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 some countries young people are encouraged to

work

or

travel

for a

year

between finishing

school

and starting

university

studies. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decided to do it. In many coun

tries some stu

Accept comma addition

countries, some

dents take a

year

off after finishing their high

school

studies for travelling or working before they enro

ll in

register formally as a participant or member

enrol

enrolled

a

university

. In my perspective,

this

one

year

gap in between high

school

and

university

provides them more disadvantages than advantages. On the

one

hand, there are some merits for students who take a

year

off to

travel

or

work

between high

school

and

university

.

Firstly

,

travel

broadens the mind of your people. 

This

might help them to gain valuable experience in their life.

For example

, students who

travel

to different places get a chance to mingle with different types of people and cultures and

this

may improve their knowledge and experience. Another positive outcome is that while trav

eling or

the act of going from one place to another

travelling

working, young people could acquire maturity and

this

would help them perform well when they join the

university

. A final benefit is that young people will probably earn some money when they

work

before joining the

university

.

This

money can be used to pay their

university

fees.

On the other hand

, there are more drawbacks when students spend a

year

working or travelling before joking the

university

. The

first

one

is that if young people decide to

work

, they might get used to receiving an income and because of

this

they will not want to come back to their student life anymore. The

second

one

is that travelling is a ex

p

Suggestion

an

ensive activity and students who

travel

a

year

requires a huge amount of money.

This

could be spent on

university

studies. What is more, most of the students are too young to

travel

by themselves and

this

might put them in more dangerous situations.

For example

, young students are not mature enough and they may get involved in illegal activities

such

as selling drugs and crime. In conclusion,

although

there are some advantages to travelling or working between high

school

and

university

, in my opinion, the disadvantages of

this

practice outweigh the advantages.