On going to University

There may be many reasons for a student to go to University, but they all fall in the following categories : Under the social and family pressure, or seeking personal goals. In this society, university students enjoy higher honour and prestige than the rest of their contemporaries. We hear VIP's emphasize again and again that university students are the future leaders of the country and cream of the society. In the eyes of ordinary people, university students are knowledge people and should have some sorts of privileges over others. Therefore, university has become a means to seek higher position in the society.

It is obvious that honour and positions are interrelated with money. Those who have a lot of money must enjoy a higher position. Conversely, honour and higher position facilitates one to make more money, most firms and industries take in students with better qualifications and degrees, regardless of their ability and knowledge. University enables one to make big money, to live a comfortable life and become the so called 'middle class'. It is on this materialistic basis that a corresponding economic position arises. Therefore, a university degree is of great benefit to people in general.

In families, most parents hope that their children will grow up rich and have a high position in society so that they may also benefit from the fame and wealth given to their sons or daughters. This constitutes the family pressure. It is therefore understandable why our parents work hard in order to send us to university.

The public usually regards university students as the knowledge specialists. Let us see how true it is. Indeed, the curriculum of our university is broad, profound and is is reaching international level (otherwise our degrees will not be recognised internationally). There is a lot for students to study.