17 Ekim 2012 Çarşamba

Journal Entry 3: PICTURE OF AN IDEAL UNIVERSITY


It is important to study at a valuable university. We should find a university at which we can improve ourselves. Of course improvement is mostly an individual process but the environment we are surrounded by affects us more or less. I mean a successful student can prosper even if he or she is studying in bad conditions. But it is always a privilege to be a student at a university which really deserves its name and fame.

An ideal university should be as dynamic as its students. It understands the needs of youth and society. Before demanding something from you, it gives you what is required. But it does not have to be in a direct way. I think this would be totally wrong. University is not like high schools. We must focus on learning as much as possible with our own instincts. Reading, writing, researching, and so on must not be just because we are told to do by our instructors or we will have exams. A real university makes its members realize this. Because I don’t think that we can be good at our jobs in the future if we perceive our assignments as boring duties. There is a deep meaning of all these studies and if we try to see it, I am sure everything will turn out to be pleasant. METU meet my expectations in this respect. When I do something, I know why I am doing it. Every lesson is a kind of brainstorming.

Another characteristic of an ideal university comes from its modernity. It is open to new ideas and technologies. It can predict what future is going to be like. And it has the power of changing the world just like METU’s slogan: We can change the world.

The last but the most significant quality of an ideal university is freedom. It is full of people who know what is freedom and democracy. It has facilitates so that students feel comfortable. At a free university, each student has a place to shine. They find their truths and follow their own roads. They can explain what they believe in fearlessly. METU has a praiseworthy atmosphere of liberty. There are different student clubs and they work freely and successfully. This is just one of the demonstrations. METU is an exciting university to explore.

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