Students from disadvantaged families and rural areas are finding it difficult to get a university education. Some people believe that universities should help them. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons...

University

education

has become expensive these days and poor students have difficulty enrolling in.

Therefore

, some people argue that universities should help disadvantaged students to receive tertiary

education

. I agree with

this

view.

Education

is the key to a successful life and career and as

such

everyone regardless of their financial situation or place of birth should have access to it. When poor students receive

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a

university

education

, they are able to find better jobs and

thus

elevate their living standards.

For example

, my

neighour

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neighbour

is a daily wage earner. When his children graduated from high school with good grades, they could secure admission in a government college for a nominal

fee

. Today both of them have high paying jobs and they are

also

an inspiration for other poor students in the neighbourhood. Obviously,

education

bridges the gap between the rich and the poor and

thus

helps to reduce inequality.

By contrast

, if poor students have to quit studies after high school, they will forever be doomed to live in poverty and that benefits neither them nor

the

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society. By offering free or subsidised

education

to students coming from economically or socially backward sections of

the

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society, universities can ensure that everyone has access to tertiary

education

. In countries like India

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,

the government already provides

fee

concession to meritorious students from poor families at

state funded

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state-funded

schools and colleges. The government should extend the scheme to private universities as well by offering them some financial incentives for doing so. It should

also

consider enacting laws that offer a

fee

waiver to academically brilliant poor students at all educational institutions in the country. Instituting more scholarships and stipends will

also

help. In conclusion,

education

is the fundamental right of all students regardless of their financial or social backgrounds. Universities should help them achieve it by offering them scholarships and

fee

waiver to poor and meritorious students.