Tsinghua and other prestigious schools cancel independent admissions for liberal arts! Are liberal arts majors continuing to be marginalized?

Tsinghua and other prestigious schools cancel independent admissions for liberal arts! Are liberal arts majors continuing to be marginalized? Cancel liberal arts! Famous schools such as Tsinghua University have changed their recruitment! There are three main reasons

In China, the marginalization of liberal arts majors seems to be a trend in recent years, and most parents are reluctant to let their children apply for liberal arts majors. After all, many liberal arts majors are not very good for employment compared to studying a science and engineering major. Compared with science and engineering majors, liberal arts majors have long been in a weak position.

What the author is going to say next seems to further confirm the fact that liberal arts majors are on the decline.

It is not only Tsinghua University that has canceled the independent enrollment of liberal arts majors, but also famous schools such as Shandong University and Central South University.

It seems that reducing the scale of independent enrollment of liberal arts majors has become the general trend.

So some people worry: Are liberal arts majors further marginalized? Will science and engineering majors become more and more popular in the future?

The author analyzed it and found that there are three main reasons why colleges and universities have reduced the scale of independent enrollment of liberal arts majors.

First, from the perspective of China's current economic development, some liberal arts majors seem to be somewhat unpopular, and the market demand is not as great as some science and engineering talents, especially new engineering talents. It is estimated that this is also related to the economic environment.

Second, compared with science and engineering majors, literature and history majors have never had a particularly authoritative national competition. As a result, many colleges and universities lack some objective standards and basis in the process of independent enrollment of literature and history majors.

The third point is actually related to the second point. The self-enrollment of literature and history majors has always had the problem that the standards are difficult to quantify and there is a tendency to be subjective. So sometimes in the process of self-enrollment, there will be some vague operations. There are even questions about examining students' hobbies in literature and history majors. This is extremely lax, both from an admissions and academic standpoint.

So, does this really mean that literature and history majors are not good enough? Don't you want to study literature and history?

The author is not so pessimistic.

First of all, the reduction in the enrollment of literature and history majors here is only self-enrollment, not ordinary enrollment. The difference between the two is still huge. In recent years, the overall enrollment scale of literature and history majors has not decreased.

Secondly, no matter how our society develops, there will always be a demand for talents in literature and history.

Therefore, when you choose a major, you must not blindly focus on science and engineering majors, or you should try your best to make choices based on your own actual situation. Literature and history majors are actually not that bad.

Finally, I would like to ask everyone, what do you think about the majors in literature and history?