In some countries, young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high school and starting university studies. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this.

In Vietnam, after graduating from high
school
, students will start to go to
university
immediately but
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immediately, but
students in many other countries try themselves by working or travelling for one
year
. Nowadays, taking a gap
year
is a popular trend and it has some advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do
this
. It comes without saying that young people can do a lot helpful tasks for themselves in a gap
year
. Obviously, after graduating from high
school
, some young people do not really know what they want to do, what they want to be. While they try doing a job or travelling several places, they have a chance to get life experience and to understand how the society runs, from that they can find out the targets of their lives.
Besides
, young people can learn various skills and knowledge that they have never learnt in
school
,
such
as staffs have to smile and say sorry even if customers are wrong. On the other hands, taking a break before starting to go
to
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to, university
university
also
brings some disadvantages for young people. Students
may forgot
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may forget
knowledge which is learnt in
school but
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school, but
very useful for
university
studies, so they have to spend a lot of time reviewing it again.
Moreover
, young people do not have much money, even if they have a job because companies can’t pay much for high
school
students who have lack and knowledge.
Therefore
, it will take them more time to depend on their parents’ sponsorship (their sponsors) which not any young people want. In conclusion, some people encourage students to work or travel for a
year
between
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Between
finishing high
school
and starting
university
studies but
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studies, but
that has both pros and cons. It is an individual decision that young people should consider the targets that they want to achieve in the future
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Cultural immersion
  • Life experience
  • Work ethic
  • Career readiness
  • Self-discovery
  • Delayed gratification
  • Intellectual stagnation
  • Financial implications
  • Social dynamics
  • Academic trajectory
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