Some university students want to learn about other subjects in addition to their main subjects. Others beliece it is more important to give their time and attentiion to studying for a qualification. Discuss both these views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

Additional or optional
subjects
are sometimes interesting for some
students
in a university. Some of them are thinking the other
way
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to spend their time
with
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completing
a
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qualification
courses or tests. In my opinion, those two ways of studying in university are both great as long as they use their time optimally for their growth,
although
they have different
kind
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of benefits and drawbacks for the
students
.
For example
, the first one is good if the
students
find an intriguing subject that
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their passion. They will have more motivation
studying
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that subject and refresh their minds from other main
subjects
that are relatively tough for them. They
also
will have a more broad knowledge of various
subjects
that they cannot gain in their main
subjects
. I
have taken
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the oceanography major in
my
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college and mainly I studied
the
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physical oceanography, but I
also
took a subject
of
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fisheries to gain more knowledge about fish, how to catch them, and their markets in Indonesia. It was definitely fun to take a
while
off the confusing equations from oceanography and I have a
more
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understanding of how
fisheries
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sector works in Indonesia.
Consequently
speaking, it may
be
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or may not be significant for the future career that the student will take. Equally important, the second choice proposed
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for the
students
that have a clearer vision of their career. A
qualification
means that they are formally capable of doing something, proved by an official certificate from an official organization.
This
qualification
is very valuable in applying for a job. The company that they have been submitting
for
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will notice that they are more qualified for the vacant position compared to
other candidate
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without a
qualification
certificate.
For example
, if a student wants to be a manager in survey works, it would be good if they have a certificate in leading a project. They will be an expert in what they can but
unfortunately
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they will have a fewer knowledge of various
subjects
other than their speciality. To sum it up, both options are good for a student in their university. Those options are obviously a lot better
that
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doing nothing in their free time. With the discussed pros and cons for them, I hope anyone that reads
this
can choose better their future.
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The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

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  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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