficulty of the exam is also relatively stable. Although the difficulty of the postgraduate entrance examination and the number of enrollment places will be affected by many factors, in general, the difficulty of the postgraduate entrance examination will not decrease significantly due to the decrease in the number of students.
Based on the above analysis, I believe that the difficulty of the postgraduate entrance examination in 2024 will remain stable. Despite the decrease in numbers, the competition remains fierce. The difficulty of the postgraduate examination is judged by a combination of factors, including the difficulty of the test questions, the competition of the applied major, and the performance of the re-examination and interview sessions.
In the process of preparing for the exam, for candidates, they should not only pay attention to improving their own subject knowledge level, but also have good test-taking ability and psychological quality. Reasonable allocation of time, scientific preparation, and careful review of Xi are all important factors to improve the effectiveness of test preparation.
At the same time, candidates should also formulate a reasonable preparation plan and goals according to their actual situation, and do not blindly follow the trend or pursue high scores excessively. The competition situation of different schools and majors is different, and the actual situation of individuals will also affect the formulation of test preparation strategies.
In conclusion, the graduate school entrance examination is usually a difficult and challenging task. Regardless of whether the difficulty of the graduate school entrance examination decreases or not, we should maintain a positive attitude and enterprising spirit, prepare for the exam in a down-to-earth manner, and lay a solid foundation for our future.