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1. Education
These GRE writing prompts will ask you something about the aims and objectives of essay writing. The emphasis is typically on college–choosing majors, tuition, curriculum–though you might get a prompt relating to education at large.
“All college and university students would benefit from spending at least one semester studying in a foreign country.”
“Educational institutions have a responsibility to dissuade students from pursuing fields of study in which they are unlikely to succeed.”
“Educational institutions should actively encourage their students to choose fields of study that will prepare them for lucrative careers.”
“A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they enter college.”
“Governments should offer a free university education to any student who has been admitted to a university but who cannot afford the tuition.”
“Universities should require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student’s field of study.”
2. Technology and society
“As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems, the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate.”
“The primary goal of technological advancement should be to increase people’s efficiency so that they have more leisure time.”
“The increasingly rapid pace of life today causes more problems than it solves.”
“Although innovations such as video, computers, and the Internet seem to offer schools improved methods for instructing students, these technologies all too often distract from real learning.” (this ones a hybrid with the education “bucket”–cool!)
“Some people believe that our ever-increasing use of technology significantly reduces our opportunities for human interaction. Other people believe that technology provides us with new and better ways to communicate and connect with one another.”
“The human mind will always be superior to machines because machines are only tools of human minds.”
3. Cities
(I know this is a pretty random bucket – but it’s what ETS decrees)
“To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major cities.”
“Claim: Governments must ensure that their major cities receive the financial support they need in order to thrive.
Reason: It is primarily in cities that a nation’s cultural traditions are preserved and generated.”
“It is primarily in cities that a nation’s cultural traditions are generated and preserved.”
“When old buildings stand on ground that modern planners feel could be better used for modern purposes, modern development should be given precedence over the preservation of historic buildings.”
“The best way to solve environmental problems caused by consumer-generated waste is for towns and cities to impose strict limits on the amount of trash they will accept from each household.”
4. Arts
“Some people believe that government funding of the arts is necessary to ensure that the arts can flourish and be available to all people. Others believe that government funding of the arts threatens the integrity of the arts.”
“In order for any work of art—for example, a film, a novel, a poem, or a song—to have merit, it must be understandable to most people.”
“Claim: Nations should suspend government funding for the arts when significant numbers of their citizens are hungry or unemployed.
Reason: It is inappropriate—and, perhaps, even cruel—to use public resources to fund the arts when people’s basic needs are not being met.”
“Nations should suspend government funding for the arts when significant numbers of their citizens are hungry or unemployed.”
5. Government and Power
“The well-being of a society is enhanced when many of its people question authority.”
“Claim: In any field—business, politics, education, government—those in power should step down after five years.
Reason: The surest path to success leadership.”
“Some people believe that government officials must carry out the will of the people they serve. Others believe that officials should base their decisions on their own judgment.”
“Some people believe that in order to thrive, a society must put its own overall success before the well-being of its individual citizens. Others believe that the well-being of a society can only be measured by th
6. Intellectual Endeavors
“In any field of inquiry, the beginner is more likely than the expert to make important contributions.”
“The best ideas arise from a passionate interest in commonplace things.”
7. Philosophical
(For a lack of a better name – though I guess “Deep Thoughts by ETS” would work.)
“As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more complex and mysterious.”
“The greatness of individuals can be decided only by those who live after them, not by their contemporaries.
These GRE writing prompts will ask you something about the aims and objectives of essay writing. The emphasis is typically on college–choosing majors, tuition, curriculum–though you might get a prompt relating to education at large.
“All college and university students would benefit from spending at least one semester studying in a foreign country.”
“Educational institutions have a responsibility to dissuade students from pursuing fields of study in which they are unlikely to succeed.”
“Educational institutions should actively encourage their students to choose fields of study that will prepare them for lucrative careers.”
“A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they enter college.”
“Governments should offer a free university education to any student who has been admitted to a university but who cannot afford the tuition.”
“Universities should require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student’s field of study.”
2. Technology and society
“As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems, the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate.”
“The primary goal of technological advancement should be to increase people’s efficiency so that they have more leisure time.”
“The increasingly rapid pace of life today causes more problems than it solves.”
“Although innovations such as video, computers, and the Internet seem to offer schools improved methods for instructing students, these technologies all too often distract from real learning.” (this ones a hybrid with the education “bucket”–cool!)
“Some people believe that our ever-increasing use of technology significantly reduces our opportunities for human interaction. Other people believe that technology provides us with new and better ways to communicate and connect with one another.”
“The human mind will always be superior to machines because machines are only tools of human minds.”
3. Cities
(I know this is a pretty random bucket – but it’s what ETS decrees)
“To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major cities.”
“Claim: Governments must ensure that their major cities receive the financial support they need in order to thrive.
Reason: It is primarily in cities that a nation’s cultural traditions are preserved and generated.”
“It is primarily in cities that a nation’s cultural traditions are generated and preserved.”
“When old buildings stand on ground that modern planners feel could be better used for modern purposes, modern development should be given precedence over the preservation of historic buildings.”
“The best way to solve environmental problems caused by consumer-generated waste is for towns and cities to impose strict limits on the amount of trash they will accept from each household.”
4. Arts
“Some people believe that government funding of the arts is necessary to ensure that the arts can flourish and be available to all people. Others believe that government funding of the arts threatens the integrity of the arts.”
“In order for any work of art—for example, a film, a novel, a poem, or a song—to have merit, it must be understandable to most people.”
“Claim: Nations should suspend government funding for the arts when significant numbers of their citizens are hungry or unemployed.
Reason: It is inappropriate—and, perhaps, even cruel—to use public resources to fund the arts when people’s basic needs are not being met.”
“Nations should suspend government funding for the arts when significant numbers of their citizens are hungry or unemployed.”
5. Government and Power
“The well-being of a society is enhanced when many of its people question authority.”
“Claim: In any field—business, politics, education, government—those in power should step down after five years.
Reason: The surest path to success leadership.”
“Some people believe that government officials must carry out the will of the people they serve. Others believe that officials should base their decisions on their own judgment.”
“Some people believe that in order to thrive, a society must put its own overall success before the well-being of its individual citizens. Others believe that the well-being of a society can only be measured by th
6. Intellectual Endeavors
“In any field of inquiry, the beginner is more likely than the expert to make important contributions.”
“The best ideas arise from a passionate interest in commonplace things.”
7. Philosophical
(For a lack of a better name – though I guess “Deep Thoughts by ETS” would work.)
“As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more complex and mysterious.”
“The greatness of individuals can be decided only by those who live after them, not by their contemporaries.
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