Should jextra jcurricular jactivities jbe jmade jcompulsory jat juniversity?

As jour jsociety jis jrevolving jaround jtechnology, jthe jopportunity jfor jleadership,
jteamwork, jand jsocial jinteraction jare jneeded jmore jthan jever. j j“When jI jwas

ja jteenager, jI jbegan jto jsettle jinto jschool jbecause jI’d jdiscovered jthe

jextracurricular jactivities jthat jinterested jme.” j- jMorgan jFreeman, ja jfamous

jactor jonce jsaid. j(Freeman, jn.d.) jThese jextracurricular jactivities jprovide

jcollege jstudents jwith jopportunities jto jexplore jtheir jinterests, jand jto jfind

jthemselves. jIn jour jopinion, jextracurricular jactivities jshould jbe janything jbut

jextra, jthey jshould jbe jmandatory jin jevery juniversity. jWe jbelieve jthis

jbecause jextracurriculars jbenefit jpeople jin jvarious jways, jfrom jbuilding

jnecessary jcharacteristics, jencouraging jall jstudents jto jget joff jtheir jphones

jand jget jinvolved, jhelping jmental jhealth jand jbuilding jfriendships, jand

jgaining jhands-on jexperience jwhich jcan jbe jleveraged jfor jtheir jfuture

jopportunity.

There jare jjustifiable jreasons jwhy jextracurricular jactivities jshould jbe

jmandatory jin juniversity. jThe jfirst jreason jis jthat jit jis jthe jcommunity

jinvolvement jit jbrings jto jthe juniversity jstudents. jExtracurricular jactivities

jemphasize jthe jsignificance jof jcommunity jparticipation. jStudents jrequire

jbroader jexposure jto jthe jentire jcommunity jrather jthan jthe jlimited juniversity

jnetwork, jand jparticipation jin jit jdevelops ja jsystem jamong jindividuals jand

jtheir jsociety, jincluding jthe jelder jand jworking jclass. jFor jexample, jyoungsters

jmay jcontribute jback jto jsociety jand jassist jthose jwho jare jin jneed jand

jstudents jwho jparticipate jin jextracurricular jactivities jduring jadolescence jare

jalso jmore jinclined jto jassist jin jtheir jcommunities jafter jschool. j

Another jcomprehensible jreason jis jdue jto jthe jfact jthe joutstanding jresumé
jstudents jwill jget jwhen jthey jparticipate jin jthese jextracurricular jactivities. jIt

jgoes jwithout jsaying jthat jwhenever jpeople japply jfor ja jjob jin jthe jreal jworld,

jnetworking jmatters jmore jthan jtheir jGPA. jIn jcollege, jstudents jare

jencouraged jto jget jinvolved jsocially, jwhether jit jbe jPhilosophy, jsports jteams,

jor jclubs jrelated jto jtheir jmajor. jExtracurriculars jwill jgive jstudents jthe

jopportunity jto jwork jwith jother jpeople, jallowing jseniors jas jwell jas jfreshmans

jto jmake jpersonal jconnections jto jpeople jwith jsimilar jinterests. jAlso, jstudents

jneed jto jbe jprepared jto jshow jthat jthey jcan jtake jcharge jwhen jnecessary.

jExtracurricular jactivities jhelp jthem jto jdevelop jleadership jqualities, jwhich

jcan jhelp jto jgraduate juniversity jand jin jgetting ja jjob. j(Robert, j2017)

Furthermore, jmaking jextracurricular jactivities jcompulsory jis ja jright jthing jto

jdo jbecause jnot jonly jdo jthey jprovide ja jbreak jfrom jroutine jstudies, jbut jalso

jhelp jthe jstudents jto jimprove jtheir jmental j- jas jwell jas jphysical jhealth. jWhile
jdealing jwith jschoolwork, jlearning jfor jtests, jcontemplating jfor jthe jfuture j–
jthese jthings jwould jall jseem jto jappear jto jbe joverwhelming. jIf jextracurricular
jactivities jare jnot jcompulsory jat juniversity, jstudents jmight jbe jdiscouraged

