ILETS Writing Topic: Some people think you will be more successful if you have a university degree, but others thing that going straight into work experience will make you more successful. Discuss and give your own opinion. Although money has become the main basis of measuring success in this day and age, there are other aspects that cannot be ignored. Success in society is determined by wealth, job title, and relationships. On the other hand, success in family life is determined by the strength of bonds within a family and how well the needs of the family are met. When a person has a university education, they are more confident in themselves as their qualification is evaluated by a recognized body. Therefore it can be easier to for a person with a university qualification to secure a job than a person who only has work experience. However, someone who started to work without a university education has to generate their own knowledge by trial and error. They have been performing the tasks for a long time and know exactly how the job works. With a university degree, even if the person is recently hired, he can learn the task quicker as he has learned the concepts and theories of the area of the work. He can also explain his tasks and technical details to others easily with the help of his theoretical knowledge. When it comes to careers such as medicine, the qualification or the university degree is one of the most important factors as these jobs are highly regulated by the government. On the other hand, there are many entrepreneurs who have become successful in their lives without university degrees. Their key to success is risk-taking. Since they have started to work earlier, they have more money at an earlier stage of their lives where they are not afraid experimenting. Well-known philanthropist Warren Buffett started his businesses in an earlier stage as 11 years old. He had not have completed any formal education to support his career at that time. I personally believe that education and experience are equally important for a person to be successful. I completed my university education part time while working full time for a company, so by the time I got my university degree, I had four years of experience as well. The qualification and the experience I had helped me to stand out above others who only had one or the other.