There has been a dramatic growth in the number of people studying at universities in the last few decades. While some people see this as a positive trend which raises the general level of education within the community, others fear that it is lowering the quality of education. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the increase in student numbers at university? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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Past several decades, there has been an increasing
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of population trend to study at universities. Some people
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believe
that the enhance of the general level of
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is a positive phenomenon among the society.
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, others concerns about the quality of
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could be down.
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discuss both the
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advantages
and disadvantages of the increasing
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of students at universities.
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, Increasing
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of students at universities are good for the country, because an
educative
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educated
nation can contribute to the development of the country as well as the productivity of the nations.
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decades Malaysia
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decades, Malaysia
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becomes
developing country from under develop, by the increasing the literacy rate.
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, to get a good job, it is
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necessary
to have a
university
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degree.
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: Most of the job circular demands
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graduates for their prospective vacant position.
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, some people go to
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for their social status, so
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could be the reason that the peoples' enrolling at
university
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is increasing day by day. The increasing trend
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for
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number
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the number
of
people entering to the
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people entering the
university
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could be
negative impact
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a negative impact
of
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on
the society as well as the whole nation. As many of
people
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peoples
belief that it could be lowering the standard of the level of higher
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.
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: Many students are focusing to get a certificate rather than to educate them self.
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, many private universities could do unfair business to
enroll
register formally as a participant or member
enrol
under grade students. In conclusion, past few
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decades, there
are dramatic augmentation of the people to entering at the universities, some people
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believe
it is risky for quality
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and others think it has
positive impact
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a positive impact
in the community. So the advantage is far
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outweighed
of the disadvantages.
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The university
should not compromise the quality of
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for the enormous
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of students.

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