Question

University students should pay the full cost of their studies because a university education benefits individuals rather than society as a whole. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

– Decide where you stand; agree or disagree. State in the thesis statement your stand.

– List out all the reasons on why you chose to agree/disagree ( 2,3 reasons is enough)

– Explain with example or facts all these reason

– Conclusion; restate your stand and summarise all the reason.

Answer 1

University education benefits both the student and the society in the long-term. The students gets a direct benefit from university education. As far as the fees is concerned, I believe that the fees should be either subsidized or fully paid by the government. I strongly disagree with the statement given in the question. This is because of the following reasons:

• The society on the whole would gain from the knowledge and skills of the students. It is clear that higher education can determine the economic status of a country. The burden of paying for the higher education is usually borne by the parents of the students in many parts of the world. This trend is changing as more and more students are paying their own fees and getting scholarships.
• If the cost of higher education is to be paid solely by the students, then there would be many bright minds losing out on essential education. It is evident that societies that have state sponsored education are more successful than those that don’t.

Countries that have free education for their students have outperformed than those countries where the students pay their fees themselves. The benefits of higher education are enjoyed by the society as well as the individual as all students ultimately contribute to the society. Therefore the costs of their education must be paid by the governments or other social organizations.