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IELTS Essay: It is neither possible nor useful for a country to provide university places ...

Prompt

It is neither possible nor useful for a country to provide university places for a high proportion of young people. To what extent do you agree or disagree.

#higher_education_access#university_capacity#mass_higher_education#selectivity#social_provision

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 discusses feasibility or usefulness in isolation; Band 9 integrates both dimensions and provides examples (e.g., Nordic countries achieve high rates while maintaining quality through different models).

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Key concepts in this essay

resource allocation and scalability
quality dilution and standards
educational returns at scale
alternative skill pathways
equity and access vs. excellence

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Assuming capacity/quality are fixed (ignores expansion possibilities)
Conflating 'possible to provide' with 'desirable to provide'
Ignoring evidence from countries with high tertiary enrollment rates

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