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.

Many countries in Europe encourage students to take a gap

year

after finishing their high

school

and before enrolling into

an

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a

University.

This

time

helps a

student

to take a break, think about

thier

of them or themselves

their

future

goals and enrich their

experience

. The high

school

or late

teen age

being of the age 13 through 19

teenage

in a person's

life

is a very sensitive

time

. It is the

time

of maturity, learning to shoulder

responsiblities

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

responsibilities

responsibility

and slowly transforming into a complete adult. Making use of

this

time

properly and efficiently is very essential. Working for

one

year

before joining

an

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a

University is definitely very helpful, as not only it will help in gaining valuable

experience but

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experience, but

also

will help a young teenager understand the value of hard earned

money

. Many young adults in their

first

year

of graduate

school

are careless about

money

. They get ecstatic when they step out of their homes for the very

first

time

, enter into a new phase in

life

and taste certain freedoms.

As a result

, many end up squandering

money

carelessly on parties, food, accessories and other not so important stuffs. Learning to earn

one

's own

money

, he/she will understand the value of

money

, be more responsible when it comes to saving it. Doing a job for a

year

before joining the University, will impart the essential knowledge and

experience

which will prove valuable in the

future

.

One

will learn many important skills like

time

management, team

work

and leadership. These skills are important throughout

one

's academic and

work

life

. Learning these at an early age is definitely very helpful and

time

saving. Travelling has a charm of

it's

of a thing, of it; possessive form of "it"

its

own. Being an avid traveller and having visited over 60 countries around the

world I

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world, I

definitely support and love

traveling

the act of going from one place to another

travelling

. Taking small risks, stepping out of

one

's comfort zone in home and exploring new places teaches a lot. Interacting with people of different cultures, learning about their countries and traditions breaks many stereotypes, widens

one

's horizon of knowledge and makes

one

humble.

One

has to shoulder his own

responsibilties

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

responsibilities

responsibility

, managing and taking care of the funds in a foreign country, taking decisions all by yourself, staying safe, makes

one

more matured and developed. After spending a lot 12-14 years in

school

,

this

one

year

break from academic

life

can be very refreshing and eye opening.

Experience

is the best teacher. It allows a fresh change from the regular

student

life

and helps

one

to explore the

world

and learn by interacting with people. University studies

is

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are

a very important part of

one

's

life

and

hence

it is

benefitial

promoting or enhancing well-being

beneficial

if a

student

is well aware of the

future

path he is going to embark on. To be successful in

one

's endeavours,

one

has to make the correct choice and take the right

decision

at the right

time

. In many countries and cultures, students are heavily influenced by the society's and

family's

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the family's

pressure. They end up making wrong career choices, or just opt for a

subject their

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subject, their

parents have chosen for them.

Although

initially

this

might seem

helpful but

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helpful, but

many times, students cannot bear the load of the studies, they lose interest, and eventually drop out or change the department.

This

causes unnecessary stress and wastage of precious

time

. To break

this

circle it is necessary that a

student

is makes

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is making

makes

has made

is made

a responsible and matured

decision

regarding his/her

future

.

School

life

teaches us academics, discipline and moral values, but a

work

environment and travel

experience

imparts

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impart

hands on skills and knowledge.

School

life

is

protective

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protected

and in a protective atmosphere, learning is not complete. Learning deepens and becomes more solid when

one

learns to step out of the comfort zone in

school

and homes and take independent steps slowly. Though a travel or

work

experience

can help benefit in many ways, but

this

is not applicable to everyone. Young teenagers tend to be still very immature even at an age of 18 or 19. They do take wrong decisions which

impacts

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impact

and changes their lives forever. Not everyone is skilled enough to walk out alone completely in the

world

outside. They need a few more years to develop themselves, build their education and

then

explore. Young people are naive and can be fooled easily. The

world

outside, be it facing colleagues in an office or interacting with people of a new nation with complete different values and culture, can be risky. It can be dangerous if

one

is not careful and well aware of his/her surroundings. Youngsters, especially young

women are

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women, are

easy targets for drugs, theft, and other exploitation. While stepping out into an unknown

world

can be exciting and thrilling, but is

also

be

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being

risky if

one

is not matured and smart enough.

Also

taking a gap

year

, can be harmful if

one

is not able to utilise the

time

to his advantage. Taking a break from studies, many can get distracted and lose the academic orientation. They can find difficulty in concentrating and might completely lose interest in pursuing a graduate degree.

Instead

of preparing themselves for a better and constructive

future

, they might find satisfaction in temporary small jobs. Like everything else,

this

also

has both advantages and disadvantages. Learning comes in various shapes and forms, full of excitement and risks. It is like a roller coaster ride. While we cannot always make the perfect choice and take the best

decision

, we can

work

towards taking a good

one

. At the end of the day,

one

will have to face both the positive and negative

consequnces

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

consequences

consequence

of

one

's

decision

, so it is important that every choice we make is well researched and responsible.