there is no 硕士 is 好混点 if you are doing a real one. Academia is a place to 混, people should know exactly what you want and what you can contribute before doing a graduate study.
Unfortunately, I know this is not true, that\'s why there are so many people got a master but do not know what to do next, so they would do a phd; after that, still don\'t know what to do, and then they would do a post-doc. That is really a pity for them.