Tertiary education has become incessantly exorbitant and competitive which has made securing admission in universities an arduous task. But is getting admission in higher education institute equally difficult for people with good financial background as it is for poor? While this is a contentious debate, I disagree and believe that individuals with affluent backgrounds are more likable to get into a university. The reasons for my this opinion are outlined below with supporting examples.
To begin with, number of private universities have inexorably increased in recent years providing people with well-off backgrounds an easy opportunity to get admission there despite poor academic scores. To be specific, in contrast to public sector universities, private universities charge far higher fees and thus only students coming from the strong financial background can afford them. For instance, private medical colleges in Pakistan offer admissions to students who have very poor academic records but charge them high fees. Indeed, if one has the financial means to afford costly education then its easy to enroll into a tertiary level educational institute.
Moreover, it is observed that universities have set high application charges causing people to apply to less universities. As a result, applying in fewer number of institutes result into less probability of getting admission. For example, since I applied in more than twenty universities for admission after my intermediate, it resulted into higher probability of acceptance. Hence, as it costs significant amount of money to apply in large number of universities, it is difficult for individuals from marginalized section of society to secure admission into universities.
In conclusion, because private universities have dominated education sector, now it is possible to get into higher education institutes inspite of mediocre academic records. Also, owing to high application fees of universities, it is difficult for people from poor background to apply for multitude of universities and thus resulting into less probability of securing admission.
Tertiary
education
has become
incessantly
exorbitant and competitive which has made securing
admission
in
universities
an arduous task.
But
is getting
admission
in higher
education
institute
equally
difficult for
people
with
good
financial
background
as it is for
poor
? While this is a contentious debate, I disagree and believe that individuals with affluent
backgrounds
are more likable to
get
into a
university
. The reasons for my this opinion
are outlined
below with supporting examples.
To
begin
with, number of
private
universities
have
inexorably
increased in recent years providing
people
with well-off
backgrounds
an easy opportunity to
get
admission
there despite
poor
academic scores. To be specific,
in contrast
to public sector
universities
,
private
universities
charge far higher fees and
thus
only
students coming from the strong financial
background
can afford them.
For instance
,
private
medical colleges in Pakistan offer
admissions
to students who have
very
poor
academic records
but
charge them high fees.
Indeed
, if one has the financial means to afford costly
education
then its easy to enroll into a tertiary level educational institute.
Moreover
, it
is observed
that
universities
have set high application charges causing
people
to apply to
less
universities
.
As a result
, applying in fewer number of institutes result into less probability of getting
admission
.
For example
, since I applied in more than twenty
universities
for
admission
after my intermediate, it resulted into higher probability of acceptance.
Hence
, as it costs significant amount of money to apply in large number of
universities
, it is difficult for individuals from marginalized section of society to secure
admission
into universities.
In conclusion
,
because
private
universities
have dominated
education
sector,
now
it is possible to
get
into higher
education
institutes
inspite
of mediocre academic records.
Also
, owing to high application fees of
universities
, it is difficult for
people
from
poor
background
to apply for multitude of
universities
and
thus
resulting into less probability of securing
admission
.