University admission Essay
Write brief opinion essays – these samples have the purpose to illustrate what is expected at a University admission session.
This is the information he was given:
” Essay session: you will receive three topics and must write only about one of them during 30 minutes. You will have access to an online dictionary if you wish and no previous preparation is needed, as we only want to see if you are able to express your opinion about a statement. No grammar will be taken into account.”
Could you write up 5 sample opinion essays about the following topics. This illustration will help him to understand what is expected from him…
The text shall be very simple, brief and the structure of the samples shall always be the same. In 30 minutes, not much content can be included. The style shall be British English .
1/ We live in a world of technology / computers / computer games /social media these days. While the internet brings many advantages there are also problems in terms of cyber crime, cyber mobbing, loneliness, lack of control, fake news. To what extent do you agree?
2/ Why should we be honest with or help or coach or mentor or support our peers (classmates) when it costs precious time spent for own development?
3/ Should all humans become vegetarians or safe more energy or drive energy-efficient cars or fly less or protest in favour of climate protection?
4/ Sports Athletic success depends on proper nutrition, depends on dedicated training and discipline and total sacrifice? To what extent do you agree?
5/ Some learners maintain that they learn more effectively independently, while others hold that it is better to learn from instructors. Between the two, what is your preference?
6/ Making classic books or food or education free and accessible to everyone. To what extent do you agree?
7/ By comparing and contrasting between book-knowledge and knowledge from life experiences, what knowledge source is the most significant?
8/ Is Management the foundations of successful and sustainable economics or is business strategy, business development, business operations or business analytics the foundation?
9/ Some individuals think that success is a result of impeccable planning or the amount of money gained or good strategic decisions or hard work, while others think that success is a result of taking risks or happy friends/family or persistence or passion. What is your opinion on this?
10/ Should companies be profit and growth oriented or sustainable and socially responsible?
When you write the samples opinion essays please make sure that they are short and structured (writing time – not more than 20 minutes each)
