Question 2) Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Universities should require students to study many subjects in different fields rather than just their major subjects.
INDEPENDENT ESSAY:
AS IT IS SAID THAT YOU CAN BE JACK OF ALL TRADES, BUT YOU SHOULD BE MASTER OF ATLEAST ONE. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPECIALIZE IN ONE FIELD OF SUBJECT SO THAT YOU HAVE THE COMPETITIVE SPIRIT. THEREFORE, IN MY OPINION, STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO CHOOSE THEIR MAJOR SUBJECTS IN THE UNIVERSITIES.I FEEL THIS WAY FOR TWO REASONS WHICH I WILL EXPLORE IN THE FOLLOWING ESSAY.
FIRSTLY, BY CHOOSING A MAJOR, IT HELPS THE STUDENT TO IDENTIFY HIS INTERESTS IN THE ACADEMICS AND CHOOSE A CAREER DOWN THE LINE. IT HELPS THEM TO REMAIN FOCUSED WITH THAT SUBJECT AND INTRIGUE THEM MORE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT. THIS WOULD GIVE THEM A SENSE OF SPECIALIZATION AND EXPERIENCED IN THEIR OWN FEILD. IT WOULD GIVE THEM A SENSE OF INDIVIDUALISM. MY OWN EXPERIENCE IS A COMPELLING EXAMPLE OF THIS. AS I HAD TO CHOOSE A MAJOR IN MY UNDERGRADUATE, THAT OPTION GAVE ME THE CHANCE TO REALISE THAT I WAS MORE INCLINED TOWARDS CREATIVE SUBJECTS RATHER THAN THE CALCULATIVE SUBJECTS. IT FORCED ME TO THINK ABOUT MY INTERESTS AND THUS HELPED ME TO SHORTLIST THAT I WANT TO MAJOR IN MARKETING INSTEAD OF TAXATION. IT WAS ACTUALLY AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO HELP ME FIGURE OUT WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO DO.
SECONDLY, I FEEL THAT IF YOU CHOOSE YOUR MAJOR, YOU CAN START WORKING FOR YOU CAREER AND BUILD YOUR PROFILE SO THAT ONCE YOU ARE OUT OF COLLEGE, YOU ARE FULL OF KNOWLEDGE AND YOU CAN CONFIDENTLY APPLY TO THE RIGHT PLACE. YOU TEND TO MEET THE LIKE MINDED PEOPLE WITH THE SAME INTERESTS AND THUS INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE. IT GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESEARCH MORE ABOUT THE SUBJECT AND EVEN JOIN SOCIAL CLUBS AND BUILD A NETWORK THUS INCREASING YOUR CHANCES OF LANDING TO A GOOD JOB. A PERSONAL EXAMPLE FROM LIFE, ONCE I CHOSE MARKETING , I STARTED READING ONLINE MORE ABOUT IT AND HOW TO BUILD THE RIGHT PROFILE. I STARTED INTERNING WITH THE MARKETING FIRMS AND DISCUSSING THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE. IT MADE ME FEEL CONFIDENT AND ALL PREPARED TO GRADUATE.
IN CONCLUSION, STUDENTS SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY AND INFACT ENCOURAGED TO CHOOSE THEIR MAJORS IN UNIVERSITIES. THEY WOULD BE MORE FOCUSED AND HAVE A SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE IN THE SUBJECT INSTEAD OF GENERALIZED.