In many countries, there is inequality in the distribution of resources. As a result, students that are from less developed area are faced with an uphill task of gaining admission into universities. It is argued by some people that the university admission process for such people should be made easier. However, I disagree with this notion as such a measure will reduce standard of education and it is not sustainable.
Firstly, when then entry requirements of courses in the tertiary institutions are lowered for the poor and geographical disadvantaged people, the standard of education in the colleges will fall. This is because less qualified students may be given courses they are not qualified for. For example, the north east part of Nigeria, is the poorest and most remote region, and the natives are often given incentives so as to study in the colleges. As a consequence, academic performance of students in this regional universities has been poor and many graduates from such institutions can not compete with their counterparts in other parts of Nigeria. This would have been avoided if this universities do not lower their admission criteria in favor of disadvantaged people.
Secondly, Universities will not be sustainable if more advantages is given to people that are poor and from rural ares because colleges require huge fundings, which is mainly derive from tuitions. As a result, the fees from other students may have to be increased, and may still be insufficient to ensure plans such as procurement of state-of-the-art equipments and quality research. Therefore, policies geared towards ensuring easier enrollment of the economic and geographically disadvantaged, may result in an increase in the number of dropouts from the universities and closure of some departments.
In conclusion, standards of university education may fall and they will become unsustainable if undue advantage is given during admission of those who are economic and geographically disadvantaged. Policies geared towards ensuring equal distribution of resources in various countries will help address challenges of students that are poor and from rural areas.
In
many
countries, there is inequality in the distribution of resources.
As a result
,
students
that are from less developed area
are faced
with an uphill task of gaining
admission
into
universities
. It
is argued
by
some
people
that the
university
admission
process for such
people
should
be made
easier.
However
, I disagree with this notion as such a measure will
reduce
standard of education and it is not sustainable.
Firstly
, when then entry requirements of courses in the tertiary institutions
are lowered
for the
poor
and geographical
disadvantaged
people
, the standard of education in the colleges will fall. This is
because
less qualified
students
may be
given
courses they are not qualified for.
For example
, the
north east
part of Nigeria, is the poorest and most remote region, and the natives are
often
given
incentives
so as to
study in the colleges. As a consequence, academic performance of
students
in this regional
universities
has been
poor
and
many
graduates from such institutions can not compete with their counterparts in other parts of Nigeria. This would have
been avoided
if
this
universities
do not lower their
admission
criteria in favor of
disadvantaged
people
.
Secondly
,
Universities
will not be sustainable if more advantages is
given
to
people
that are
poor
and from rural ares
because
colleges require huge
fundings
, which is
mainly
derive
from
tuitions
.
As a result
, the fees from other
students
may
have to
be increased
, and may
still
be insufficient to ensure plans such as procurement of state-of-the-art equipments and quality research.
Therefore
, policies geared towards ensuring easier enrollment of the economic and
geographically
disadvantaged
, may result in an increase in the number of dropouts from the
universities
and closure of
some
departments.
In conclusion
, standards of
university
education may
fall and
they will become unsustainable if undue advantage is
given
during
admission
of those who are economic and
geographically
disadvantaged
. Policies geared towards ensuring equal distribution of resources in various countries will
help
address challenges of
students
that are
poor
and from rural areas.