Sample Response 9

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The announcement says that it is now mandatory for English students planning to attend graduate school pre-graduate courses.

The woman agrees with this idea. She says that the classes are a good way to help students succeed in graduate school by preparing them early on.

She supports this point by saying that many graduate students drop out because they are not prepared for graduate level work.

She thinks the new pre-graduate classes will help them to know when to expect.

Also, she believes that they will give students an advantage on their graduate school applications.

She says that everyone she knows who has taken pre-graduate courses has been accepted into graduate school.