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It's another graduation season, and some students have made another choice - to delay graduation.
According to Beijing Youth Daily, some graduate students choose to postpone their studies in order to find better jobs as fresh graduates; Some undergraduate students choose to postpone their graduation due to preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination, and even voluntarily fail the course.
Among the respondents, even the school where the student attends adopts a credit system for graduation, and if the credits are sufficient, they must graduate. In his senior year, even a classmate intentionally dropped a practical course in his major, and he eventually succeeded in postponing it by one point.
My classmate said, "I don't care what others think of me. Accepting myself is the most important thing." "As long as I don't waste time, one year more or less, it won't have a big impact."
73.1% of surveyed college students stated that
A classmate around me has chosen to postpone graduation
In the impression of most people, delaying graduation is usually a passive behavior, due to reasons such as failing exams, failing graduation theses, incomplete credits, or family changes.
Once the graduation is postponed, students are easily viewed with colored glasses, and the pressure they bear doubles.
A survey by China Youth Daily showed that over 70% of surveyed college students said they have classmates who choose to postpone their studies. Not completing the credits or completing the thesis is the primary reason for college students to delay their graduation, and secondly, to retain their status as fresh graduates.
The reporter from China Youth Daily and China Youth Network learned that Che Miaojie, Deputy Director of the Party and Government Office and Lecturer at Zhejiang University School of Medicine, conducted a research on the phenomenon of delayed graduation of undergraduate students in four different types of universities in a certain province, and recorded the delayed graduation of undergraduate students from September 2020 to June 2021.
The data shows that the delayed completion rate of "Double First Class" universities in a certain provincial capital is about 12.5%, while the delayed completion rates of two ordinary universities in the provincial capital are about 6% and 7%, respectively. The delayed completion rate of a non provincial ordinary university is about 7%.
Proactively delaying completion
What do students, schools, and employers think
What is the impact of actively delaying graduation on personal development? What do students, universities, and employers who have had the experience of actively delaying graduation think?
Niu Li: If it's to lie flat, to experience an extra year of student life, to avoid employment, to follow the trend, but there's actually no plan, then there's no need to postpone graduation.
Jiang Yun: In the extra time after the delay, life has more possibilities, but uncertainty also comes with it. Before applying for a graduation extension, everyone should consider whether they can accept the possible consequences of the extension, whether they can adhere to their original intention, and make full use of their time to achieve their goals.
Wang Dongliang: Whether to choose to postpone graduation or not, students need to consider multiple factors. In addition, whether delaying graduation will affect one's future plans, such as whether it will affect the development of further education, employment, and other aspects, are important factors to consider.
Li Ke: Whether actively applying or passively choosing, postponing graduation is seen as a deduction item by many employers. During the interview, the applicant also has the opportunity to explain that the delay in graduation is not a passive choice due to insufficient abilities. In most cases, many applicants who have had experience of delaying graduation are rejected during the resume screening stage, whether they are active or passive, and have no opportunity to explain.
Some experts also believe that companies should strive to increase their tolerance and provide some buffer time for young students who have just entered society. "The identity tag of fresh graduates should be gradually weakened, with the emphasis on ability rather than graduation time, in order to create a more equal employment competition environment for all young people."
We don't need to talk about color change when it comes to postponing graduation, but we should also pay attention to some of the issues it raises.
This also inspires us to accelerate the exploration of flexible management of academic years, and to develop differentiated assessment standards and management based on the characteristics of different disciplines and majors. This is also an inevitable requirement to ensure and improve teaching quality.
Postponing is just the first step. The real test next is how to hear your inner voice clearly in the noise of the outside world, anchor your goals, and improve your abilities to cope with future risks.
The ultimate goal for every graduate is to solve the problem of their life and career direction. Whether or not they can answer it well has nothing to do with delaying graduation.
