UNIBERTSITATERA SARTZEKO PRUEBAS DE ACCESO A LA

HAUTAPROBAK UNIVERSIDAD
2009ko EKAINA JUNIO 2009

INGELESA INGLÉS

THE EFFECTS OF ENTERING A UNIVERSITY

Entering a university is a very important and interesting experience in a

person’s life, but at the same time it is an experience that will change your
lifestyle and personality forever. It has at least three main effects.

The first and also the most common effect of entering a University is that
once you enter the new school, you start missing your old friends. There are
many reasons you and your friends start splitting apart and leaving to study in
different cities or schools, but feeling sad because you miss them is inevitable.
This doesn’t mean you are never going to see your friends again, but it isn’t the
same to be at school without your best friends.

The second effect of entering a university is the fact that you have to get
acquainted with the entire university environment. Being at junior high or at high
school is completely different than being in a university, so you have to learn
how to survive in it. During university studies you have to search for your own
way to success because at university, teachers are not going to solve your
problems.

The third and most important effect of entering a university is the

responsible behaviour you must develop during your way through the university.
At university you are the only one who will care about you, so you are in charge
of your life and of the decisions that you make, such as doing or not doing
homework, going or not going to class, etc. Being a responsible person is
essential for anyone in this world; without responsibility a person’s life can be a
mess and will never reach success.

Entering a university then, as everything that is new in our lives, can be

terrifying at first, but with a little bit of effort, it can become one of the greatest
experiences of our lives. Therefore, it is very important to take advantage of our
time at university because it will help us become independent and responsible
people, only if we learn how to survive it.
I.- Answer questions 1-4 according to the information given in the text. Use
your own words (4 marks)

1. In what ways will you suffer being away from your schoolmates?
2. Why is it more difficult to make one’s way to success at university than at
high school?
3. Why is it important to develop responsible behaviour when studying at
university?
4. What advantages could one obtain by surviving university?

II.- Are these statements True or False? Justify your answers based on
information from the text, rewriting the original sentences in your own way or, at
least, quoting properly. (2 marks)

1. The way you are and the way you live won’t change much at university.
2. It is unnecessary to make your own decisions at university.

III.- Find the words or expressions in the text that mean (1 mark)

1. Noticing the absence of someone.

2. Familiarize with, become aware of.
3. The achievement of a desired aim.
4. Difficult or confused state or situation.

IV.- Write a composition of about 130 words on one of these topics. Specify
your option. (3 marks)

1. What are your expectations about university?

2. University life is what one makes of it. Discuss.