Revised Journal 3

     Everyone has an understanding of ideal university. Studying and spending most of their time in a well-known and prosperous university is everybody’s dream. In my opinion, an ideal university should have a lot of qualifications. Firstly, in such a university students should have the freedom of learning everywhere and every time. For this reason, such a university ought to have functional materials and comfortable environment which are available for students at any time of the day. Also, a large library and all kinds of technological devices must be involved in this university so that students can reach all sorts of information easily. Secondly, an ideal university should have an open-minded vision. Every type of people should be able to express their opinion without being oppressed because knowledge emerges from collision of an opinion with another one. Therefore, an open mind is necessary for the improvement of all sorts of scientific fields. Thirdly, such a university ought to have many activities. These activities should appeal to all students and personal development must be the main aim of these activities. However, this development should not be only about mental but also physical progress. These activities must include sport activities, social activities, and intellectual activities. If this occurs, students can find pleasure in what they study, read, learn and do. In my opinion, METU is an university which fits all of these criteria and it is my ideal university. METU is a functional university in which I can find any information every hour of the day. In METU, all students can express themselves freely. METU has many activities and services. It is a house of knowledge. In METU, every opportunity is reachable. In conclusion, ideal university should have got many characteristics and METU has got them.