There are 3 reasons behind the surge in the number of postgraduate entrance examinations

The author’s college recruits about 150 students every year, but only about 15 students take the exam, which means that only one out of ten people will choose to continue their Ph.D. Of course, these 150 students include postgraduate students. There will be 70 to 80 students in the postgraduate degree program. Basically, those who take the postgraduate examinations are academic postgraduates. However, this ratio is still a little small, because the purpose of postgraduate students is to cultivate academic talents. If you want to make further academic achievements, it is very necessary to study for a doctorate. So why are there so many people who take the postgraduate entrance examination every year, but very few people who study for Ph.D.? Today I will give you an analysis of the reasons for this.

1. The purpose of student entrance examination is not simple

There are two types of masters in our country: academic masters and professional masters. The purpose of distinguishing between the two types of graduate students is to meet different needs. Some students go to graduate school in order to continue their studies and achieve academic achievements, while some students go to graduate school just to have better employment opportunities. It is so. Although this setting is very reasonable, many fresh graduates do not choose according to the original intention of this setting. In fact, a large number of students apply for postgraduate entrance examination in order to avoid the employment situation, or want to improve their academic qualifications and enhance their competitiveness.

But to be honest, for these students, the master's degree may be a better choice, but it may be because these students do not know the difference between the master's degree and the master's degree, or they think that the society does not recognize the master's degree enough. Or it is more stable to apply for the master's degree. With the development of society, the recognition of postgraduates and masters is increasing now. Those students who choose to study for a master's degree for better employment are less likely to study for a doctoral degree after graduation, and are more inclined to get direct employment. . It is precisely because of the existence of these students who are applying for a master's degree but not purely for their purpose, that makes the rate of taking the postgraduate entrance examination so low.

Second, the difficulty of graduating from a doctorate

A doctorate is the highest degree in China, and it is his high level that determines the difficulty of graduating with a doctorate. In fact, in comparison, it is not as difficult to obtain a doctorate as a postgraduate student, because the competitiveness of the postgraduate examination is very small, and during the postgraduate examination, the most important thing is the students' dissertation publication and professional ability training during the postgraduate period. The postgraduate program consists of two parts: the preliminary test and the written test. In comparison, the preliminary test is more difficult. The second test is only an assessment based on the written test. Basically, the preliminary test can meet the school's admission standards, and there will be no major changes in the second test. But the doctoral degree is different. The doctoral degree accounts for a relatively large proportion of the re-examination. In the process of the re-examination, the teacher mainly looks at the research direction of the students and the research results during the postgraduate period.

Although it is not very difficult to obtain a doctorate, there are still not many people who choose to study for a doctorate, largely because the doctoral degree is too difficult to graduate. Although ordinary schools have different requirements for doctoral graduation, they are generally difficult. Basically, it can be said that there is no doctor who can graduate normally. All Ph.D. students in the author's college have to delay their graduation this year, and none of the Ph.D. dissertations have passed the blind review. Not only the requirements for graduation thesis are very strict, but during the Ph.D. period, each school will also stipulate that each Ph.D. must publish several core papers and some specific requirements. I remember seeing someone saying that to engage in academia is to dig a well all the time. From master's students to doctoral students, they will dig this well very, very deep. In other words, the research field is relatively limited. To publish papers in high-level journals, the requirements for students are very high, and academics are a very talented thing, not just hard work. In short, the requirements for students to graduate with a doctorate are very high, and it is not enough to pass the final exam and mix a graduation certificate like an undergraduate.

Second, family economic conditions do not allow

Parents’ expenditure on students’ education can be regarded as an investment, and the time to receive returns is relatively late. If students are supplied to graduate with a doctorate, it will generally take 27 or 8 years. In the past 20 years, basically A parent in a one-way giving process. As education becomes more and more important, many parents are willing to invest in education for their students, but not all family conditions allow it. Students in middle school are okay, and the expenses are not large. In college, the expenses of students are relatively large. The average tuition and living expenses for one year may be 20,000 yuan, and it is 80,000 yuan for four years. During this period, the tuition fee will be higher. Although the school has subsidies and scholarships, for those families with more difficult financial conditions, it is better if the students can work at this time to help the family reduce the burden.

The tuition fee during the doctoral period is higher, about 20,000 yuan a year. Although the doctoral students have full scholarships, the students’ energy at this time is mainly on study. less. This is also the reason why many people are reluctant to study for a Ph.D., especially some students with difficult family financial conditions, may want to work earlier to reduce the burden on the family and repay their parents