Some students take a year off between school and university to work or travel. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages ?

Certain individuals have opined that it is often better to have

one

year

off after secondary school before university either for travel or work. In my opinion

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the benefits associated with

this

cannot be compared to any advantages it might bring. Admittedly, there are some drawbacks of having a

year

gap before tertiary education.

One

of these harmful effects is the possibility of more delay than the expected as most people may not achieve their aims within the stipulated time,

thus

, leaving the brain dormant

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and

such

would lead to poor academic performance when they later start higher institution.

Furthermore

, some persons might use that period to get themselves involved in crimes and end up as far as going to jail.

Lastly

, for some females, whom if not careful

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would become pregnant out of wedlock,

thus

destroying their plans of becoming a graduate.

Over all

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Overall

, these affect only

negligible number

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a negligible number

of individuals.

Nevertheless

, despite the demerits, most students use

this

time off to acquire some skills which would go a long way in helping them throughout their

life time

the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

lifetime

.

For example

, I could remember that when I left college, I took about

one

year

off to go to computer training after which I started higher education

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and

this

helped me a lot.

Also

, for many that are from very poor background but aspire to become educated, it would give them

opportunity

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the opportunity

an opportunity

to work and save some money in order to support themselves in campus.

For instance

,

one

of my friends, Chike, narrated to me how he was able to support himself throughout

university

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the university

with

savings

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the savings

he made while working with

one

of the telecommunication companies after secondary education. In conclusion,

although

there are some

undoubtable

too obvious to be doubted

indubitable

disadvantages of taking a

year

off after college

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the benefits are numerous and far more important than the harmful effects.