The college attainment gap between rural and urban students is widening as disadvantaged students are unable to bear the expense of university education. Hence, universities ought to follow certain methodologies that enable these students to acquire university education.
Education plays a paramount role to achieve success in life and therefore, should be accessible to everyone. Unfortunately, students from economically backward areas are unable to pursue university education due to lack of financial resources. Therefore, universities could provide need-based scholarships to these students. Furthermore, they can make a provision to allocate certain percentage of seats for these less privileged students, which would motivate and aid them to pursue university education.
In addition to this, universities can provide free of cost distance learning classes as well as laptops and other study materials for these students when there is no seat available for on-campus admission. This will allow a larger number of students to get a university degree without worrying about the finances. As a result, more educated and skilled people are produced in the socio-economically backward areas. This would help the overall development of that area which consequently will help in the nation’s prosperity.
Some may argue that it is unfair for the urban students, if universities prioritize students from rural backgrounds as they feel such initiatives could limit the funds and scholarships available to them. However, I think universities can tackle this concern by balancing the funds and seats on the basis of need and merits. This will not hinder the education of talented regular students as well as it will avail in poorer students to access university education.
In conclusion, I believe that universities should initiate various admission methodologies such as funds, seat allocation and distance learning to assist underprivileged students to get higher education.
The college attainment gap between rural and urban
students
is widening as disadvantaged
students
are unable to bear the expense of
university
education
.
Hence
,
universities
ought to follow certain methodologies that enable these
students
to acquire
university
education.
Education plays a paramount role to achieve success in life and
therefore
, should be accessible to everyone. Unfortunately,
students
from
economically
backward areas are unable to pursue
university
education
due to lack of financial resources.
Therefore
,
universities
could provide need-based scholarships to these
students
.
Furthermore
, they can
make
a provision to allocate certain percentage of
seats
for these less privileged
students
, which would motivate and aid them to pursue
university
education.
In addition
to this,
universities
can provide free of cost distance learning classes
as well
as laptops and other study materials for these
students
when there is no
seat
available for on-campus admission. This will
allow
a larger number of
students
to
get
a
university
degree without worrying about the finances.
As a result
, more educated and skilled
people
are produced
in the socio-
economically
backward areas. This would
help
the
overall
development of that area which
consequently
will
help
in the nation’s prosperity.
Some
may
argue
that it is unfair for the urban
students
, if
universities
prioritize
students
from rural backgrounds as they feel such initiatives could limit the funds and scholarships available to them.
However
, I
think
universities
can tackle this concern by balancing the funds and
seats
on the basis of need and merits. This will not hinder the
education
of talented regular
students
as well
as it will avail in poorer
students
to access
university
education.
In conclusion
, I believe that
universities
should initiate various admission methodologies such as funds,
seat
allocation and distance learning to assist underprivileged
students
to
get
higher
education
.