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Once upon a time, the postgraduate exam was the academic equivalent of,
just in case the job market was bad,
just in case everyone else was doing it, just in case you didn't know what you wanted yet.
Nowadays, more and more students are doing another kind of math,
comparing another three years of study with three years of work experience.
income and skill accumulation.
When returns look uncertain, young people,
often accused of being impulsive, are behaving with surprise and caution.
Let's get into the story and find out how they are rethinking their future.
For today's show, I'm joined by Yushun and Steve Hathorley.
Now pull up a chair and join the conversation.
Remember when everyone and their cousin was a master's candidate?
Now the trend is work first, find out your passion and Maybe study later.
Students are deciding that maybe.
Just maybe three more years of cafeteria food isn't the vibe anymore.
Let's talk about why the library is now a little bit more empty and the job fairs are packed.
So let's start with the examination for postgraduate study here because here in China,