[Live, I am thinking] Postgraduate entrance examination should not be a battle to follow suit

　　Qiao Ran

　　Last year, one of my undergraduate classmates decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination after working for two years, and a relative next to me also asked me whether their children who studied English in their junior year should take the postgraduate entrance examination.

For a time, it seems that more and more people are going to join the postgraduate entrance examination track: fresh students, repeat students, in-service workers...

　　The corresponding data also shows that the number of candidates for postgraduate entrance examination this year is 4.57 million, and the number of candidates and the growth rate have both hit a record high, and related online topics have frequently sparked heated discussions and discussions.

　　How did the postgraduate entrance examination become the "best solution" for studying, researching and applying for jobs?

　　Recently, I interviewed several postgraduate students to try to understand why.

One of the candidates impressed me a lot. After falling out of the list this year, she resolutely decided to "three battles". She believes that "excellent means going to graduate school, and not going to graduate school means there is no way out".

　　This answer shocked me, and it also made me deeply feel that facing the "postgraduate entrance examination fever" requires some cold thinking-postgraduate entrance examination should not be a battle to follow suit.

　　First of all, many people choose to take the postgraduate entrance examination, it seems that they do not fully realize its cruelty.

Statistics show that in the past 4 years, the average admission rate for postgraduate examinations in my country was 28.9%.

About 1.1 million graduate students will be enrolled this year, meaning more than 3 million people will fall off the list.

Different from basic exams such as teacher qualification certificates, the postgraduate entrance examination is a fiercely competitive exam. The fixed and limited recruitment quota determines its high elimination rate, which also means that a large number of candidates must face even the cost of The result of enormous time and effort still failing.

In addition to hard work, the postgraduate entrance examination often requires the blessing of luck.

With such a huge consumption and such uncertain results, does everyone who chooses the postgraduate entrance examination really realize it?

　　Secondly, what is the purpose of choosing the postgraduate entrance examination, you should think clearly.

The establishment of postgraduates is to screen and cultivate academic and research-oriented talents. Since the postgraduate entrance examination and the college entrance examination were resumed at the same time in 1978, postgraduate recruitment and examination have continued for more than 40 years. Among the 63500 people in the first postgraduate entrance examination, more than 10,708 people were admitted. Today Most of these people are leaders in science and technology, industry, and culture.

So, what is the reason why so many people choose to take the postgraduate entrance examination at the moment?

Maybe there are people who want to devote themselves to academic research, but more people are often out of practical needs, that is, to find a better job.

Some experts pointed out that the current postgraduate entrance examination has become a precondition for social competition and screening.

　　It is understandable to enhance competitiveness and pursue better development space.

But what is worrying is that many students in the huge postgraduate entrance examination team have neither academic ideals nor career plans-the postgraduate entrance examination is to temporarily avoid employment.

In this state, postgraduate entrance examination and postgraduate study seem to be a solution, but in fact it is just a "delay."

　　The logic behind the follow-up postgraduate entrance examination is that everyone is not clear about their own positioning, and their understanding of their core competitiveness is relatively confused.

This competitiveness includes academic qualifications but also includes ability.

Simply put, it is a "skilled skill" that can settle down in society.

This kind of core competitiveness needs to be established on the basis of recognizing the status quo.

　　In the interview, the experience of a graduate student who is applying for a job is quite thought-provoking.

His major is a director. When applying for a job, many interview units seem to place more importance on whether he has made works than his academic qualifications. He thinks that he has neither the advantage of being an undergraduate student nor any works he can produce, so he fell into embarrassment.

　　How to get out of the vicious circle of blindly following the trend?

Might as well ask yourself, is your personality and ability suitable for the postgraduate entrance examination?

Does future development require postgraduate studies?

For majors with theoretical foundations as the core, such as law, medicine, and environmental science, academic qualifications are the primary screening condition. It is difficult to obtain sufficient development space without graduate school, so go for the test with all your strength; while some skilled majors are more inclined to practical operation. , such as journalism, performance and other majors that need to use works and practical experience to accumulate ability and thickness, even if they do not take the postgraduate entrance examination, they can have more and better choices.

　　The examination room of life is not only the postgraduate examination.

Recognizing yourself, accumulating yourself, and strengthening yourself are the "magic weapons" for stabilizing your life.