jand jdisregard jthe jimportance jand jbenefit jof jparticipating jin jthose. jAt jthat

jtime, ja jgeneration jof jstudents jwill jcompete jwith jeach jother jto jget jinto

jcollege jwith jabsolute jSAT jand jGMAT jscores jbut jsoft jskills jpoints, jcausing ja

jstudy-life jimbalance. jThus, jthis jcan jaffect jthe jpsychological jwell-being jof

jthe jyounger jgeneration, jleading jto jmental-illnesses jsuch jas jdepression,

janxiety jdisorder jor jchronic jfatigue jsyndrome. jIn jaddition, jmany jstudies

jhave jshown jthat jthe jage jgroup jthat jmainly jsuffers jfrom jthese jdiseases jis

jgradually jgetting jyounger, jthe jage jrange jis jfrom j18-25. jCo-curricular

jexercises jgive jpeople jthe jchance jto jfocus jtheir jendeavors jelsewhere. jFor ja

jlittle jwhile, jstudents jcan jget jaway jfrom jwhatever jit jmay jbe jthat jis jworrying

jthem jand junwind jinto jsomething juseful. jFor jinstance, jtheater jor jpublic

jtalking jwill jconstruct jtheir jself-assurance jwhile jsports jwill jkeep jthem jsound

jand jglad. jConversation jor jvested jparties jwill jexpand jtheir jfeeling jof jthe jlocal

jarea jat jschool jwhen jcultivating, jscience, jinnovation jclubs jwill jall jpermit

jthem jto jconstruct jadaptable jabilities jwhile jliving jit jup jwith jcompanions.

Nevertheless, jsome jopinions jconsider jthat jmaking jthe jparticipation jin

jextracurricular jactivities jcompulsory jcauses jstudents ja jlot jof jstress. jWith

jthe jneed jof jexcelling jas jwell jas jthe jreduced jfree jtime, jextracurricular

jactivities jwill jbe janother jcause jof jstress jamong jstudents jas jstudents

jnowadays jare jalready junder jthe jstress jof jneeding jto jperform jwell jin jtheir

jacademic jstudies. jHowever, jwhen jpeople jtake jpart jin ja jworking

jenvironment jin jthe jfuture, jthey jwill jalso jencounter jthe jsame jpsychological

jproblems jand jpressure jcaused jby jthe jlarge jworkloads jand jpressure jfrom

jcolleagues. jWhile jcompared jto jparticipating jin jextracurricular jactivities, jthey

jseem jto jjust jhave jto jget jused jto jthe jpressures jof jearly jadulthood.

jTherefore, jextracurricular jactivities jalso jmake jit jeasier jfor jthem jto jenter

jworking jlife. jNonetheless, jcritics jmay jargue jthat jextracurricular jactivities

jare jcapable jof jtraining jstudents jto jmanage jtheir jtime, jmaking jit ja jgood

jthing jto jmake jextracurricular jactivities jcompulsory. jThey jclaim jthat jstudents

jwho jtake jpart jin jmultiple jactivities jafter jschool jwould jlearn jto jprioritize

jthings. jFor jexample, jaccording jto jWisestep j(2016) jextracurricular jactivities

jare jthe jbest jpractices jthat jenable jstudents jto jmanage jtime jeffectively. jMany

jstudies jhave jalso jshown jthat jthanks jto jthe jknowledge jand jpressure jgained

jfrom jextracurricular jactivities, jstudents jbecome jmore jeasily jintegrated jinto

jthe jworking jenvironment. jThus, jthis jwill jprevent junnecessary jstress jlater.

     In jconclusion, jextracurricular jactivities jshould jnot jbe jan jextra jthing.
jUniversities jshould jmake jthese jactivities jmandatory jas jthey jbuild jnecessary

jcharacteristics, jencourage jall jstudents jto jget jinvolved jin jthe jreal jworld jand

jexpand jtheir jknow-how jfrom jthe jmost jup-to-date jand jrealistic jcase jstudy.
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