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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kinds

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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

match

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their passion. They will have more motivation

studying

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to study

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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

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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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the 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

a more ensuring goods

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more ensuring goods

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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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another 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.