People attend college or university for many different reasons (for example, new

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TOPIC: People attend college or university for many different reasons (for example, new experiences, career preparation, increased knowledge). Why do you think people attend college or university?

People attend college or university for a number of reasons. Some want to increase their knowledge, some want to expand their relationships… In my opinion, people mostly go to college or university due to the following reasons.

First, college offers people new experiences. College life is very different from one in high school. When we attend colleges, we are often far away from the protection of our families. It means that we have to live in a more independent way and manage all things by ourselves. Friends and the faculty will become the closest people to us, not our parents and siblings. Additionally, there are a lot of activities to take part in at colleges. For example, one who enjoys playing an instrument can sign for an orchestra. Academic and volunteering clubs are always welcome to new members. More remarkably, due to the large scale and diversity, students can also interact with peers from different regions and cultures at colleges.

Secondly, students go to colleges to make their career preparation. At colleges, students can have the best of comprehensive courses, materials and experiences of professors there. For instance, students who want to become economists can easily consult professors from the department of economics. These professors will give them advice on crucial materials and instruct them to perform well in their career. Potential engineers are also able to have hand-on experiences on modern machines and facilities in their colleges.

Last but not least, people attend college or university to increase their knowledge. Knowledge is infinite and expanding incessantly. Therefore being updated with new knowledge and information is very important. Nowadays, many professionals still attend part-time courses at universities in order acquire new knowledge. This not only satisfies their desire for knowledge but also aids them to do well on their jobs.

In short, attending college or university is very interesting and important. There, people will experience new things, make a good career preparation and keep updated with new knowledge.

TOEFL listening discussions: A conversation between a student and a university service representative