The pros and cons of:

1. Tutorial system

Pros:

• Student ger the all attention needed to support their learning;

• Individualized learning methods proven to be the best to educate students;

• Students develop their skills in various ways with the personal help of the tutor;

• Create a collegial bond between the students and teachers.

Cons:

• Expensive;

• Time-consuming;

• Relying too much on the ability of the individual tutor to deliver good teaching;

• Training good tutors are not easy.

2. Students' uniform

Pros:

• School uniforms keep students focused on their education, not their clothes;

• School uniforms create a level playing field among students, reducing peer pressure and bullying;

• Wearing uniforms enhances school pride, unity, and community spirit;

• School uniforms may improve attendance and discipline;

• School uniforms can save parents money;

• Most parents and educators support mandatory school uniforms.

Cons:

• School uniforms restrict students' freedom of expression;

• School uniforms promote conformity over individuality;

• School uniforms do not improve attendance, academic preparedness, or exam results;

• School uniforms emphasize the socio-economic divisions they are supposed to eliminate;

• Students oppose school uniforms;

• Focusing on uniforms takes attention away from finding genuine solutions to problems in education.

3. Residential colleges

Pros:

• Built in community. This varies by school, but most universities treat their resident halls as a jumping off point for school community. The dorms are where you meet your first friends and get to know your resident assistant and hall mates. If you’re the kind of person that loves being among people, you don’t have to look too much farther that your school’s dorms. (Disclaimer: though community building in dorms in extremely common, not all schools emphasize it. Some schools utilize dorms purely as a place to live; however, your school’s stance on this shouldn’t be hard to discover with a little research.)

• Convenience. In college there’s almost nothing better (or more terrifying) than waking up 15 minutes before class starts and still making it on time. Simply put: living in a dorm is the most convenient option because you are centrally located to your campus. There’s no long commute, traffic or fear of being late.

• You have more social opportunities. When you live on-campus it’s easier to stumble upon friendships because you always have access to social opportunities. There are always new people to meet.

• You’re more plugged in. When you live in a dorm you typically hear about what’s going on around campus. You know when the best events are and what’s happening on campus that week.

• It’s SOMETIMES easier to furnish. If you choose the on-campus apartment route, it’s possible that you’re apartment will come furnished. This perk can save you tons of time, money and hassle.

• It’s simple. When you live on campus you pay one upfront fee and you’re done. No monthly rent, utilities or hidden fees. Other things are taken care of you too – if you go to my school you’d have toilet paper delivered to your door every week!

Cons:

• Less space. If you go the dorm route, accept the fact that you will sacrifice a lot of personal space. Not only is your room tiny, but also you have to share it with another person, and some dorms have community bathrooms. Things like size and amenities vary by school.

• Less privacy. Remember how I said you’re always surround by people? Well…you’re always surrounded by people. This is tough for people who need more alone time or simply don’t like crowds.

• Less independence. While the simplicity of dorm life is nice, sometimes it can make you feel a little too attached, and that can become unsatisfying for students who want to feel like independent adults.

• Rules. Dorm life comes with a few strings attached. Again, this varies, but tons of schools have required meetings, curfews and rules about having the opposite gender in your room (whether you’re going to a private or public school you should check out the rules before you make your decision).

• It can be more expensive. This depends on the pricing of your school, but it’s typically easier to cut costs when you live off-campus. On-campus housing isn’t negotiable, and definitely isn’t cheap.

• You’re stuck in the school bubble. No matter where you are, when you live on-campus it’s incredibly easy to get caught up in your schools’ community and forget that there’s an outside world. Your campus begins to feel like a small village, and I personally think you miss out when you ignore the outside community in your college town.