[Explanation] December 20th, less than one week before the start of the 2021 National Master Graduate Student Enrollment Examination.

In a paid self-study room in Chengdu, Sichuan, many candidates are reading books, doing questions, memorizing words, and preparing for the upcoming postgraduate entrance examination.

　　[Explanation] In the corner of the self-study room, 34-year-old examinee Li is practicing the management essay.

Because of the professional needs of her job, she had obtained a master's degree a few years ago, and this time she applied for a postgraduate in management.

Student Li said that because of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, this year's postgraduate entrance examination has more special requirements than previous years.

　　[Concurrent] Exam preparation student Li

　　Due to the impact of the new crown (pneumonia) epidemic this year, our candidates will perform daily health check-ins between December 12 and December 25, mainly related to the health code and our temperature measurement on the day.

Because the exam is coming next week, most of the students will choose to have a nucleic acid test seven days before the exam.

The "Pandemic Prevention and Control (Health Conditions) Commitment Letter" will be handed over to our invigilator before we enter the examination room.

When entering the examination room, if the (body temperature) is greater than 37.3℃, then the test must be repeated. If the test is not allowed twice (normal), you will not be allowed to enter the examination room. This is different from the past.

　　[Explanation] Xiao Ping, a senior in civil engineering, decided on the direction of the postgraduate entrance examination of journalism and communication in February this year.

In the view of Xiao Ping, who is a cross-professional postgraduate entrance examination, the postgraduate entrance examination is a systematic "project". It is not only necessary to "understand" professional knowledge, but also to strengthen preparation for current political hot spots.

　　[Concurrent] Xiao Ping, candidate for exam preparation

　　This year, our candidates believe that English and politics will join new current political hot spots such as a comprehensive well-off, fighting the epidemic, and a new pattern of domestic development.

　　[Explanation] According to statistics, in 2021, the number of applicants for postgraduate entrance examinations across the country will increase. Among them, the number of valid postgraduate entrance examinations in Sichuan is 217,000, an increase of 31,000 over the same period last year, an increase of 16.87%.

　　[Concurrent] Exam preparation student Li

　　For our candidates this year, there is actually quite a lot of competitive pressure.

The main reason we analyzed is that there are actually two types of graduate students, one is for studying in China, the other is for studying abroad. Due to the epidemic this year, many of them are going to study abroad. (Foreign) Graduate students may have moved to China, which led to an increase in the number of candidates.

In addition, it may be that more college students may choose the path of postgraduate entrance examinations, so that their academic thinking or their ability to handle things can be better improved.

　　[Explanation] The Song Ci, which is reciting the hot vocabulary of English for the postgraduate entrance examination, in the study room, is a member of the national postgraduate entrance examination who has given up overseas postgraduate studies.

Because of the short preparation time, she now spends one day in the paid study room every day for the final sprint for postgraduate entrance examinations.

　　[Concurrent] Exam Preparation Song Ci

　　(Originally) I was planning to go to the UK for postgraduate studies in September of this year. In July, I decided to switch to domestic postgraduate studies.

As far as my translation major is concerned, as far as I know, the teaching staff and education level of this major in China are not worse than those in foreign countries. Therefore, I think that the gold content of this graduate diploma in China is quite high.

　　[Explanation] It is understood that currently, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Anhui, Zhejiang and other places have issued epidemic prevention requirements for postgraduate candidates, and many places require candidates to take daily temperature measurements in advance.

　　Chen Xuanbin reports from Chengdu

Editor in charge: [Li Ji]