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SIMILARITY&DIFFERENCE ESSAY

Compare and/or contrast the life of a university student in a big city and the life of a student in a small city. • living costs * part-time job opportunities • education expenses * social activities

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There is no doubt education is one of the most important factors in a person’s life. University education, in particular, plays a great role in a student’s life. Some students get university education in a big city like Istanbul and Izmir whereas some others study in a small city. When compared to each other, the lives of students in big cities and small cities have both similarities and differences.

To begin with, there are several similarities between these two lifestyles. The life of a university student in a small city resembles that of a university student in a big city in terms of social activities. For instance, both students can go out with their friends to the movies or theater after school. Another similarity between these two students’ lifestyles is education expenses. Both students have to pay high tuition if they study medicine or dentistry because some departments are expensive no matter where students study. In short, similarities can be seen between both lifestyles.

Despite similarities, the two lifestyles vary greatly. Living costs seem to be the primary difference between the lives of university students in big cities and small cities. To illustrate, those in big cities have to pay higher rents and spend more for shopping whereas those in small cities can live with little money. Job opportunities are another difference between these university students. In spite of high number of job opportunities for students in big cities, those in small cities can hardly find one. In brief, two lifestyles bear several differences.

All in all, lifestyles of university students in big cities and small cities show both similarities and differences. It is likely that taking everything into consideration, students choose the best for themselves.