Some young people look forward to a year of travelling, a gap year, before they begin work or university and see it as a chance to broaden their horizons. For others, this is an expensive waste of time. Which viewpoint do you agree with?

It is believed by many that taking a

year

off from studies and roaming around the world is an ultimate source of knowledge. While some believe that

such

act is a waste of

time

and

I

of me or myself

my

second

the latter mode of thinking, as

time

is precious and wasting it will result in a waste of potential resources. In order

to begin

with,

time

once gone would never come back, meaning that what is now, would not remain the same, later in life.

Therefore

, if one has received the admission in university or college but decided to postpone it, might face difficulty getting into the same institute a

year

later, which would be because the centre has now more competent applicants or the institute has closed down the prospective department.

Thus

, after a

year

the situation is not the same as it was before, on account of change in

time

frame.

Moreover

, travelling requires financial resources as well, and spending valuable means on tours might result in deprivation of resources-allocated specifically for education. To cite one example, one of my friends had worked a part

time

job throughout his high school, and the hard earned money was saved for college. But

then

he decided to take a gap

year

and spent the whole money on trips. Moving forward, a

year

later when he decided to pursue education, nothing was left for tuition fees.

Hence

, the funds once saved could have been used for fees, if not wasted on visits. To conclude, in my opinion,

time

Suggestion

the time

comes with

Accept comma addition

comes, with

opportunities in terms of financial resources and education and trading it off with a gap

year

or with travelling will result in loss of aforementioned positives.