TED MALATYA COLLEGE / 9-BIY
The Burden Of University Exam
İlke GÜVEN
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In my opinion people shouldn ’ t push the young generation to take an exam that will determine their future when they are 18 , because 18 is the age when they start to have life experiences and learn how to live . It is the age when they feel that they have already grown up and have a lot of responsibilities . So , I think young generation shouldn ’ t be under the pressure of university exams . It is very possible that they might not make the right decision for themselves and choose a path they will regret for the rest of their life . Thus , choosing their future job shouldn ’ t be done in a hurry .
As a solution , I can say that young generation needs to learn more about jobs and they should take this education from someone who does that job . They also should do what that job requires at least for a day on the field as an intern or an assistant under the supervision of the person who does that job . For example , if that job is either being a doctor or a nurse , they ought to go to a hospital and watch a doctor or a nurse for the whole day in order to learn about that job . Young generation should do this for almost all the jobs which might suit them . In this way , they will learn what exactly that job is and how they work , so they will be able to choose a job easily and study to have that job . The university exam shouldn ’ t be like how it is right now . I think it can be a specific exam for that job . What I mean is if they want be a lawyer , they need to take the law exam , not an exam for being either an engineer or a doctor .
To summarize , I think young generation shouldn ’ t be under the burden of university exam like this .