IELTS Writing Task :大学文凭与个人成就
University Education and Successful Life
Topic as seen in the U.K., January 2011
真题+范文+解析：
2012年1月英国雅思写作A类真题极为类似2007年托福TWE试题。大意是要考生提出对于大学文凭与个人成功的看法或立场。显然地，主题不是讨论为什么要上大学，也不是比较上大学的利弊，而是要在高学历与高成就的论点上找出立场的冲突。谢振礼老师代表考生发表心图大纲：隐形模板3663起承转合
起--高等教育保障较好的月薪；然而成功发财则靠努力与运气。
承--学位带来就业机会与高薪优势。
转--事业有大成就者未必有文凭。
合--大学教育有助于个人收入；努力与好运才更是成功发财之道。
>Some people think that to have a successful life you have to have a university education, while others think that it is not that important. Discuss both views and give your own opinion based on personal experience and knowledge.
Example Essay: Education and Success
Created by Jeenn Lee Hsieh
Don't confuse a university degree with a successful life, even though higher education can open doors to a range of economic options. It is one thing to make a good living, and yet it is quite another to make a good fortune. In various aspects of life, success is to be measured not so much by the education that one has as by the effort that one makes, plus of course lots of luck.
Undoubtedly, there are some types of success in professional life that are dependent on a university education. You need a college degree to have a career in a profession such as law, medicine, engineering, or teaching. In today's workplace, job opportunities and academic degrees are linked in such a way that it seems difficult, if not impossible, for an individual without good qualifications to make any career success happen. According to national statistics shown by economists, bachelor's degree holders earn upward of 40 percent more than high-school graduates. Based on this pattern, income levels rise as educational levels rise. Many studies also reveal that university education introduces you not only choices of career but also life goals and the power to reach these goals. In short, being able to go through higher education increases one's employability and earning potential as well as one's self-esteem.
Having a degree, however, does not mean that one will be successful in life. In some work fields, what is crucial are hard work and being lucky. To begin with, you do not have to have a higher education to become successful people like business-persons, sports players, political leaders, movie and music stars. While hard work is motivated by the desire to triumph, success by destiny is associated with that old ABC--ability, breaks and courage. Not all success stories are told about university graduates, nor are academic degrees particularly essential when it comes to becoming wealthy. Ironic but true, successful entrepreneurs even benefit from not having academic qualifications, because going to college and taking examinations forces people to learn and think like other millions of graduates. This actually makes it less likely that they will come up with creative ideas and truly mould-breaking insights on which amazing successes are built.
There is no arguing the importance of a university education as long as employability and income are concerned, but success also comes from effort to do the right work at the right time. If you think a successful life means having a lot of money, you are far from wrong. Nevertheless, it does not follow that the door to success is closed for people who do not have academic results.
