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A big university or a small university. Which one do you prefer?



 
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A big university or a small university. Which one do you prefer? #1 (permalink) Tue Jun 08, 2010 20:55 pm   A big university or a small university. Which one do you prefer?
 

Hi everyone, please give me a feedback on my essay. Thank you in advance!!!!!

A big university or a small university. Which one do you prefer?

When it is time to choose a university, at the beginning we look at big ones since they are known better and offer a bigger variety of professions. However, big universities usually are more expensive compare to small universities. Nevertheless, if I had to choose which university to enter, I would choose a big one for some reasons I want to discuss below.
First of all, a big university enrolls more students what in turn helps to collect more money form them. Dispensing a bigger amount of money, a big university can employ higher level professors or teachers who give their knowledge to students along with expanding their own already acquired knowledge by participating in some conferences over the world. I think that any subject might be interesting if it is presented well organized and enthusiastically. To make a subject appealing to students, teachers have to invest in it a lot. For instance, they may make some slides or show some kind of an experiment. All that has a price which must be paid by a university. Even considering a time that a teacher spends on has a price. In my opinion, it is much easier to prepare for any class and to be an enthusiastic professor when the budget is bigger.
Money play an important role in a campus life as well. A big university offers more activities for students. That might be some sports, recreation centers, swimming pools, golf courses, or just coffee shops, book stores, parks, and bike trails. I believe, that life on the campus also plays an important role in making a decision where to study.
Finally, I would like to point out at students exchange programs that universities do. This wonderful opportunity to study for a while abroad and meet other students is very appealing to me. Besides expanding knowledge and meeting other students, a students exchange program gives a possibility to explore another country by living in it and making new friends. As a fact, this possibility refers more to a big university rather than to a small one.
Summarizing all three points, I want to state that I prefer studying in a big university. To be in a university which has employed professors who are able to present their subjects with love and all necessary tools, has a nice and entertaining campus, and gives opportunity to study abroad is something that I want to experience during all five years of studying.

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A big university or a small university. Which one do you prefer? #2 (permalink) Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:00 am   A big university or a small university. Which one do you prefer?
 

Hi everyone, please give me a feedback on my essay. Thank you in advance!!!!!

A big university or a small university. Which one do you prefer?

When it is time to choose a university, IN the beginning we look at big ones since they are known TO BE better and offer a //GREATER/variety of professions. However, big universities usually are more expensive compareD to small universities. Nevertheless, if I had to choose which university to enter, I would choose a big one for some reasons I /want/WISH/ to discuss below.

First of all, a big university enrols more students what WHICH in turn helps to collect more money form FROM them. /Dispensing/CONTROLLING/ a /bigger/LARGER/ amount of money, a big university can employ A higher level professors or teachers who /give/PASS ON/ their knowledge to students(,) along with expanding their own already acquired knowledge by participating in some conferences over AROUND the world.
I think that any subject might be interesting if it is presented IN A well organized and enthusiastic MANNER. To make a subject appealing to students, teachers have to invest a lot inTO it.
For instance, they may make some slides or show some kind of an experiment. All that has a price which must FOR be paid by a university. Even considering THE time that a teacher spends on has a price.

In my opinion, it is much easier to prepare for any class(,) and to be an enthusiastic professor when the budget is bigger.
Money playS an important role in a campus life as well. A big university offers more activities for students. /That might/THERE MAY/ be some sports FIELDS, recreation centers, swimming pools, golf courses, or just coffee shops, book stores, parks, and bike trails. I believe, that life on the campus also plays an important role in making a decision where to study.

Finally, I would like to point out THE students exchange programs that universities /do/ARRANGE/. This wonderful opportunity to study for a while abroad and meet other students is very appealing to me. Besides expanding knowledge and meeting other students, a students exchange program /gives a possibility/OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY/ to explore another country by living in it and making new friends.
/As a fact,/USUALLY THOUGH/ this possibility refers more to a big university rather than to a small one.

Summarizing all three points, I want to state that I prefer studying in a big university. To be in a university which has employed professors who are able to present their subjects with love and all necessary tools, has a nice and entertaining campus, and gives opportunitIES to study abroad is something that I want to experience during all five years of studying.
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Good morning Saule. This was a workmanlike essay. Straight forward and to the point.

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A big university or a small university. Which one do you prefer? #3 (permalink) Wed Jun 09, 2010 14:06 pm   A big university or a small university. Which one do you prefer?
 

Good evening Kitos,

Thank you for your response to my essay. Your notes are very helpful. One question: "All that has a price which must FOR be paid by a university." Is the "FOR" in a correct place? Wouldn't it be better to say :"All that has a price which must be paid FOR by a university".
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