中国高校大学生"考研热"降温的背后

The logistics major has signed up for a master’s degree in journalism at Renmin University.
本科学习物流专业的她报考了人民大学新闻专业研究生。

Many other people are like her. According to MyCOS Research Institute, 28 percent of test takers in the 2012 national graduate school entrance examination applied for a major different from their bachelor’s degree.
很多人都和陈璐有着同样的想法。北京教育咨询公司麦可思研究院表示，在2012年报考研究生的学生中，跨专业考生占到28%。

In deciding whether to take the exam or not, students are recommended to make the decision based on the nature of their major.
关于是否要考研，专家建议学生应该根据专业特点来做决定。

“For majors that focus more on theory, students should enroll in a master’s degree immediately after graduation as it’s important for them to keep up to date on the latest theoretical developments,” said Zhang Xiangkun, associate researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. These majors include mathematics, physics, philosophy and linguistics.
中科院副研究员张祥坤表示：“对于侧重理论的专业，学生应该在毕业后立即读研，以便掌握最新理论研究成果，这对他们很重要”。这些专业包括数学、物理、哲学和语言学。

“But for majors that feature practical skills, getting familiar with relevant workplace skills as soon as possible and getting to know your own strengths and weaknesses is more urgent.”
“对于侧重实践技巧的专业来说，尽早熟悉相关工作技巧，了解自己优缺点则更重要。”

Computer science, telecommunication engineering and mechanics majors are of this kind.
计算机科学、通信工程和机械制造都是这类的专业。