People from cities go to universities more often than those who live in the country. Some people think that the government should make it easier to enter universities for people who live outside of cities and towns by setting lower entry requirements and tuition fees. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Nowadays, more people are entering higher education than ever, yet not all have equal access to it. Someone with a rural background has a lower chance of studying at

university

than their peer living in the city. I fully agree that the government should aim to eliminate

this

disparity. The

first

reason for lower

university

attendance among rural applicants is the quality of secondary education. Children living in less populated

areas

have a more limited choice of schools.

As a result

, they are more likely to achieve lower grades in the final school exams, which may affect the outcome of their

university

applications. If their entry requirements were set lower than for children from the cities, these young people would have a better chance of being admitted to

university

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. Even when the entry requirements are met,

students

from more remote rural

areas

may find it harder to afford their studies. Indeed, a household income outside of the cities tends to be significantly lower, while

the

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university

tuition

fees

are the same for everyone. Without any doubt, the government should set lower

tuition

fees

for

students

from lower-income rural

areas

. Some people may claim that more favourable conditions for rural

students

would be unfair to city

students

. After all, they may have to pay even higher

tuition

fees

to cover the discounts received by others. Some of them may not

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a place at

university

at all, while other

students

with lower grades get offers simply because of their address.

Although

these are valid concerns, I think that the advantages of positive discrimination for

students

from rural

areas

are more significant for society than the potential drawbacks. To conclude, the

university

admissions system puts

students

with

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at a disadvantage. I,

therefore

, agree that the government should introduce lower entry requirements and

tuition

fees

for applicants from the country,

thus

giving them an equal chance to study at

university

.