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Some school leavers travel or work for a period of time instead of going directly to the university. What are the advantages and disadvantages?

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In most countries, teenagers often travel or do a part-time or full-time
job
 for a certain period of time before entering the university. The advantages to
this
 are that they get
work
experience
 and proper saving for, paying their tuition fees and it
also
 brings some disadvantages too. One of a positive side of taking a gap before continuing higher
education
 is getting a valuable
work
experience
 by doing part-time or full-time employment. It is true that in many countries a candidate with no
experience
 always struggles to get a good
job
 after finishing tertiary
education
, whereas, a candidate who has a small
experience
 before entering university often does not struggle to get a
job
 in
future
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the future
. Another positive aspect is saving of some fund.
This
 is because the higher
education
 is so costly that most students do not continue their
education
, and with
such
 savings not only do they continue their studies, but
also
 do not have to depend on their parents or bank for a loan. There are many negative sides to
this but
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this, but
 one of them is losing interest to continue the studies.
For example
, in China, 65% of students who took a gap of 6 months or a year never came back for their
further
education
 due to an interest in earning money. Another downside is that getting involved in bad activities. It has seen in many western countries that few students who travel or
work
 for a certain period seem to get involved in bad influences
such
 as, drugs, shoplifting or robbery. In conclusion, even though travelling or doing the
job
 for some period gives an opportunity to have
work
experience
 and a small saving, downsides to
this
 is showing an interest for earning money rather than continuing study
further
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • school leavers
  • real-world experience
  • independence
  • structured environment
  • financial benefits
  • academic momentum
  • gap year
  • rigors
  • sidetracked
  • social disconnect
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