Colleges and universities should require their students to spend at least one semester studying in a foreign country.Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position

Essay topics:

Colleges and universities should require their students to spend at least one semester studying in a foreign country.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position.

Studying at least one semester in a foreign country presents an interesting perspective. Colleges and universities systems with this type of provision will definitely provide a new dimention to educational system. However the statement talks about a scenario where this is mandated by the educational institution. Is it a valid proposition?

There are so many aspects to take into account before one could actually zero down whether to agree or disagree. A lot need to be debated. Option of spending one semester in a foreign country has its merits. Students will get a chance to explore outside t...

*** The full content of this essay is available to VIP readers

Subscribe as testbig VIP readers and get unlimited access to essays on the top list.

Votes
Average: 9 (4 votes)
Essay Categories

Comments

Sentence: Colleges and universities systems with this type of provision will definitely provide a new dimention to educational system.
Error: dimention Suggestion: dimension

flaws:
Avg. Sentence Length: 16.762 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 5.797 7.5

It is on top list:
http://www.testbig.com/essay-categories/gmatgre

Attribute Value Ideal
Score: 5.5 out of 6
Category: Excellent Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 1 2
No. of Sentences: 21 15
No. of Words: 352 350
No. of Characters: 1721 1500
No. of Different Words: 196 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.331 4.7
Average Word Length: 4.889 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.721 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 124 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 104 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 71 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 36 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 16.762 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 5.797 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.429 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.265 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.444 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.021 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 5