Why do you go to college or university?
Mar 25th 2011 04:07
"People attend college or university for many different reasons (for
example, new experiences, career preparation, increased knowledge).
Why do you think people attend college or university? Use specific
reasons and examples to support your answer."
This is an exercise of TOEFL writing test. This is my answer.
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Personally I think that people attend college or university so that they can get happier jobs and life in the future. There are three reasons why this would be possible.
First of all, you can learn lots of special knowledge and acquire specific skills which will be useful to your future jobs. College or university offer ideal environment for that to students. For example, now I am studying accounting and finance in my university under worldly famous professors who has many experiences in that field. I could not have acquired knowledge which I have now if I did not attend the university. Because of this, it is clear that I have better opportunity to be employed by companies which I want to work for, using this knowledge. If I do not have any skills, any dreams or your desired future can never come true.
Second, you have plenty of time not only to think about but also to actually take action for your happiness and future. Once you start to work, you do not have enough time for it. For example, you can face yourself, read tons of books, meet many friends and professors from various backgrounds or travel anywhere you want in order to seek for it. If you have the clear answers, you will be very motivated to work and have better chance to realize happy life you desire.
Third, you can meet qualification for some big and successful companies which promises you to offer good salary, secured job and welfare. Some of those companies officially states that they only accept people who have graduated from college or university. If you do not graduate and would like to go to these companies, I do not think there are any chances for people who have not finished college or university.
Because of these three reasons, I consider that people go to college or university.
(315 words)
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I tried to finish this in 15 min. But it took me around 25 min to finish this, which made me realize I need much more exercises. Honestly I don't really have problems with daily life. But this doesn't mean I can speak or write correctly and logically at all. I need this kind of practices so that I can use practical English in my future job.
example, new experiences, career preparation, increased knowledge).
Why do you think people attend college or university? Use specific
reasons and examples to support your answer."
This is an exercise of TOEFL writing test. This is my answer.
==================
Personally I think that people attend college or university so that they can get happier jobs and life in the future. There are three reasons why this would be possible.
First of all, you can learn lots of special knowledge and acquire specific skills which will be useful to your future jobs. College or university offer ideal environment for that to students. For example, now I am studying accounting and finance in my university under worldly famous professors who has many experiences in that field. I could not have acquired knowledge which I have now if I did not attend the university. Because of this, it is clear that I have better opportunity to be employed by companies which I want to work for, using this knowledge. If I do not have any skills, any dreams or your desired future can never come true.
Second, you have plenty of time not only to think about but also to actually take action for your happiness and future. Once you start to work, you do not have enough time for it. For example, you can face yourself, read tons of books, meet many friends and professors from various backgrounds or travel anywhere you want in order to seek for it. If you have the clear answers, you will be very motivated to work and have better chance to realize happy life you desire.
Third, you can meet qualification for some big and successful companies which promises you to offer good salary, secured job and welfare. Some of those companies officially states that they only accept people who have graduated from college or university. If you do not graduate and would like to go to these companies, I do not think there are any chances for people who have not finished college or university.
Because of these three reasons, I consider that people go to college or university.
(315 words)
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I tried to finish this in 15 min. But it took me around 25 min to finish this, which made me realize I need much more exercises. Honestly I don't really have problems with daily life. But this doesn't mean I can speak or write correctly and logically at all. I need this kind of practices so that I can use practical English in my future job.
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Personally I think that people attend college or university so that they can get have happier jobs and lives in the future.
College or university offers an ideal environment for this to students. / Colleges and universities offer an ideal environment for this to students. *Personally, I would use the plural (colleges and universities), but I think both are okay
For example, now I am studying accounting and finance in at my university under worldly famous professors who have many experiences in that field.
I could not have acquired the knowledge which I have now if I did had not attended the university.
If I do not have any skills, any dreams or Without skills and dreams, your desired future can never come true.
If you have the clear answers, you will be very motivated to work and have a better chance to realize the happy life you desire.
Third, you can meet the qualifications for some big and successful companies which who promises you to offer a good salary, a secured job and welfare.
Some of those companies officially states that they only accept people who have graduated from a college or university.
It is because of these three reasons, that I consider believe/think that people go to college or university. *"believe" is stronger than "think" but either is fine.
But it took me around 25 min to finish this, which made me realize I need to do much many more exercises.
I need these kinds of practices so that I can use practical English in/at my future job.
I find that when writing essays, it is good to write as strongly as you can (saying "I believe" or "It is because of this that..." instead of "I think" or "maybe").
When writing an essay, just write as if your side is right - or if it is something subjective like "Why do people go to college/university?" then say things like:
"Although some may attain higher education with the sole purpose of getting hired by a good company/business, students really seek higher education because they feel it is what is expected of them."
Basically, when you are writing an essay, you are always right - or at least you should write as if you are always right^^
Hopefully that was helpful.
Your writing is really good, keep up the good work^^
Im gonna try to write as strongly as I can!!!
Personally, I think people attend college or university so they can get better jobs and have a better life. Most people just use 'college' to talk about ’大学’。
There are three reasons I think college helps you get a better job.
First of all, you can learn lots of special knowledge and acquire specific skills which will be useful for future jobs.
College is an ideal learning environment for students.
For example, I am currently studying accounting and finance at my university under world famous professors who have a lot of experience in those fields.
I could not have learned what I know now if I did not attend college.
Using what I have learned will give me a better chance to work for the companies that I like.
If you do not have any skills or dreams for future, they can never come true.
Second, college gives you time to think about and work towards your dreams for the future.
Once you start working, you do not have enough time to dream. or (Once you start working, you are too busy to dream.)
For example, you can read tons of books, meet many friends and professors from various backgrounds or travel anywhere you want to find what you like.
If you have a clear goal, you will be very motivated to work hard to achieve your goals and have a better life.
Third, you can get qualified to work for big and successful companies which promise good salaries, job security and welfare.
Some of those companies officially state that they only accept people who have graduated from college.
If you want to work at these companies, it would be very hard for people who have not finished college.
These three reasons are why I think people go to college.
But it took me around 25 min to finish this, which made me realize I need much more exercise.
But this doesn't mean I can speak or write correctly all the time.
I need these kind of practices so that I can use practical English in my future job.