Tsinghua University announced that applying for a master's degree no longer requires publishing papers. Once this notice was issued, it triggered a discussion among netizens. Many netizens spoke out that they felt beaten ten thousand times, because they racked their brains for the thesis when applying for a master's degree and almost lost their heads after writing it. Some netizens also said that since Tsinghua University, as the highest institution of higher learning in China, has made this change, it must have been scientifically calculated, so there is no need to question the scientific nature of this decision. Personal support for applying for a master's degree requires publishing papers, mainly for the following reasons.

First, you can test the learning results. Undergraduate graduates need to prepare papers and accept professional tests from teachers when they graduate. This is a major means for schools to test students' learning achievements during their school days. Master's degree is higher than undergraduate degree. If you don't even have to write a paper, how can the school test the students' academic performance?

Second, in order to be fair, it is a long-standing rule that master students need to write papers, and many master students have to publish several papers during their school days. There have been graduate students who did not graduate successfully because their graduation thesis could not meet the requirements of teachers. It would be unfair if future master students don't have to write papers. If current master students don't have to publish papers when applying for a degree, can those who fail to get a master's degree because their papers are unqualified apply for a master's degree?

Third, the paper has scientific research value. A qualified paper requires the writer to have solid subject knowledge and a certain writing level, and at the same time, he needs to draw lessons from a large number of academic materials. In the process of writing a thesis, the author can not only consider his academic level, but also learn a lot of knowledge in the process of consulting materials. At the same time, the author can share his academic thoughts with other scholars after writing the paper. A good paper is of scientific research value.

To sum up, I think graduate students should publish papers when applying for degrees.

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