Although some people believe that tertiary education should be open to all students, there are overwhelming arguments which make this impractical, as will now be presented.
The primary reason why offering a university place to all students, regardless of prior academic performance, would not be effective is in the sheer numbers of potential students. Tertiary education is an average of 3 years in most countries, and offering courses to all students for this period of time would be financially crippling.
In addition, education beyond compulsory levels should not be considered a right but a privilege for those who have worked hard in high school and have good results. This motivates students throughout their academic career to study hard. If any student was allowed to enter university, the pressure to achieve good grades at high school would be lost and students would be generally less inclined to study hard.
However, it must be considered that there are some students who, despite hard work and being diligent students, simply do not perform well during examinations. For these students, a system of demanding good high school grades is perhaps unfair, as their test results may not be a reflection of their true academic abilities. Nonetheless, the pressure to achieve these grades is all part of the learning process essential for university graduates.
In sum, therefore, there are only limited reasons to support the open entry of university regardless of previous grades, and although a system of requiring good grades does have disadvantages, it is more effective than an open door policy.
Although
some
people
believe that tertiary education should be open to all
students
, there are overwhelming arguments which
make
this impractical, as will
now
be presented
.
The primary reason why offering a
university
place to all
students
, regardless of prior academic performance, would not be effective is in the sheer numbers of potential
students
. Tertiary education is an average of 3 years in most countries, and offering courses to all
students
for this period of time would be
financially
crippling.
In addition
, education beyond compulsory levels should not
be considered
a right
but
a privilege for those who have worked
hard
in high school and have
good
results. This motivates
students
throughout their academic career to study
hard
. If any
student
was
allowed
to enter
university
, the pressure to achieve
good
grades
at high school would
be lost
and
students
would be
generally
less inclined to study
hard
.
However
, it
must
be considered
that there are
some
students
who, despite
hard
work and being diligent
students
,
simply
do not perform well during examinations. For these
students
, a system of demanding
good
high school
grades
is perhaps unfair, as their
test
results may not be a reflection of their true academic abilities. Nonetheless, the pressure to achieve these
grades
is all part of the learning process essential for
university
graduates.
In sum,
therefore
, there are
only
limited reasons to support the open entry of
university
regardless of previous
grades
, and although a system of requiring
good
grades
does have disadvantages, it is more effective than an open door policy.