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

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after finishing their high

school

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and before enrolling into

an

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a

University.

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time

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helps a

student

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to take a break, think about

thier

of them or themselves

their

future

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goals and enrich their

experience

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. The high

school

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or late

teen age

being of the age 13 through 19

teenage

in a person's

life

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is a very sensitive

time

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. It is the

time

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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

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time

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properly and efficiently is very essential. Working for

one

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year

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before joining

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a

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

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experience but

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experience, but

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will help a young teenager understand the value of hard earned

money

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. Many young adults in their

first

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year

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of graduate

school

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are careless about

money

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

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time

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, enter into a new phase in

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and taste certain freedoms.

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, many end up squandering

money

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

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's own

money

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, he/she will understand the value of

money

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

year

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before joining the University, will impart the essential knowledge and

experience

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which will prove valuable in the

future

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.

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will learn many important skills like

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management, team

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and leadership. These skills are important throughout

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's academic and

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life

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

time

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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

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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

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'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

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's horizon of knowledge and makes

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humble.

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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

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

school

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,

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one

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year

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break from academic

life

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can be very refreshing and eye opening.

Experience

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

student

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life

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and helps

one

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to explore the

world

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and learn by interacting with people. University studies

is

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are

a very important part of

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's

life

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and

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it is

benefitial

promoting or enhancing well-being

beneficial

if a

student

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is well aware of the

future

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

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's endeavours,

one

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has to make the correct choice and take the right

decision

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at the right

time

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. 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

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subject, their

parents have chosen for them.

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initially

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this

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might seem

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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.

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causes unnecessary stress and wastage of precious

time

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. To break

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circle it is necessary that a

student

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is makes

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is making

makes

has made

is made

a responsible and matured

decision

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regarding his/her

future

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.

School

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life

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teaches us academics, discipline and moral values, but a

work

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environment and travel

experience

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imparts

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impart

hands on skills and knowledge.

School

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life

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is

protective

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protected

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

one

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learns to step out of the comfort zone in

school

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

work

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experience

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can help benefit in many ways, but

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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

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impact

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

world

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

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

world

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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

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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

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can be exciting and thrilling, but is

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be

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being

risky if

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is not matured and smart enough.

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taking a gap

year

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, can be harmful if

one

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is not able to utilise the

time

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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.

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of preparing themselves for a better and constructive

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

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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

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, we can

work

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towards taking a good

one

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. At the end of the day,

one

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will have to face both the positive and negative

consequnces

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

consequences

consequence

of

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's

decision

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