IELTS Task 2 two-part essay: Competition for university places
A Task 2 two-part question. Answer each question directly, and give the two parts about the same weight.
2 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, from band 7.0 to 7.5. Updated on 15 October 2026.
The question
Nowadays, more and more people want to study at university, and the number of university places has increased to meet this demand. Why is this happening? Is competition for university places a positive or negative development?
Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom
Across these 2 essays the average band is 7.3: Task Response 8.0, Coherence and Cohesion 7.0, Lexical Resource 7.5, Grammatical Range and Accuracy 7.5. Coherence and Cohesion was the weakest criterion.
Real answers, shared without their writers’ names, newest first. Each opens with its revisions marked in place. Estimated by AI. It isn’t an official IELTS score.
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #2
Task response 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
In the modern world, an increasing number of individuals desire to pursue higher education, thus leading to an increase in the number of university places to satisfy the…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.5
Essay #1
Task response 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
In today’s world, the demand for college diplomas is being normalized and popularized by the younger generation. While the main reasons for this phenomenon could be seen…
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