IELTS WRITING TASK 2 - OPINION

WRITING TASK 2: ESSAY 4

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
Some people believe that a college or university education should be available to all students. Others believe that higher education should be available only to good students. Discuss these views. Which view do you agree with? Explain why. 
Write at least 250 words.

It's widely believed that all students should be able to study in college or university. However, others are of the opinion that only good students should be taken a college or university education. It is a topic which is arousing more and more controversy. As far as I am concerned, I’m in favor of the first viewpoint. And my reason will be given out in this essay.

First of all, it can be said with certainty that it is very difficult to define the meaning of good students. What standard should we use to discriminate between a good and a not so good student? It is not an easy issue. And even if a standard would be made to distinguish between bad and good students by their school result or school attendance as the way we always did, but should we, somehow, attach to some 18years-old students’ mind that they are not good and that is why they couldn’t enroll college or university. This negative thinking could be transmuted into the feelings of inferiority.

Second of all, a special consideration in this case is that being good a student in high school doesn’t ensure that you will be a good student in college or university. The basis is probably because students shouldn’t be judged if they are a good or bad student by the time they are 18 (before enroll in the university). There are many cases that students, they showed their special ability or talent after they get into the college or university. For instance, a student who studied in a bad condition high school where he was bullied so he even can’t protect himself but studying. And because of that he would has been judged as a not good student and not be able to be in college. That would bring him a devastating effect on metal growth.

Those who disagree, on the other hand, point out that there are a couple of shortcomings. Obviously, good students seem to have better potential. But it doesn’t mean society should shut the door to a better future and not giving “not so good students” a chance to try better.


From what have been mentioned above, we reach to a conclusion that students who have done their best in school by the time before getting in college or university is not good students and they seem not to have as much as ability or potential as good students but they can be transform into better people after they get into the university. Therefore, we have a reason to believe that all students should be able to attend college or university education.

Name of Student: TRAN HANH MIEN

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