These days, more people are going to university than in the past. They start work later in life and with higher qualifications. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

Nowadays, there are more citizens enrolled in the university than it was in the past. There is

also

a tendency in which people take more time studying before

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their professional career,

hence

they acquire better qualifications during

this

process.

Although

this

phenomenon brings positive and negative

effects

that should be considered, I believe that the positive

effects

pale in comparison to the drawbacks. The competition in modern society has pushed youngsters to extend their student careers in order to be prepared

to

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the labour market.

Therefore

, many people, nowadays, start their professional career with high qualifications and

totaly

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prepared to solve theoretical problems regarding their professions.

This

stream might affect positively some economical sectors that require

high

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skilled workers

such

as some research in robotics or cutting edge technology.

For instance

, thirty-five per cent of employees hired for Tesla Motors, the major technological car company in the world, is considered a

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skilled professional.

Nevertheless

, the benefits commented before do not overcome the negative

effects

that

this

movement has been unravelling in individuals’ lives. The longer teenagers have to wait to start their careers, the longer they have to rely on their family support.

Hence

, mental diseases

such

as anxiety and depression have been becoming common among

this

generation. To illustrate

this

, a group of Canadian psychologists have published

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study that

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how harmful is for young adults self-esteem not being able to afford their own expenses. To conclude,

although

some positive

effects

could be connected with starting professional careers later in life with more qualifications, I definitely believe that the negative

effects

overcome the positive ones and might affect

permanentely

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permanently

the self-esteem of numerous young adults who have been waiting to be financially independent.