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Universities should accept equal number of male and female students in every subjects. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#universities #students #subjects
It is argued that government is to be responsible for the choice of all
disciplines
 that
students
 study at the
university
.
This
 essay totally disagrees with
this
 statement.
College
 attendants should be given freedom in the selection of minor subjects. In many
countries
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students
 do not have a vote when it comes to the topic of
disciplines
 they are to study
while
 at
college
. A lot of times
this
 leads to
a
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disappointment in the whole educational system.
This
 happened to a friend of mine who entered
Moscow
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 State
University
 of Technology. He wanted to become an engineer and practice as much as possible during his years at
college
. But as he had no choice of subjects, for the first two years of
university
 he was forced to sit through safety lectures, getting no real work experience at all. Eventually, he lost all interest in the process and dropped out.
On the other hand
, giving
college
 attendants a variety of
disciplines
 to choose from is positive and motivational. A great example of
this
 is my elder sister who went to a
university
 in South Korea.
Students
 there are given a list of subjects they are eligible to attend, and
then
 they simply apply for what is most interesting to them. My sister always treated studying
in
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Korean
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university
 as a thrilling and exciting experience because she never had to morbidly sit through classes. Taking everything mentioned into consideration,
university
students
 should be given freedom in the choice of
disciplines
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. Not having to attend pre-decided uninteresting lectures or seminars makes studying a much more pleasant experience.
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