Three Benefits of Going to University

Last year, I was fortunate enough to have made a decision that totally changed my life. Because of that decision, I didn’t have to wear the same clothes every single day. It also gave me a privilege of extra two hours to sleep every day. I was also given much more freedom to decide what I want to do. And most importantly, I was also allowed to use my phone in the room without having to worry about it being confiscated. It was a decision that forced me to become more independent and aware of my responsibilities. It was also the start of a new chapter in my life’s journey that I believe has made me become a better person. Actually, this year, you will also have the opportunity to make that decision: Go to university. According to the Guardian UK newspaper in 2017, there are almost half of all young people in England going on to higher education, and the reason why more young people are going to university is because they think it can lead to a rewarding life.

Thus, today I would like to share with you the three benefits you can gain from a university, which are improving your knowledge, enhancing your soft skills, and being able to achieve self-independence. Since I have given an overview, let’s start with the first benefit that you can get if you go to university. I believe some of you must have been wondering why going to university would greatly improve your knowledge. I can tell you personally that over the past few months, I have gained more knowledge than I’ve ever had in secondary school. One of the things that makes a university different from a secondary school is that students will acquire a specific knowledge by studying a particular subject they’re passionate about.

With that being said, all of you are allowed in university to choose a major according to your interests and strengths, which is unlike secondary school where you only learn about general knowledge. In secondary school you also have to study various subjects that are unlikely related to your interests. For instance, when I was in secondary school, I hated it when I had to study the subjects which I never liked, such as Biology, History, and Mathematics. As I was not interested in those subjects, I was unable to gain much knowledge as I had never been focused on the lessons in class. But after entering university, I finally found the passion to study as I realized my interests in the subjects, such as Fundamental of Journalism and Media writing.

As I’ve always been someone who’s passionate about news, which as a result, has made me become more knowledgeable due to my passion and interests to study. According to the International Student Survey in 2017, nearly 60 per cent of students responded that being passionate about their subject was the reason why they wanted to further their studies in university. Thus, going to university will give you all a golden opportunity to become experts in your major as you will gain more knowledge about the subject from lecturers in the field. Now that we have talked about the first benefit, let me share with you the second benefit. Another benefit you can gain from a university is that you will be able to enhance your soft skills progressively. For those of you who have no idea what soft skills are, don’t worry, this is because we will have little chance to learn about soft skills in secondary school.